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Food folates and the British total diet study
Author(s) -
Farrar G.,
BUSS D. H.,
Loughridge J.,
Leeming R. J.,
Hughes K.,
Blair J. A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of human nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1365-277X
pISSN - 0952-3871
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-277x.1992.tb00158.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bioavailability , food science , food intake , food frequency questionnaire , food consumption , environmental health , toxicology , pharmacology , agricultural economics , biology , economics
5‐methyltetrahydrofolate, the most bioavailable folate was measured by high‐performance liquid chromatography in the British total diet study, a survey designed primarily to monitor food contaminants. A total 5 MeTHF of 130.1 μ g (±21.7, n=6) was measured in the food groups which made up the average daily food intake. This value compares well to the estimated average requirement (EAR) of folate recently set by the Department of Health at 150 μg/day. The survey present here is an accurate reflection of folate consumed as all food samples were prepared ready for consumption.