Table 4.
H2CoQs and CoQs contents in foods
| Samples | CoQ9 |
(µg/g wet weight) |
CoQ10 |
(µg/g wet weight) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2CoQ9 (%)* | Total CoQ9** | H2CoQ10 (%)* | Total CoQ10** | |
| Meats: | ||||
| Beef | ||||
| sirloin | 0.1 ± 0.1 (17) | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 1.8 ± 0.2 (6) | 30.6 ± 1.4 |
| tenderloin | ND*** | ND | 1.8 ± 0.2 (7) | 26.5 ± 1.2 |
| Pork | ||||
| sirloin | 0.1 ± 0.1 (14) | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.2 (4) | 14.0 ± 0.6 |
| heart | ND | ND | 6.7 ± 1.9 (6) | 118.1 ± 12.2 |
| liver | 0.3 ± 0.1 (17) | 1.8 ± 0.3 | 11.1 ± 1.6 (21) | 54.0 ± 5.7 |
| Chicken | ||||
| chest | ND | ND | 0.9 ± 0.1 (5) | 16.6 ± 1.6 |
| heart | ND | ND | 5.0 ± 1.2 (4) | 123.2 ± 7.2 |
| liver | 0.2 ± 0.1 (12) | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 18.9 ± 3.0 (16) | 116.2 ± 6.2 |
| Salmon | ND | ND | 1.2 ± 0.3 (16) | 7.6 ± 0.9 |
| Eel | ND | ND | 4.6 ± 1.6 (62) | 7.4 ± 1.8 |
| Squid | ND | ND | 2.3 ± 0.2 (60) | 3.8 ± 0.8 |
| Vegetables: | ||||
| Chinese cabbage | ND | ND | 0.4 ± 0.1 (15) | 2.7 ± 0.4 |
| Eggplant | ND | ND | 0.2 ± 0.1 (9) | 2.2 ± 0.6 |
| Parsley | ND | ND | 7.5 ± 0.8 (28) | 26.4 ± 1.9 |
Data are expressed as means ± SD (n = 5).
* [H2CoQn/total CoQn (sum of CoQn and H2CoQn)] × 100 (%).
**Sum of CoQn and H2CoQn.
***Not detected.