The vitamin B-6 status of 12 white, 3 black, and 7 men of other races was evaluated utilizing plasma pyridoxal phosphate concentrations after the males had been on controlled diets for 8 wk. The diets contained averages of 1.22-1.67 mg/d vitamin B-6 as calculated from food composition tables. The actual mean vitamin B-6 content of these diets as analyzed with Saccharomyces uvarum was 0.75-0.98 mg/d; the mean daily protein intakes were 80.8-84.5 g. All subjects had plasma pyridoxal phosphate concentrations (67.6-125.8 nmol/L) well within the normal range; the values of the different race and dietary groups were similar. Vitamin B-6 requirements were satisfied by the consumption of diets analyzed to contain means of 0.75-0.98 mg/d of the vitamin as demonstrated by plasma pyridoxal phosphate levels indicative of adequate status. Dietary vitamin B-6 intakes should be determined by actual analyses when requirements are being determined.
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