Table 3.
Top five food sources contributing to each B vitamin (in percent), the Singapore Chinese Health Study (n=63,154), 1993–2010
Food sources | Thiamin (B1) | Riboflavin (B2) | Niacin (B3) | Pyridoxine (B6) | Folate (B9) | Cobalamin (B12) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fresh meat (16.3) | Vegetable (11.5) | Rice (12.0) | Fish (15.3) | Vegetable (33.7) | Fish (36.0) |
2 | Bread (13.1) | Bread (10.7) | Fish (10.6) | Rice (14.6) | Citrus fruit (9.4) | Fresh meat (7.5) |
3 | Noodle (11.0) | Milk (9.4) | Bread (8.8) | Vegetable (12.6) | Bread (8.3) | Noodle (7.5) |
4 | Rice (8.5) | Fish (7.6) | Fresh meat (8.6) | Bananas (7.5) | Noodle (5.3) | Milk (7.0) |
5 | Fish (6.0) | Noodle (7.4) | Poultry (8.0) | Fresh meat (7.2) | Rice (4.5) | Rice (2.8) |