I H3 Vitamins & Minerals chart- sources Flashcards
vitamin A
- yellow, orange fruits
- dark green leafy vegetables
- cantaloupe, fish, liver, carrots, fortified skim milk, apricots, sweet potato
NOTE –>
ALL OF THESE SOURCES are highlighted in YELLOW aka REALLY IMPORTANT!
vitamin D
sunlight, egg yolk, fortified milk
vitamin E
vegetable oils (RICHEST is cottonseed oil), whole grains, green vegetables, almonds
vitamin K
spinach, kale, broccoli, green/leafy vegetables
vitamin B1 (thiamin)
grains, wheat germ, PORK, liver
vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
ANIMAL PROTEIN: liver, kidney, meat, milk
niacin
protein, peanuts, ready-to-eat cereals, chicken, rice, yeast, milk
folate
fortified dry cereal, liver, kidney, green/leafy vegetables, citrus fruits, lentils, beans
B6 (pyridoxine)
meat, wheat, corn, yeast, pork, liver, ready-to-eat cereals
B12 (cyanocobalamin)
ANIMAL PROTEIN: liver, meat, milk, kidney, eggs, fish, cheese
pantothenic acid
animal foods, grains, legumes
vitamin C
citrus fruits, potatoes, papaya, dark green and yellow vegetables
biotin
liver, kidney, egg yolk, yeast
myo-inositol
outer husks of cereal grains, leafy/green vegetables
calcium
dairy products, leafy vegetables, legumes
phosphorous
ANIMAL PROTEIN: meat, milk, poultry, eggs, fish, cheese
iron
HEME: animal foods, meat, fish, poultry
NON-HEME: cereals, vegetables - POORLY absorbed
magnesium
most foods, milk, bread
zinc
ANIMAL PROTEIN: meat, liver, eggs, fish
iodine
seafoods, iodized salt
fluoride
soil, water
copper
liver, kidney, shellfish
selenium
soil, grains, meat, fish, poultry, dairy
manganese
whole grains, legumes, nuts
chromium
yeast, oysters, potatoes, liver
sulfur
ANIMAL PROTEIN: meat, fish, eggs, poultry
choline
fat in eggs, milk, liver, soybeans