Table 2

Foods that contribute to folate intake and their cumulative percentage contribution to total intake as assessed by dietary records.

Men
Cohort I
Cohort II
Women
Cohort I
Cohort II




Food item
Rank1
%
Rank2
%
Food items
Rank1
%
Rank2
%

Spinach, leaves
1
6.5
3
5.4
Spinach, leaves
1
7.1
3
5.6
Well-milled rice
2
6.4
4
5.0
Green tea, sencha, infusion
2
6.1
1
10.1
Green tea, sencha, infusion
3
5.6
1
9.1
Cabbage, head
3
4.7
5
3.4
Cabbage, head
4
4.9
5
3.6
Well-milled rice
4
4.5
4
3.6
Chicken eggs, whole
5
3.8
6
3.6
Chicken eggs, whole
5
3.5
6
3.1
Beer
6
3.3
7
3.0
Aspargus, shoots
6
2.8
36
0.7
Radish, root with skin
7
2.6
8
2.5
Chiken offal, liver
7
2.5
15
1.2
Pork offal, liver
8
2.4
35
0.7
Radish, root with skin
8
2.5
7
2.4
Aspargus, shoots
9
2.3
34
0.7
Bracken, young shoots
9
1.9
72
0.3
Natto, itohiki-natto (whole fermented using Bacillus natto)
10
2.0
13
1.4
Natto, Itohiki-natto (Whole fermented using Bacillus natto)
10
1.9
10
1.7
Miso, rice- koji miso, dark yellow type
11
1.9
46
0.5
Broccoli, florets
11
1.8
8
2.0
Chiken offal, liver
12
1.8
12
1.4
Miso, rice- koji miso, dark yellow type
12
1.8
55
0.4
Chinese cabbage, head
13
1.8
11
1.7
Chinese cabbage, head
13
1.7
11
1.6
Bracken, young shoots
14
1.6
67
0.3
Ordinary liquid milk
14
1.5
20
1.1
Broccoli, florets
15
1.6
9
1.8
Shoyu: soy sauce, Koikuchi-shoyu (Common type)
15
1.5
23
1.0
Shoyu: soy sauce, Koikuchi-shoyu (Common type)
16
1.6
17
1.1
Head letucce, crisp type, head
16
1.5
22
1.1
Carrots, European type, root with skin
17
1.4
16
1.1
Purple laver, toasted
17
1.5
18
1.1
Potatoes, tuber
18
1.3
23
0.9
Pork offal, liver
18
1.4
34
0.7
Head lettuce, crisp type, head
19
1.3
22
1.0
Carrots, European type, root with skin
19
1.4
17
1.1
Leaf mustard, leaves
20
1.2
75
0.2
Potatoes, tuber
20
1.3
26
0.9










Total

55.2

44.9


52.9

43.1

1 Food items are listed in order of % contribution to total folate intake based on dietary records of Cohort I (by rank in Cohort I).

2 Rank of % contribution to total folate intake determined on the basis of the dietary records of Cohort II.

Ishihara et al. Nutrition Journal 2005 4:26   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-4-26