TABLE 2.

Food sources of choline and betaine in the Framingham Offspring Study of 920 men and 1040 women

	Choline			Betaine
Rank	Food	Percentage	Cumulative percentage	Food	Percentage	Cumulative percentage
		%	%		%	%
1	Red meat	14.26	14.26	Spinach	25.14	25.14
2	Poultry	12.98	27.24	Pasta	11.84	36.98
3	Milk	9.52	36.76	White bread	9.35	46.33
4	Eggs	7.57	44.33	Cold breakfast cereal	8.05	54.38
5	Fish	5.22	49.55	English muffins, bagels, or rolls	7.07	61.45
6	Coffee	4.00	53.55	Dark bread	5.95	67.40
7	Beer	3.29	56.84	Beer	3.97	71.37
8	Potatoes	4.03	60.87	Pizza	3.39	74.76
9	Oranges and orange juice	2.27	63.14	Beets	2.91	77.67
10	Broccoli	1.88	65.02	Red meat	2.83	80.50