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.
According to the guidance, the word âfolateâ will be banned from the Supplement Fact labelsâonly the term âfolic acidâ will be allowed. Folate is the naturally occurring form of the water-soluble vitamin B9. It is found in foods such as black-eyed peas, chickpeas and other beans, lentils, spinach, turnip greens, asparagus, avocado, and broccoli, but is also available as a supplement. The human body needs folate to synthesize and repair its DNA.
Folic acid is the synthetic form of the vitamin B9. In its natural form, B9 is called folate and is named after folium, the Latin word for leaf. This is because folate is found in green leafy vegetables such as spinach. Other dietary sources of folate are citrus fruit, dried beans and fortified cereals.