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Whole Grains and Legumes Foods like oats, brown rice, quinoa, lentils, and beans are excellent sources of B vitamins (including thiamine, folate, and niacin), as well as iron, magnesium, potassium, and zinc.
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Md Published, Verywell Health, 12 June 2026
Advertisement Leafy greens are packed with vitamin K, folate, and lutein, which play an important role in the health of your brain, adds Zumpano.
—Kathleen Felton, Time, 9 June 2026
Your body needs folate to repair DNA and make red blood cells that carry oxygen.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 June 2026
Insects, and especially native honeybees, helped produce more than 20% of total vitamin E, vitamin A and folate intake.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 6 May 2026
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Md Published, Verywell Health, 12 June 2026
Advertisement Leafy greens are packed with vitamin K, folate, and lutein, which play an important role in the health of your brain, adds Zumpano.
—Kathleen Felton, Time, 9 June 2026
Your body needs folate to repair DNA and make red blood cells that carry oxygen.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 June 2026
Insects, and especially native honeybees, helped produce more than 20% of total vitamin E, vitamin A and folate intake.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for folate
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“Folate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folate. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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folate
noun
fo·late
ˈfō-ˌlāt 
: folic acid
the uptake of folate by the mutant—Biological Abstracts
Biological Abstracts
also
: a salt or ester of folic acid
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