FOOD SOURCES OF VITAMIN B‐6 OF A GROUP OF INDONESIAN CHILDREN¹

Abstract

Food sources of vitamin B-6, commonly consumed by 77 children (age =8-9 years) in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, were analyzed for total vitamin B-6 content using Saccharomyces uvarum, and compared with the vitamin B-6 values of the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. The total vitamin 8-6 analyzed values for these foods (mg/lOO were significantly lower than the USDA database values. The mean vitamin B-6 intakes of the subjects calculated using analyzed values (0.5710.26 mg/day) were significantly lower (P<O.OOOl) than the mean vitamin B-6 intakes calculated using USDA database values (0.97 * 0.31 mg/day).Mean differences between intakes calculated by the two methods were about 70%. The contribution of vitamin B-6 from plant foods (52%) was similar to that of animal sources (48%). Estimation of vitamin B-6 intakes using analyzed values of the local foods more accurately represented actual intakes than database values.

Carotenoid Content of Selected Indonesian Fruits

“…Table 1 lists the English and scienti"c names of the fruits utilized in the current research. These were fruits that 77 third-grade children in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia reported eating over a three-day period (Setiawan et al, 2000).…”

“…Since vitamin A de"ciency is one of the major public health problems in Indonesia (Kodyat et al, 1993), information is needed as to the carotenoid content of fruits commonly consumed by Indonesians. As part of a larger study (Setiawan et al, 2000), food samples consumed by a group of urban and rural children in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia were obtained. The objective of the present study was to determine the carotenoid content of fruits consumed by this group of Indonesian children.…”