1. Significance and sources of pantothenic acid
Domina Petric, MD

2. Significance Pantothenic acid is widely distributed in many foods.
Problems of deficiency of the vitamin are rare.
The vitamin has critical roles in metabolism, being an integral part of the acylation factors coenzyme-A (CoA) and acyl-carrier protein (ACP).
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3. Significance It has important roles in the acylation of proteins.
Pantothenic acid is required for the normal metabolism of fatty acids, amino acids and carbohydrates.
It has important roles in the acylation of proteins.
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4. Distribution in foods
Pantothenic acid is widely distributed in nature.
It occurs mainly in bound forms: CoA, CoA esters, acyl-carrier protein.
A glycoside has been identified in tomatoes.
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5. Diary products and other
Pantothenic acid mg/100 g
Milk
0,2
Cheeses
0,1-0,9
Other
Pantothenic acid mg/100 g
Eggs
2,9
Mushrooms
2,1
Bakers´ yeast
5,3-11
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6. Meats Meat Pantothenic acid mg/100 g Beef 0,3-2,0 Pork 0,4-3,1
Calf heart
2,5
Calf kidney
3,9
Chicken liver
9,7
Pork liver
7,0
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7. Cereals Cereal Pantothenic acid mg/100 g Cornmeal 0,9 Unpolished rice
1,1
Oatmeal
Wheat
1,0
Wheat bran
2,9
Barley
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8. Vegetables Vegetable Pantothenic acid mg/100 g Avocado 1,1 Broccoli
1,2
Cabbage
0,1-1,4
Carrots
0,27
Cauliflower
1,0
Lentils
1,4
Potatoes
0,3
Soybeans
1,7
Tomatoes
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9. Fruits Fruit Pantothenic acid mg/100 g Apples 0,1 Bananas 0,2
Grapefruits
0,3
Oranges
Strawberries
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10. Nuts Nut Pantothenic acid mg/100 g Walnuts 0,7 Cashews 1,3 Peanuts 2,8
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11. Stability
Pantothenic acid in foods and feedstuffs is fairly stable to ordinary means of cooking and storage.
It can be unstable to heat and either alkaline (pH>7) or acid (pH<5) conditions.
Reports indicate losses of 15 to 50% from cooking meat and of 37 to 78% from heat-processing vegetables.
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12. Stability The alcohol derivative, pantothenol, is more stable.
It is used as a source of the vitamin in multivitamin supplements.
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13. Literature
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