NBA Most Valuable Player candidate Stephen Curry (center) shined during the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Here he celebrates a second-round win over Georgetown with his Davidson College teammates after a 25-point second-half performance.
(7) The Institute recommends against getting more than 1,000 micrograms per day of folic acid from supplements or fortified food; folate intake from food is not a concern. One main reason for the upper limit on folic acid is that getting too much folic acid can mask the signs of a vitamin B12 deficiency.
Milk and Milk Products. An 8-oz. serving of milk supplies 15 mcg of folate to your diet, corresponding to 4 percent of your suggested daily intake and even less if you are pregnant or nursing. Milk products such as cottage cheese supply slightly more: 25 mcg per cup, or 6 percent of your daily requirement.