Promising Tropical Fruits High in Folates
Autor: | Yasmina Sultanbawa, Michael Netzel, Soraya Chebib, Nadine Weber, Caroline Dumler, Michael Rychlik, Lisa Striegel |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Vitamin
vegetables Health (social science) 030309 nutrition & dietetics Melon Plant Science Biology folate subtropical fruits lcsh:Chemical technology Health Professions (miscellaneous) Microbiology Stable isotope dilution Reference Daily Intake Article 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Lc ms ms ddc:630 lcsh:TP1-1185 030212 general & internal medicine LC-MS/MS stable isotope dilution assay 0303 health sciences food and beverages tropical fruits ddc Horticulture chemistry Fruits and vegetables Vitamer indigenous food Passion fruit Food Science |
Zdroj: | Foods, Vol 8, Iss 9, p 363 (2019) Foods Volume 8 Issue 9 |
ISSN: | 2304-8158 |
Popis: | As the popularity of tropical fruits has been increasing consistently during the last few decades, nutritional and health-related data about these fruits have been gaining more and more interest. Therefore, we analyzed 35 samples of tropical fruits and vegetables with respect to folate content and vitamer distribution in this study. The fruits and vegetables were selected by their availability in German supermarkets and were grouped according to their plant family. All fruits and vegetables were lyophilized and analyzed by stable isotope dilution assay (SIDA) and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The results vary from 7.82 ± 0.17 µ g/100 g in the horned melon to 271 ± 3.64 µ g/100 g in the yellow passion fruit. The yellow passion fruit is a good source for meeting the recommended requirements, as just 110 g are needed to cover the recommended daily intake of 300 µ g folate for adults however, longan fruits, okras, pete beans, papayas, mangos, jack fruits, and feijoas are also good sources of folates. In conclusion, the study gives a good overview of the total folate content in a broad range of tropical fruits and vegetables and shows that some of these fruits definitely have the potential to improve the supply of this critical vitamin. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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