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 the form of folate found in fortified foods. Fortified foods are foods with added nutrients, usually vitamins and minerals. Folic acid also is the form of the vitamin found in dietary supplements.Check the Nutrition Facts panel on food labels to see which nutrients are listed.he word folate comes from the same Latin word as foliage or leaves. Some of the best food sources of folate are dark green leafy vegetables, like spinach, collards, and kale. Other foods high in folate are oranges and orange juice, legumes (dried beans and lentils), and peanuts.