Levels of vitamin B12 and folic acid in different cheese types
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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 B12 and folic acid contents using Radio Protein Binding Assay (RPBA). The average vitamin B12 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 ?g, 0.76/6.51 ?g, 0.77/6.35 ?g and 0.49/4.3 ?g, respectively. These results show that the investigated cheese samples have poor vitamin B12 and folic acid content. Therefore they are insufficient for daily intake of vitamin B12 and folic acid.