Table 14 Sources of folate among infants and toddlers 6–35 months from the MING study

1

Infant formula

30

Eggs

24

Eggs

20

2

Eggs

25

Growing-up milk

20

Other root vegetables

20

3

Organ meats

7

Citrus fruits

6

Growing-up milk

9

4

Breast milk

5

Spinaches

6

Citrus fruits

6

5

Spinaches

5

Rice

5

Rice

5

6

Rice

3

Organ meats

4

Spinaches

5

7

Citrus fruits

2

Other root vegetables

3

Coles

5

8

Chinese cabbages

2

Coles

3

Soy/tofu/meat substitutes

3

9

Infant cereal

2

Chinese cabbages

2

Pancakes/sesame seed cakes

2

10

Coles

2

Pancakes/sesame seed cakes

2

Chinese cabbages

2

11

Apples/applesauce

2

Nuts/seeds

2

Nuts/seeds

2

12

Pancakes/sesame seed cakes

1

Soy/tofu/meat substitutes

2

Supplements

2

13

Mangoes

1

Bananas

2

Milk

2

14

Supplements

1

Apples/applesauce

2

Bananas

1

15

Bananas

1

Milk

2

Bread/biscuits

1

16

Growing-up milk

1

Bread/biscuits

1

Apples/applesauce

1

17

-

-

Sweet potatoes/yams

1

18

-

-

Yogurt

1

19

-

-

Fish/shellfish/shrimps

1