Bioavailability of food folates is 80% of that of folic acid  

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Winkels, Renate M. ; Brouwer, Ingeborg A ; Siebelink, Els ; Katan, Martijn B ; Verhoef, Petra

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition vol. 85 no. 02 (Feb. 2007), page 465.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: A07.K.2007.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Background: The bioavailability of natural food folates is lower than that of synthetic folic acid, but no agreement exists as to the extent of the difference. Objective: In a 4-wk dietary intervention study, we determined the aggregate bioavailability of food folates from fruit, vegetables, and liver relative to that of folic acid. Design: Seventy-two healthy adults were randomly divided into 4 treatment groups. Group A (n = 29) received a high-folate diet with 369 µg food folate/d and a placebo capsule; groups B, C, and D (n = 14 or 15) received a low-folate diet with 73 µg food folate/d and folic acid capsules. These capsules contained 92 µg folic acid/d for group B, 191 µg for group C, and 289 µg for group D. In addition, all 72 subjects daily ingested a capsule with 58 µg [13C11]-labeled folic acid. We measured the percentage of [13C11]-labeled folate in plasma folate at the end of the intervention and ascertained the changes in serum folate concentrations over the 4 wk of the intervention. Results: Bioavailability of food folate relative to that of folic acid was 78% (95% CI: 48%, 108%) according to [13C11]-labeled folate and 85% (52%, 118%) according to changes in serum folate concentrations. Conclusions: The aggregate bioavailability of folates from fruit, vegetables, and liver is 80% of that of folic acid. The consumption of a diet rich in food folate can improve the folate status of a population more efficiently than is generally assumed.

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