Levels of vitamin B-12 and folic acid in different cheese types

Abstract

In this study, a total of 120 cheese samples including 30 Turkish white brined cheese, 30 kashar cheese, 30 tulum cheese, and 30 mihalic cheese samples were investigated for vitamin B-12 and folic acid contents Using Radio Protein Binding Assay (RPBA). The average vitamin B-12 and folate levels in 100 g of each of the white cheese, kashar cheese, tulum cheese, and mihalic cheese was determined as 0.93/11.12 mu g, 0.76/6.51 mu g, 0.77/6.35 mu g and 0.49/4.3 mu g, respectively. These results show that the investigated cheese samples have poor vitamin B-12, and folic acid content. Therefore they are insufficient for daily intake of vitamin B-12, and folic acid.