Vitamin D Content of Australian Native Food Plants and Australian-Grown Edible Seaweed.
Nutrients
; 10(7)2018 Jul 06.
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| ID: mdl-29986447
ABSTRACT
Vitamin D has previously been quantified in some plants and algae, particularly in leaves of the Solanaceae family. We measured the vitamin D content of Australian native food plants and Australian-grown edible seaweed. Using liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry, 13 samples (including leaf, fruit, and seed) were analyzed in duplicate for vitamin D2, vitamin D3, 25-hydroxyvitamin D2, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3. Five samples contained vitamin D2 raw wattleseed (Acacia victoriae) (0.03 µg/100 g dry weight (DW)); fresh and dried lemon myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) leaves (0.03 and 0.24 µg/100 g DW, respectively); and dried leaves and berries of Tasmanian mountain pepper (Tasmannia lanceolata) (0.67 and 0.05 µg/100 g DW, respectively). Fresh kombu (Lessonia corrugata) contained vitamin D3 (0.01 µg/100 g DW). Detected amounts were low; however, it is possible that exposure to ultraviolet radiation may increase the vitamin D content of plants and algae if vitamin D precursors are present.
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Assunto principal:
Plantas Comestíveis
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Alga Marinha
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Vitamina D
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Calcifediol
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25-Hidroxivitamina D 2
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Valor Nutritivo
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nutrients
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália