Use the circle (above right) to make a circle graph from the data in the table. Students may be interested to compare the Faith in America circle graph with the Major Religions of the World on p. A circle graph, or pie chart, best represents data that are percentages of a whole.
Folate is a general term for a group of water soluble b-vitamins, and is also known as B9. Folic acid refers to the oxidized synthetic compound used in dietary supplements and food fortification, whereas folate refers to the various tetrahydrofolate derivatives naturally found in food. (1)
1 Folacin, folic acid, and folate all refer to the same B vitamin, which occurs in foods in all three forms. 2  The term folate covers all three, and the term folate activity describes the actual biological potency, or vitamin value, of a food. 3  Folic acid is the simplest form of the vitamin.s such, folate is vital to growth, which is why it's especially important for pregnant women. In this article you'll see how folate helps the body build cells and hear about some of the devastating diseases that can happen to a fetus without enough folate. Here's a quick preview: