How much dietary folate equivalent is appropriate?

Because folic acid is more readily absorbed than folate from food, the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have developed dietary folate equivalents (DFEs) to set clearer folate intake recommendations.

1 mcg DFEs equals:

1 mcg of folate from foods
0.6 mcg of folic acid from fortified foods or dietary supplements consumed with foods
0.5 mcg of folic acid from dietary supplements taken on an empty stomach
There is no upper limit (UL) established for naturally occurring folate from foods.
dietary folate equivalent
However, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends that adults over the age of 19 limit their intake of folic acid from fortified foods and supplements to 1,000 mcg per day. The UL for children is even less, ranging from 300–800 mcg depending on age.

Keep in mind that most people don’t consume more than 1,000 mcg of folic acid per day unless they’re taking supplements in high doses.

In fact, according to the NIH, it’s estimated that only about 5% of men and women ages 51–70 take more than this amount per day, mostly due to the use of supplements.

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