Vitamin B9 in foods (table)

These tables are adopted by the average daily need for vitamin B9 is 400 mcg. The column “Percent of daily requirement” shows what percentage of 100 grams of the product satisfy the daily human need for vitamin B9 (folic acid).

FOODS HIGH in VITAMIN B9:

Product nameVitamin B9 100gThe percentage of daily requirement
Peanuts240 mcg60%
Sunflower seeds (sunflower seeds)227 µg57%
Soybean (grain)200 mcg50%
White mushrooms, dried140 mcg35%
Acorns, dried115 mcg29%
Parsley (green)110 mcg28%
Cod liver (canned food)110 mcg28%
Sesame97 mcg24%
Beans (grain)90 mcg23%
Lentils (grain)90 mcg23%
Avocado89 mcg22%
Cress (greens)80 mcg20%
Spinach (greens)80 mcg20%
Cabbage79 mcg20%
Wheat bran79 mcg20%
Walnut77 mcg19%
Basil (green)68 mcg17%
Hazelnuts68 mcg17%
Broccoli63 ICG16%
Cilantro (green)62 mcg16%
Cheese “Camembert”62 mcg16%
Rye flour wholemeal55 mcg14%
Rye (grain)55 mcg14%
Buckwheat flour54 mcg14%
Sweet pepper (Bulgarian)53 mcg13%
Oat bran52 mcg13%
Caviar black granular51 mcg13%
Pistachios51 mcg13%
Caviar red caviar50 mcg13%
Flour rye50 mcg13%
Whole wheat bread50 mcg13%
Lettuce (greens)48 mcg12%
Sweet corn46 mcg12%
Wheat (grain, hard grade)46 mcg12%
Mango43 mcg11%
Wheat groats40 mg10%
Groats hulled millet (polished)40 mg10%
Almonds40 mg10%
Flour Wallpaper40 mg10%
Cheese 2%40 mg10%
Curd 5%40 mg10%
Curd40 mg10%
Barley (grain)40 mg10%

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Cheese “Roquefort” 50%39 mcg10%
Wheat flour 2nd grade38.4 µg10%
Garnet38 mcg10%
Oyster mushrooms38 mcg10%
Wheat (grain, soft variety)37.5 mcg9%
Beans (legumes)36 mg9%
Wheat flour of 1 grade35.5 µg9%
Flour rye seeded35 µg9%
Rice (grain)35 µg9%
Cheese 18% (bold)35 µg9%
Cottage cheese 9% (bold)35 µg9%
Pine nuts34 mcg9%
Buckwheat (unground)32 mcg8%
Barley groats32 mcg8%
Feta Cheese32 mcg8%
Brussels sprouts31 mcg8%
Orange30 µg8%
Milk powder 25%30 µg8%
Orange juice30 µg8%
Bread wheat (wholemeal flour)30 µg8%
Eyeglasses29 mcg7%
Bread Borodino29 mcg7%
Bread Riga29 mcg7%
Buckwheat (grain)28 mcg7%
The flour27.1 mcg7%
Dandelion leaves (greens)27 mcg7%
Oats (grain)27 mcg7%
Dill (greens)27 mcg7%
Wheat bread (flour 1st grade)27 mcg7%
Milk skimmed26 mcg7%
Mushrooms25 mcg6%
BlackBerry25 mcg6%
Cashews25 mcg6%
Kiwi25 mcg6%
Salmon Atlantic (salmon)25 mcg6%
Radishes25 mcg6%
Strawberries24 µg6%
Pearl barley24 µg6%
Cauliflower23 mcg6%
Semolina23 mcg6%
Cheese “Russian” 50%23 mcg6%
Feijoa23 mcg6%
Oat flakes “Hercules”23 mcg6%
Wheat bread (made from flour V/s)22.5 mcg6%
Egg yolk22.4 mcg6%
Cabbage22 mcg6%
Melon21 mcg5%
Raspberry21 mcg5%
Celery (green)21 mcg5%
Gouda Cheese21 mcg5%
Banana20 mg5%
Green peas (fresh)20 mg5%
Macaroni from a flour of 1 grade20 mg5%
Pasta from flour V/s20 mg5%
Oat flour (oatmeal)20 mg5%
Corn grits19 µg5%
Rice19 µg5%
Sudak19 µg5%
Eggplant18.5 µg5%
Savoy cabbages18.5 µg5%
Green onions (the pen)18 mcg5%
Herring fatty18 mcg5%

The content of vitamin B9 in milk products and egg products:

Product nameVitamin B9 100gThe percentage of daily requirement
Egg yolk22.4 mcg6%
1% yogurt7.8 µg2%
Kefir 2.5%7.8 µg2%
Kefir 3.2%7.8 µg2%
Low-fat kefir7.8 µg2%
The mass of curd is 16.5% fat5 µg1%
Milk 1,5%5 µg1%
Milk 2,5%5 µg1%
Milk 3.2%5 µg1%
Milk 3,5%5 µg1%
Milk powder 25%30 µg8%
Milk skimmed26 mcg7%
Ice cream sundae5 µg1%
Yogurt 2.5% of7.4 µg2%
Cream 10%10 µg3%
Cream 20%7.5 mcg2%
Cream 25%2.2 mcg1%
Cream 8%10 µg3%
Cream powder 42%5 µg1%
Sour cream 20%8.5 mcg2%
Sour cream 30%8.5 mcg2%
Cheese “Gollandskiy” 45%11 mcg3%
Cheese “Camembert”62 mcg16%
Parmesan Cheese7 mcg2%
Cheese “Roquefort” 50%39 mcg10%
Cheese “Russian” 50%23 mcg6%
Feta Cheese32 mcg8%
Cheese Cheddar 50%16 mg4%
Cheese Swiss 50%10 µg3%
Gouda Cheese21 mcg5%
Cheese “Russian”14 mcg4%
Cheese 18% (bold)35 µg9%
Cheese 2%40 mg10%
Curd 5%40 mg10%
Cottage cheese 9% (bold)35 µg9%
Curd40 mg10%
Egg powder8 mcg2%
Chicken egg7 mcg2%
Quail egg5.6 µg1%

Vitamin B9 in meat, fish and seafood:

Product nameVitamin B9 100gThe percentage of daily requirement
Salmon7 mcg2%
Caviar red caviar50 mcg13%
Caviar black granular51 mcg13%
Squid11 mcg3%
Flounder6 mcg2%
Chum15.1 µg4%
Shrimp13 mcg3%
Salmon Atlantic (salmon)25 mcg6%
Pollock5 µg1%
Capelin17 mcg4%
Meat (lamb)5.1 µg1%
Meat (beef)8.4 µg2%
Meat (Turkey)9.6 µg2%
Meat (chicken)4.3 mcg1%
Meat (pork fat)3.1 mcg1%
Meat (pork meat)4.1 mcg1%
Meat (broiler chickens)3.3 mcg1%
Grouper7.1 µg2%
Cod liver (canned food)110 mcg28%
Herring fatty18 mcg5%
Herring lean10 µg3%
Mackerel9 mcg2%
Mackerel10 µg3%
Sudak19 µg5%
Cod11 mcg3%
Tuna6 mcg2%
Sprats in oil (canned)15.5 µg4%
Pike8.8 mcg2%

Vitamin B9 in cereals, cereal products and pulses:

Product nameVitamin B9 100gThe percentage of daily requirement
Peas (shelled)16 mg4%
Green peas (fresh)20 mg5%
Buckwheat (grain)28 mcg7%
Buckwheat porridge (from cereals, unground)11 mcg3%
Buckwheat (unground)32 mcg8%
Corn grits19 µg5%
Semolina23 mcg6%
Eyeglasses29 mcg7%
Pearl barley24 µg6%
Wheat groats40 mg10%
Groats hulled millet (polished)40 mg10%
Rice19 µg5%
Barley groats32 mcg8%
Sweet corn46 mcg12%
Macaroni from a flour of 1 grade20 mg5%
Pasta from flour V/s20 mg5%
Buckwheat flour54 mcg14%
Oat flour (oatmeal)20 mg5%
Wheat flour of 1 grade35.5 µg9%
Wheat flour 2nd grade38.4 µg10%
The flour27.1 mcg7%
Flour Wallpaper40 mg10%
Flour rye50 mcg13%
Rye flour wholemeal55 mcg14%
Flour rye seeded35 µg9%
Oats (grain)27 mcg7%
Oat bran52 mcg13%
Wheat bran79 mcg20%
Wheat (grain, soft variety)37.5 mcg9%
Wheat (grain, hard grade)46 mcg12%
Rice (grain)35 µg9%
Rye (grain)55 mcg14%
Soybean (grain)200 mcg50%
Beans (grain)90 mcg23%
Beans (legumes)36 mg9%
Bread Borodino29 mcg7%
Wheat bread (flour 1st grade)27 mcg7%
Wheat bread (made from flour V/s)22.5 mcg6%
Bread wheat (wholemeal flour)30 µg8%
Bread Riga29 mcg7%
Whole wheat bread50 mcg13%
Oat flakes “Hercules”23 mcg6%
Lentils (grain)90 mcg23%
Barley (grain)40 mg10%

Vitamin B9 in nuts and seeds:

Product nameVitamin B9 100gThe percentage of daily requirement
Peanuts240 mcg60%
Walnut77 mcg19%
Acorns, dried115 mcg29%
Pine nuts34 mcg9%
Cashews25 mcg6%
Sesame97 mcg24%
Almonds40 mg10%
Sunflower seeds (sunflower seeds)227 µg57%
Pistachios51 mcg13%
Hazelnuts68 mcg17%

Vitamin B9 in fruits, vegetables, dried fruits:

Product nameVitamin B9 100gThe percentage of daily requirement
Apricot9 mcg2%
Avocado89 mcg22%
Quince3 mg1%
Orange30 µg8%
Watermelon3 mg1%
Basil (green)68 mcg17%
Eggplant18.5 µg5%
Banana20 mg5%
Rutabaga5 µg1%
Grapes4 mcg1%
Cherry4 mcg1%
Blueberries6 mcg2%
Garnet38 mcg10%
Grapefruit12 mcg3%
Pear7 mcg2%
Melon21 mcg5%
BlackBerry25 mcg6%
Strawberries24 µg6%
Chamaenerion angustifolium (green)112 mcg28%
Ginger (root)11 mcg3%
Zucchini14 mcg4%
Cabbage22 mcg6%
Broccoli63 ICG16%
Brussels sprouts31 mcg8%
Cabbage, red,17 mcg4%
Cabbage79 mcg20%
Savoy cabbages18.5 µg5%
Cauliflower23 mcg6%
Potatoes8 mcg2%
Kiwi25 mcg6%
Cilantro (green)62 mcg16%
Cress (greens)80 mcg20%
Gooseberry6 mcg2%
Lemon11 mcg3%
Dandelion leaves (greens)27 mcg7%
Burdock (root)23 mcg6%
Green onions (the pen)18 mcg5%
Onion9 mcg2%
Raspberry21 mcg5%
Mango43 mcg11%
Mandarin16 mg4%
Pigweed white (green)30 µg8%
Carrots9 mcg2%
Nectarine5 µg1%
Cucumber4 mcg1%
Sweet pepper (Bulgarian)53 mcg13%
Peach4 mcg1%
Parsley (green)110 mcg28%
Tomato (tomato)11 mcg3%
Rhubarb (greens)15 µg4%
Radishes25 mcg6%
Lettuce (greens)48 mcg12%
Beets13 mcg3%
Celery (green)21 mcg5%
Celery (root)8 mcg2%
Drain5 µg1%
White currants8 mcg2%
Red currants8 mcg2%
Pumpkin14 mcg4%
Dill (greens)27 mcg7%
Feijoa23 mcg6%
Persimmon8 mcg2%
Prunes4 mcg1%
Garlic3 mg1%
Spinach (greens)80 mcg20%
Apples3 mg1%

Vitamin B9 in mushrooms:

Product nameVitamin B9 100gThe percentage of daily requirement
Oyster mushrooms38 mcg10%
Morel mushroom9 mcg2%
White mushrooms17 mcg4%
White mushrooms, dried140 mcg35%
Mushrooms25 mcg6%
Shiitake mushrooms13 mcg3%

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