(0.21-0.30 mg/100 g) (USDA Nutrient Database,
2000; Anonymous, 2011). Institute of Medicine
(1998) recommended an RDA for pyridoxine of
1.3 mg/day for young adult, 1.7 and 1.5 mg/day
for men and women, respectively 51 – 70 years
and above 70 years, 2 mg/day for pregnant and
lactating mothers and 100 mg/day for adult
tolerable upper intake levels (ULs).