Table 5 Vitamin B12 contents in fresh cuts of Korean pork

Korean primal pork cuts (US equivalent name) Korean customer retail cuts Vitamin B12 (μg/100 g) % of RNI1) Mean vitamin B12 for primal cuts (μg/100 g) eference value2) (vitamin B12, μg/100 g)
Samgyeopsal (belly) Tosisal 0.98±0.16a3) 40.6 0.69±0.23 0.84 (belly)
Galmaegisal 0.87±0.09a 36.2
Samgyeopsal 0.62±0.14b 25.9
Odolsamgyeop 0.61±0.02b 25.6
Deunggalbi 0.38±0.00c 15.9
Moksim (Boston butt) Moksimsal 0.64±0.16 26.6 0.64±0.00 0.91 (shoulder blade, bone-in)
Galbi (rib) Galbisal 0.64±0.16 26.8 0.64±0.00 0.52 (loin, center rib, bone-in)
Ansim (tenderloin) Ansimsal 0.61±0.10 25.2 0.61±0.00 0.52 (loin, tenderloin, boneless)
Apdari (foreleg) Buchaesal 0.65±0.02a 27.0 0.47±0.10 0.55 (shoulder, arm picnic, separable lean only)
Apsataesal 0.47±0.11b 19.6
Apdarisal 0.45±0.10b 18.9
Kkurisal 0.45±0.10b 18.8
Hangjeongsal 0.42±0.01b 17.6
Jugeoksal 0.36±0.08b 15.1
Dungsim (loin) Deungsimdeotsal 0.62±0.10a 25.9 0.56 (loin, sirloin, bone-in)
Aldeungsimsal 0.33±0.09b 13.7 0.47±0.21 0.53 (loin, toploin, boneless)
0.53 (loin, centerloin, bone-in)
Dwitdari (hind leg) Boseopsal 0.50±0.04a 20.9 0.42±0.07 0.71 (leg/ham, whole, separable lean only)
Bolgitsal 0.48±0.07ab 19.9
Doganisal 0.43±0.09abc 17.8
Seolgitsal 0.41±0.10abc 17.2
Dwitsataesal 0.35±0.08bc 14.6
Hongdukkaesal 0.33±0.05c 13.7
RNI, recommended nutrient intake.
Source of reference values: USDA nutrient database (12).
Means with different superscript small letters in the same column for the same primal cut are significantly different at p<0.05.