Folic Acid Rich Foods

Question 1

Which foods is folate naturally occurring?

Answer 1

Beef liver
Vegetables (especially asparagus, brussels sprouts, and dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach and mustard greens)
Fruits and fruit juices (especially oranges and orange juice)
Nuts, beans, and peas (such as peanuts, black-eyed peas, and kidney beans)

Question 2

Which foods is folate added to?

Answer 2

Enriched bread, flour, cornmeal, pasta, and rice
Fortified breakfast cereals
Fortified corn masa flour (used to make corn tortillas and tamales, for example)

Question 3

Is folic acid or folate better absorbed

Answer 3

folic acid is better absorbed