DESCRIZIONE
Disclosed are antioxidative, natural compounds, their salts, chelates and cleavage derivatives that exhibit a superior combination of properties. The compounds can be used for a variety of purposes, including stabilizing foods, cosmetics, beverages and nutritional supplements. The compounds can be prepared by hydrolyzing a fulvic acid of formula (I) or (VIII) to provide at least one antioxidant compounds of formula (II), formula (III), formula (IV), formula (V), formula (VI), formula (VII), salts, or chelates thereof.