MULTIPLE FOLATE FORMULATION AND USE THEREOF

A multiple folate composition comprising the following three different forms of folate: a folic acid (a salt or ester thereof); a folinic acid (a salt or ester thereof); and a 5-methyl-tetrahydrofolicacid (a salt or ester thereof) and other non-folate ingredients. The composition is useful as a nutritional supplement or medication in the treatment of a folate deficiency and sequella thereof and/or in conditions responsive to administration of a metabolically useful folate. The compositions are particularly of use in patients who have impaired or reduced ability to convert folic acid to its metabolically active forms and in the treatment of depression, particularly in pregnant women or women who may become pregnant.