Folate content of various Nigerian foods

Abstract

Abstract Various raw and processed food items commonly consumed in three selected communities around Zaria, in northern Nigeria, have been examined for their folate contents using Lactobacillus casei . The folate levels of most of the foodstuffs were low. The estimated folate intake by individuals consuming these foodstuffs, calculated on a normal three‐meals‐a‐day basis, was less than recommended daily intake levels.