Folic Acid Rich Vegetables high in folic acid

Welcome to the list of the top 100 vegetables high in folic acid highest in folic acid content. Where the amount of folic acid ranges from 6 ug to 0 ug per 100g. The top vegetables high in folic acid is Potato pancakes with the highest folic acid content, which in 100g contains 6 ug of folic acid.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Potato pancakes has a nutritional value score of 15 out of 100.

Other important and folic acid related nutrients are Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Potato pancakes, which is the top of the vegetables high in folic acid list for folic acid content in your diet, the amount of Calories is 268 kcal (13% RDA), the amount of Protein is 6.08 g (11% RDA), the amount of Fat is 14.76 g (23% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 27.81 g (21% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the folic acid content in Potato pancakes from the list of vegetables high in folic acid.

Top Twenty List - Highest folic acid Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for folic acid in vegetables high in folic acid for the top 20 vegetables high in folic acid. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Potato pancakes 6ug
2. Spinach souffle 6ug
3. Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter 3ug
4. Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using margarine 3ug
5. Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with butter 2ug
6. Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with margarine 2ug
7. Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without salt 0ug
8. Corn, sweet, white, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0ug
9. Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0ug
10. Drumstick pods, raw 0ug
11. Dandelion greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0ug
12. Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0ug
13. Bamboo shoots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0ug
14. Pickle relish, sweet 0ug
15. New zealand spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0ug
16. Seaweed, spirulina, raw 0ug
17. Jute, potherb, raw 0ug
18. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw 0ug
19. Broadbeans, immature seeds, raw 0ug
20. Cauliflower, green, raw 0ug

Highest Amount of folic acid per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high folic acid foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the folic acid nutritional content.

The food with the highest folic acid content per typical serving is Spinach souffle which contains 8.16 ug in 1 cup (or 136 g). For this serving the Calories content is 229.84 kcal (11% RDA), the Protein content is 10.73 g (19% RDA), the Fat content is 17.61 g (27% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 8.02 g (6% RDA).

Ug of folic acid in vegetables high in folic acid (per 100g)

The list below gives the total folic acid content in the top 100 items from the general description 'vegetables high in folic acid' each of which show the folic acid amount as well as Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of folic acid can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 37 items. The highest amount of folic acid from the 37 raw items is in Drumstick pods, raw where the content is 0 ug per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 48 items. The highest amount of folic acid from the 48 cooked items is in Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without salt where the amount is 0 ug per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked vegetables high in folic acid shows that cooking can change the levels of folic acid by 0 ug in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary