Vitamin Contents of Some Pistachio Cultivars

Abstract

Pistachio is an important nutrient in human diet with its rich content of vitamins. This study aimed to investigate vitamin contents of some pistachio cultivars (Halebi, Kırmızı, Ohadi, Siirt and Uzun) grown in the ecology of Gaziantep-Turkey. Vitamin contents of pistachio cultivars examined ranged between 15.21-26.25µg 100g-1 for vitamin A, 1.66-3.47 mg 100g-1 for vitamin E (α-tocopherol), 0.58-0.74 mg 100g-1 for vitamin B1 (tiamin), 0.16-0.18 mg 100g-1 for vitamin B2 (riboflavin), 1.25-1.39 mg 100g-1 for vitamin B3 (niacin), 1.33-1.55 mg 100g-1 for vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), 20.33-22.85 µg 100g-1 for biotin, 40.50-68.00 µg 100g-1 for vitamin B9 (folic acid) and 0.77-5.04 mg 100g-1 for vitamin C (ascorbic acid).