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1Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Science Program, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan.
Abstract:
The contents of six natural vitamin B(6) forms in popular Japanese sushi toppings were determined by a 4-pyridoxolactone-conversion HPLC method. The half-baked bonito exhibited the highest total vitamin B(6) content and the northern shrimp sashimi the lowest. Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate plus pyridoxal was predominant in nine samples, and pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate plus pyridoxamine in two other samples. Pyridoxine 5'-phosphate plus pyridoxine was minor. The raw meats (sashimi) of fatty seawater fishes contain a lot of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate and/or pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate. Five portions of sushi with 20 g of fatty seawater sashimi toppings would supply with vitamin B(6) recommended by the Japanese Recommended Daily Allowance.
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