Table 2.

Micronutrients Commonly Associated with Plant-Source and Animal-Source Foods.

	Plant-Source Foods				Animal-Source Foods
	Fruits: Fresh, Frozen, Canned, Dried	Vegetables: Dark Green, Red & Orange, Roots, Tubers	Grains: Whole, Fortified, Enriched	Protein Foods: Legumes, Nuts, Seeds, Soy Products	Protein Foods: Meat, Eggs, Poultry, Seafood	Dairy: Milk, Yogurt, Kefir, Cheese
Vitamins
Pre-Vitamin A			X Fortified Cereals		X	X
Pro-Vitamin A	X	X
Vitamin B1			X	X	X
Vitamin B2			X	X	X	X
Vitamin B3			X	X	X
Vitamin B5			X	X	X	X
Vitamin B6			X	X	X
Vitamin B7			X	X	X
Vitamin B9		X	X	X	X
Vitamin B12					X	X
Vitamin C	X	X	X Fortified Cereals
Vitamin D		X Mushrooms	X Fortified Cereals	X Fortified Products	X Seafood	X Fortified Products
Vitamin E		X	X	X
Vitamin K		X		X
Minerals
Calcium	X Fortified Juice	X Dark Greens	X Fortified Cereals			X
Chromium			X		X
Copper		X Potatoes, Mushrooms	X	X	X
Iodine					X Seafood	X
Heme-Iron					X
Non-Heme Iron	X	X Leafy Greens	X Fortified Cereals	X
Magnesium	X	X Dark Greens, Potatoes	X	X	X	X
Manganese		X Leafy Greens	X	X	X
Molybdenum		X Leafy Greens	X	X		X
Phosphorus		X Potatoes	X	X	X	X
Potassium	X	X	X	X	X	X
Selenium			X	X	X	X
Sulfur		X Cruciferous, Allium, Greens	X	X	X
Zinc			X	X	X	X

Nutrient information sources: (ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/) [8], (nutritiondata.self.com/tools/nutrient-searchs) [9]. If only a specific subset of foods within a food group commonly contains the dietary component, examples of these foods are listed in the table. In this table, mushrooms are considered a vegetable since they are classified as vegetables in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans [10], although they are technically fungi–and therefore from a whole different biological kingdom than plants or animals.