Foods Highest in Folate

What is Folate?

Folate is very important before and during pregnancy. Folate is also called folic acid. Folate is B9 vitamin and is part of one of the essential vitamins which cannot be synthesized by the body. The daily intake of someone wanting to get pregnant is 400mcg. See a doctor for complete details or if you should be supplementing with folic acid.

Some of the key notes on folate are:

• Extremely important for developing fetuses (source)
• High folic acid intake is not for everyone. If folate and low vitamin B12 are present it may be associated with cognitive imparement and anemia (source)
• Folic acid may be good for rhumatoid arthritis (source)

Food Highest in Folate

Below is a list of foods that contain the highest amount of calcium per 200 calories. This list was created from the nutrient database and to summarize this list you could eat foods like chicken, cereals, turkey, beans, liver, and chickpeas.

	Name of Food	Folate Amount
1	LEAVENING AGENTS,YEAST,BAKER'S,ACTIVE DRY	1586.4 mcg
2	CEREALS RTE,QUAKER,FRSTD OATS	808.1 mcg
3	YEAST EXTRACT SPREAD	1278.5 mcg
4	CEREALS RTE,KELLOGG,KELLOGG'S CRISPIX	511.9 mcg
5	LEAVENING AGENTS,YEAST,BAKER'S,COMPRESSED	1495.2 mcg
6	CEREALS RTE,QUAKER,QUAKER OATMEAL SQUARES	415.3 mcg
7	DUCK,DOMESTICATED,LIVER,RAW	1085.3 mcg
8	GOOSE,LIVER,RAW	1109.8 mcg
9	CEREALS RTE,QUAKER,QUAKER OAT BRAN CRL	396.2 mcg
10	TURKEY,LIVER,ALL CLASSES,CKD,SIMMRD	502.5 mcg
11	CEREALS RTE,KELLOGG,KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES TREATS CRL	333.3 mcg
12	TURKEY,LIVER,ALL CLASSES,RAW	583.6 mcg
13	CEREALS RTE,KELLOGG,KELLOGG'S LOFAT GRANOLA W/ RAISINS	367.2 mcg
14	YARDLONG BNS,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	379.3 mcg
15	MOTHBEANS,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	378.4 mcg
16	COWPEAS,CATJANG,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	372.6 mcg
17	CEREALS RTE,KELLOGG,KELLOGG'S COCOA KRISPIES	334.4 mcg
18	COWPEAS,COMMON (BLACKEYES,CROWDER,SOUTHERN),MTRE SEEDS,RAW	376.8 mcg
19	MUNG BNS,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	360.2 mcg
20	BEANS,ADZUKI,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	378.1 mcg
21	CEREALS RTE,QUAKER,KRETSCHMER HONEY CRUNCH WHEAT GERM	325.8 mcg
22	BEANS,CRANBERRY (ROMAN),MATURE SEEDS,RAW	360.6 mcg
23	CHICKEN,LIVER,ALL CLASSES,RAW	988.2 mcg
24	SEAWEED,AGAR,DRIED	379.1 mcg
25	CHICKEN,LIVER,ALL CLASSES,CKD,SIMMRD	692.2 mcg
26	CHICKPEAS (GARBANZO BNS,BENGAL GM),MATURE SEEDS,RAW	306 mcg
27	CEREALS RTE,QUAKER,CRANBERRY MACADAMIA NUT CRL	260.3 mcg
28	SPEARMINT,DRIED	371.9 mcg
29	BEANS,PINTO,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	302.6 mcg
30	BEVERAGE,INST BRKFST PDR,CHOC,SUGAR-FREE,NOT RECON	279.3 mcg
31	BEANS,GREAT NORTHERN,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	284.4 mcg
32	CEREALS RTE,KELLOGG,KELLOGG'S CORN FLAKES	265.9 mcg
33	BEANS,PINK,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	270 mcg
34	CEREALS RTE,KELLOGG,KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES	254.4 mcg
35	PIGEON PEAS (RED GM),MATURE SEEDS,RAW	265.9 mcg
36	CEREALS RTE,KELLOGG,KELLOGG'S SPL K RED BERRIES	245 mcg
37	BEANS,BLACK,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	260.4 mcg
38	CHICKPEA FLOUR (BESAN)	225.8 mcg
39	LENTILS,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	256.2 mcg
40	BROADBEANS (FAVA BNS),MATURE SEEDS,RAW	248.1 mcg
41	CEREALS RTE,KELLOGG,KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN W/ EX FIBER	437.5 mcg
42	CHICKEN,CAPONS,GIBLETS,CKD,SIMMRD	504.9 mcg
43	SOY FLOUR,LOW-FAT	220.4 mcg
44	SOY FLR,LOW-FAT,CRUDE PROT BASIS (N x 6.25)	222.2 mcg
45	LAMB,VAR MEATS&BY-PRODUCTS,LIVER,CKD,PAN-FRIED	336.1 mcg
46	CEREALS RTE,GENERAL MILLS,RICE CRUNCHINS	210 mcg
47	LIMA BNS,THIN SEEDED (BABY),MATURE SEEDS,RAW	238.8 mcg
48	BEANS,FRENCH,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	232.7 mcg
49	LIMA BNS,LRG,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	233.7 mcg
50	CHICKEN,CAPONS,GIBLETS,RAW	606.2 mcg
51	BEANS,KIDNEY,RED,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	233.8 mcg
52	BEANS,YEL,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	225.5 mcg
53	BEANS,WHITE,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	233 mcg
54	BEANS,SML WHITE,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	229.8 mcg
55	CEREALS RTE,KELLOGG'S,DISNEY MUD & BUGS	199.5 mcg
56	CHICKEN,BROILERS OR FRYERS,GIBLETS,CKD,FRIED	273.6 mcg
57	SOYBEANS,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	180.3 mcg
58	CEREALS RTE,KELLOGG,KELLOGG'S SMACKS	193.8 mcg
59	CHICKEN,STEWING,GIBLETS,CKD,SIMMRD	378.4 mcg
60	LEEKS,(BULB&LOWER-LEAF PORTION),FREEZE-DRIED	228 mcg
61	CEREALS RTE,GENERAL MILLS,WHEATIES RAISIN BRAN	218.6 mcg
62	BEANS,NAVY,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	216 mcg
63	CEREALS RTE,KELLOGG,DISNEY HUNNY BS	214.4 mcg
64	CEREALS,CREAM OF WHEAT,INST,DRY	195.1 mcg
65	CEREALS RTE,KRAFT,POST TOASTIES CORN FLAKES	198.3 mcg
66	LUPINS,MATURE SEEDS,RAW	191.4 mcg
67	CEREALS RTE,CHOCOLATE-FLAVORED FRSTD PUFFED CORN	174.3 mcg
68	CEREALS,CREAM OF WHEAT,MIX'N EAT,PLN,DRY	195.6 mcg
69	CEREALS RTE,NUTRI-GRAIN,WHEAT,SEE NEW PRODUCT 08292	196.1 mcg
70	VEAL,VAR MEATS&BY-PRODUCTS,LIVER,CKD,PAN-FRIED	362.7 mcg
71	CHICKEN,STEWING,GIBLETS,RAW	416.7 mcg
72	CEREALS RTE,KELLOGG'S,FRUIT HARVEST STRAWBERRY/BLUEBERRY	171.9 mcg
73	SOY FLR,FULL-FAT,RAW,CRUDE PROT BASIS (N X 6.25)	159 mcg
74	CEREALS RTE,KRAFT,POST HONEYCOMB CRL	174.7 mcg
75	CHICKEN,BROILERS OR FRYERS,GIBLETS,RAW	556.5 mcg
76	CEREALS RTE,BRAN,MALTED FLR,SINGLE BRAND	240.4 mcg
77	SOY FLOUR,FULL-FAT,RAW	158.3 mcg
78	CEREALS RTE,OATS,CORN PUFFED,PRESWEETENED,W/MARSHMALLOW	173.4 mcg
79	TURKEY,ALL CLASSES,GIBLETS,RAW	530.2 mcg
80	CEREALS,QUAKER,INST OATMEAL,NUTR FOR WOMEN,VANILLA CINN,DRY	188.4 mcg
81	CEREALS RTE,KRAFT,POST RAISIN BRAN CRL	215.1 mcg
82	SOY PROT CONC,PRODUCED BY ALCOHOL EXTRACTION	205.4 mcg
83	CEREALS RTE,KELLOGG,KELLOGG'S MARSHMLLW BLASTED FROOT LOOPS	172.1 mcg
84	ARROWROOT,RAW	1040 mcg
85	CEREALS,QUAKER,INST OATMEAL,NUTR FOR WOMEN,GLDN BRWN SGR,DRY	184.6 mcg
86	TURKEY,ALL CLASSES,GIBLETS,CKD,SIMMRD,SOME GIBLET FAT	336.7 mcg
87	CEREALS RTE,QUAKER,QUAKER FRUITANGY OH!S	170.4 mcg
88	CEREALS,QUAKER,INST OATMEAL,NUTR FOR WOMEN,APPL SPICE,DRY	185.6 mcg
89	CEREALS RTE,BRAN FLAKES,SINGLE BRAND	208.1 mcg
90	CEREALS,RTE,MALT-O-MEAL,TOASTY O'S	179 mcg
91	CEREALS RTE,GENERAL MILLS,COOKIE CRISP	171.2 mcg

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