http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/sc.2016.004
Folate – Analytical properties, bioavailability and stability in foods
Paiva, Emmanuela Prado de; Costa, Marcella Melo Assis; Azevedo Filho, Clayton Anderson de
Palavras-chave: folate, methods, extraction, food, vegetables, HPLC, bioavailability and stability.
Resumo: Folate is a term used to designate chemical forms of vitamin B 9 , which can be found in animal, vegetable and microbial cells at different oxidation levels from polyglutamates to monoglutamates. Its absence in diet can lead to disturbances, especially during pregnancy, which guided mandatory food enrichment. The improvement of analytical methods started in the 90’s, in order to ensure the safety of information present in food composition table and nutritional guidelines. The analysis of the different chemical forms of folate in food presents some challenges due to its low concentration, possibility of isomerization and oxidation in extraction and quantification steps, and presence of interferents, especially in complex matrices. This raises the need for discussion on the safety of analytical methodologies available for detection, identification and quantification of folates in foods. This review has endeavored to point out the most relevant characteristics and chemical properties to the stability and bioavailability of folate in foods. In addition, spectroscopic information of trade patterns of six chemical forms in combination with the latest data were compiled from the literature aiming at guiding the development of simplified analytical methods with a lower loss of folates found in foods.
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