Re: U.S. Gov.'t Bans Vegemite?

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 10/22/06, Don Blumenthal <dmblumenthal () gmail com> wrote:
> On 10/22/06, Fergie <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
> > I mean, I hate it, but WTF? :-)
> >
> >
> http://www.boingboing.net/2006/10/22/us_govt_bans_vegemit.html
>
>
> I don't think that the FDA is that off the wall. From the article:
>
> "The bizarre crackdown was prompted because Vegemite contains folate, which
> in the US can be added only to breads and cereals."
>
> I know that the second part of the sentence isn't true, so I have to wonder
> if boingboing hasn't been suckered on the whole thing.


http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/folate.asp

Table 1: Selected Food Sources of Folate and Folic Acid [5]
Food    Micrograms (μg) % DV^
*Breakfast cereals fortified with 100% of the DV, ¾ cup         400     100
Beef liver, cooked, braised, 3 ounces   185     45
Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature, cooked, boiled, ½ cup    105     25
*Breakfast cereals, fortified with 25% of the DV, ¾ cup 100     25
Spinach, frozen, cooked, boiled, ½ cup  100     25
Great Northern beans, boiled, ½ cup     90      20
Asparagus, boiled, 4 spears     85      20
*Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, enriched, cooked, ½ cup    65      15
Vegetarian baked beans, canned, 1 cup   60      15
Spinach, raw, 1 cup     60      15
Green peas, frozen, boiled, ½ cup       50      15
Broccoli, chopped, frozen, cooked, ½ cup        50      15
*Egg noodles, cooked, enriched, ½ cup   50      15
Broccoli, raw, 2 spears (each 5 inches long)    45      10
Avocado, raw, all varieties, sliced, ½ cup sliced       45      10
Peanuts, all types, dry roasted, 1 ounce        40      10
Lettuce, Romaine, shredded, ½ cup       40      10
Wheat germ, crude, 2 Tablespoons        40      10
Tomato Juice, canned, 6 ounces  35      10
Orange juice, chilled, includes concentrate, ¾ cup      35      10
Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, ½ cup    30      8
Orange, all commercial varieties, fresh, 1 small        30      8
*Bread, white, 1 slice  25      6
*Bread, whole wheat, 1 slice    25      6
Egg, whole, raw, fresh, 1 large 25      6
Cantaloupe, raw, ¼ medium       25      6
Papaya, raw, ½ cup cubes        25      6
Banana, raw, 1 medium   20      6

* Items marked with an asterisk (*) are fortified with folic acid as
part of the Folate Fortification Program.

-JP<now you know, and knowing is half the battle>

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