Today, we're going to look at a novel introduction of boron as calcium fructoborate for food supplement use.

Calcium fructoborate has been placed on the European Union's list as a novel food. It has benefits as a food supplement for adults, apparently reducing stress, helping with osteoarthritis and bone loss.

Calcium fructoborate is a salt of an organoboron compound containing boron and fructose and calcium and is naturally found in some plants, but it's also manufactured and promoted as a dietary supplement.