Folic acid is also concentrated in orange juice, green leafy vegetables, beans, liver, and other fruits. This effort was done to lower the rate of birth neural tube defects. The U.S. Public Health Service recommends a daily intake of 400 micrograms of folic acid. The CDC estimates that food fortification has generally increased folic acid intake by 100 micrograms per day, which Dunlap says leaves a lot of room for people to do better on their own. But supplements also work, and there seem to be more reasons over time to increase folate levels.
Folic acid is found in orange juice, leafy green vegetables, beans, liver, and fortified grains.
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