Vitamin K content of cheese, yoghurt and meat products in Australia

Vitamin K is vital for normal blood coagulation, and may influence bone, neurological and vascular health. Data on the vitamin K content of Australian foods are limited, preventing estimation of vitamin K intakes in the Australian population. We measured phylloquinone (PK) and menaquinone (MK) -4 to...

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Main Authors: Dunlop, Eleanor, Jakobsen, J., Jensen, M.B., Arcot, J., Qiao, L., Cunningham, Judy, Black, Lucinda
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: ELSEVIER SCI LTD 2022
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1140611
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92919
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author Dunlop, Eleanor
Jakobsen, J.
Jensen, M.B.
Arcot, J.
Qiao, L.
Cunningham, Judy
Black, Lucinda
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Jakobsen, J.
Jensen, M.B.
Arcot, J.
Qiao, L.
Cunningham, Judy
Black, Lucinda
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description Vitamin K is vital for normal blood coagulation, and may influence bone, neurological and vascular health. Data on the vitamin K content of Australian foods are limited, preventing estimation of vitamin K intakes in the Australian population. We measured phylloquinone (PK) and menaquinone (MK) -4 to -10 in cheese, yoghurt and meat products (48 composite samples from 288 primary samples) by liquid chromatography with electrospray ionisation-tandem mass spectrometry. At least one K vitamer was found in every sample. The greatest mean (± standard deviation for foods sampled in multiple cities) concentrations of PK (4.9 µg/100 g), MK-4 (58 ± 9 µg/100 g) and MK-9 (8 ± 2 µg/100 g) were found in lamb liver, chicken leg meat and Cheddar cheese, respectively. Cheddar cheese (1.1 ± 0.3 µg/100 g) and cream cheese (1.0 µg/100 g) contained MK-5. MK-8 was found in Cheddar cheese only (4 ± 2 µg/100 g). As the K vitamer profile and concentrations appear to vary considerably by geographical location, Australia needs a vitamin K food composition dataset that is representative of foods consumed in Australia.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-929192023-08-18T03:47:07Z Vitamin K content of cheese, yoghurt and meat products in Australia Dunlop, Eleanor Jakobsen, J. Jensen, M.B. Arcot, J. Qiao, L. Cunningham, Judy Black, Lucinda Science & Technology Physical Sciences Life Sciences & Biomedicine Chemistry, Applied Food Science & Technology Nutrition & Dietetics Chemistry Australia Food composition Menaquinone Phylloquinone vitamin K PHYLLOQUINONE VITAMIN-K-1 MENAQUINONES FOOD SAMPLE DAIRY Australia Food composition Menaquinone Phylloquinone vitamin K Animals Australia Cheese Meat Products Sheep Vitamin K Vitamin K 1 Yogurt Animals Sheep Vitamin K Vitamin K 1 Cheese Yogurt Meat Products Australia q-bio.OT q-bio.OT Vitamin K is vital for normal blood coagulation, and may influence bone, neurological and vascular health. Data on the vitamin K content of Australian foods are limited, preventing estimation of vitamin K intakes in the Australian population. We measured phylloquinone (PK) and menaquinone (MK) -4 to -10 in cheese, yoghurt and meat products (48 composite samples from 288 primary samples) by liquid chromatography with electrospray ionisation-tandem mass spectrometry. At least one K vitamer was found in every sample. The greatest mean (± standard deviation for foods sampled in multiple cities) concentrations of PK (4.9 µg/100 g), MK-4 (58 ± 9 µg/100 g) and MK-9 (8 ± 2 µg/100 g) were found in lamb liver, chicken leg meat and Cheddar cheese, respectively. Cheddar cheese (1.1 ± 0.3 µg/100 g) and cream cheese (1.0 µg/100 g) contained MK-5. MK-8 was found in Cheddar cheese only (4 ± 2 µg/100 g). As the K vitamer profile and concentrations appear to vary considerably by geographical location, Australia needs a vitamin K food composition dataset that is representative of foods consumed in Australia. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92919 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133772 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1140611 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ELSEVIER SCI LTD fulltext
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Physical Sciences
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Chemistry, Applied
Food Science & Technology
Nutrition & Dietetics
Chemistry
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Jakobsen, J.
Jensen, M.B.
Arcot, J.
Qiao, L.
Cunningham, Judy
Black, Lucinda
Vitamin K content of cheese, yoghurt and meat products in Australia
title Vitamin K content of cheese, yoghurt and meat products in Australia
title_full Vitamin K content of cheese, yoghurt and meat products in Australia
title_fullStr Vitamin K content of cheese, yoghurt and meat products in Australia
title_full_unstemmed Vitamin K content of cheese, yoghurt and meat products in Australia
title_short Vitamin K content of cheese, yoghurt and meat products in Australia
title_sort vitamin k content of cheese, yoghurt and meat products in australia
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Chemistry, Applied
Food Science & Technology
Nutrition & Dietetics
Chemistry
Australia
Food composition
Menaquinone
Phylloquinone
vitamin K
PHYLLOQUINONE VITAMIN-K-1
MENAQUINONES
FOOD
SAMPLE
DAIRY
Australia
Food composition
Menaquinone
Phylloquinone
vitamin K
Animals
Australia
Cheese
Meat Products
Sheep
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Vitamin K 1
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Animals
Sheep
Vitamin K
Vitamin K 1
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Yogurt
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Australia
q-bio.OT
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url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1140611
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92919