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.
Folic acid is found naturally in some foods, including leafy vegetables, citrus fruits, beans (legumes), and whole grains. Folic acid is added to foods that are labeled enriched, such as: 1  Breakfast cereals (Some have 100 percent of the Daily Value of folic acid in each serving). 2  Breads. 3  Flours. 4  Pastas.5  Cornmeal.olic acid is found naturally in some foods, including leafy vegetables, citrus fruits, beans (legumes), and whole grains. Folic acid is added to foods that are labeled enriched, such as: 1  Breakfast cereals (Some have 100 percent of the Daily Value of folic acid in each serving). 2  Breads. 3  Flours. 4  Pastas. 5  Cornmeal.