Good sources of folic acid or folate.
Brewers yeast 0.313 mg (313 micrograms) Spinach,
cooked (1 cup) 0.262 mg Asparagus asparagus, perennial garden vegetable (Asparagus officinalis) of the family Liliaceae (lily family), native to the E Mediterranean area and now naturalized over much of the world. , cooked
(1 cup) 0.176 mg Lima beans, cooked (1 cup) 0.170
mg Beef liver (3 oz.) 0.150 mg Black-eyed
peas, cooked (1 cup) 0.142 mg Pinto beans, cooked
(1 cup) 0.137 mg Navy beans, cooked dry (1 cup) 0.108
mg Broccoli, cooked (1 cup) 0.107 mg Sunflower sunflower, any plant of the genus Helianthus of the family Asteraceae (aster family), annual or perennial herbs native to the New World and common throughout the United States. seeds, dry (1 cup) 0.85 mg Kidney beans, canned
(1 cup) 0.85 mg Cantaloupe cantaloupe: see gourd; melon. melon melon, fruit of Cucumis melo, a plant of the family Curcurbitaceae (gourd family) native to Asia and now cultivated extensively in warm regions. There are many varieties, differing in taste, color, and skin texture—e.g. (1/2 cup) 0.80
mg Romaine lettuce, chopped (1 cup) 0.76 mg Grapefruit
juice, fresh (1 cup) 0.52 mg Orange
(1 medium) 0.40 mg
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