100 grams of beet root provides 27 % of
the RDA for folic acid known to prevent various birth defects in babies.
Not exact matches
One medium potato adds three grams of dietary fiber, four grams of protein, 26 grams of carbohydrates and 45 % of the
RDA for Vitamin C, plus they provide thiamin, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, copper and
folic acid.
In this study, researchers gave a control group of mice a level of
folic acid equivalent to the Recommended Daily Allowance (
RDA)
for humans.
A treatment group of mice were given an intake of
folic acid 20 times greater than the
RDA for humans: while the
folic acid dosage consumed by most adults is lower and taken over a longer period of time, a higher dose was used in this study to account
for the fact that mice are more efficient in metabolizing
folic acid than humans.
This Andean seed is also a viable source of B vitamins, including thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pyridoxine (B6), and especially folate (B9 or
folic acid), contributing to 11 % of the
RDA for this nutrient.