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Food Sources of Folate among Women in the PIN Study for the Total Sample and by Ethnicity

Food

% of Folate

Overall sample

(n=2247)

Non-Hispanic

Blacks (n=971)

Non-Hispanic

Whites (n=1131)

White bread, bagels, crackers

7.6

7.8

7.4

Dry cereal, excluding high fiber and fortified

7.4

8.0

7.0

Highly fortified cereals

6.2

4.7

7.4

Orange juice, grapefruit juice

5.7

5.9

5.4

Rice

5.4

5.9

3.9

Dishes with cheese

4.5

4.4

5.0

Beans (dried type)

4.2

3.9

4.5

Biscuits, muffins

4.1

4.3

4.3

Spaghetti, lasagna, pasta

3.9

3.1

4.8

Oranges, tangerines

3.1

3.8

2.0

Green salad

2.7

2.2

3.1

French fries, fried potatoes

2.6

3.0

2.2

Bran and granola cereal

2.4

1.6

3.3

Corn

2.3

2.3

2.2

Collards, kale, greens

2.2

3.7

0.7

Whole milk

2.2

2.1

2.0

Eggs

2.0

2.3

1.5

Bananas

1.7

1.5

1.7

Peas

1.6

1.8

1.4

Refried beans

1.6

0.7

2.2