Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) rich foods
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) has a key role in maintaining health in humans.
Vitamin B5 or pantothenic acid is an essential nutrient, which helps to synthesize coenzyme-A (CoA), as well as to synthesize and metabolize proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
Pantothenic acid is involved in more than 100 different metabolic pathways which also include the synthesis of neurotransmitters, steroid hormones, porphyrins, and hemoglobin.
The recommended daily intake for adults is 5 mg, for pregnant and breastfeeding women it is 6 mg and 7 mg, respectively. More on vitamin B5 here.
Below is a list of foods having the highest content of vitamin B5 in milligrams (mg) per 100 grams of the food. The list also includes the number of kilocalories (kcal) and the vitamin B5 content in milligrams (mg) per kcal, and the list is sorted with respect to the latter with the highest values at the top.
As you can see there are many foods having a high vitamin B5 content per kcal. So if you are lacking in this vitamin, you could easily correct the deficiency by eating some of these foods.
The list is made using ECstep’s Personal Nutrition Data Program and includes more than 100 of the vitamin B5 richest foods. Commercial brand products are not included in this list.
