30 Vital Vitamins and Minerals Food Chart | LoveToKnow Health & Wellness (2025)

Please note: mg = milligram, mcg = microgram, and gm = gram. RDA means Recommended Daily Allowances.

Please note: mg = milligram, mcg = microgram, and gm = gram. RDA means Recommended Daily Allowances.

VITAMINS /RDA Fruits and Vegetables Meat, Fish, Poultry Dairy and Other Foods

Vitamin A

  • Women / 700 mcg
  • Men / 900 mcg
  • Mango
  • Carrots
  • Sweet potato
  • Pumpkin
  • Squash
  • Spinach
  • Kale
  • Other greens
  • Fish
  • Shrimp
  • Beef
  • Liver
  • Fortified milk
  • Cheese
  • Eggs

Vitamin B1 (thiamine)

  • Women / 1.1 mg
  • Men / 1.2 mg
  • Orange
  • Cantalope
  • Lentils
  • Green peas
  • Squash
  • Lean pork
  • Soy milk
  • Wheat germ
  • Whole grain cereals
  • Enriched brown rice

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)

  • Women / 1.1 mg
  • Men / 1.3 mg
  • Liver
  • Kidney
  • Milk
  • Yogurt
  • Cheese
  • Whole grains
  • Enriched grains
  • Enriched cereals

Vitamin B3 (niacin)

  • Women / 14 mg
  • Men / 16 mg
  • Mushroom
  • Potatoes
  • Meat
  • Fish
  • Poultry
  • Whole grains
  • Enriched breads
  • Fortified cereals

Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)

  • Women / 5mg
  • Men / 5 mg
  • Broccoli
  • Avocado
  • Tomato
  • Tomato sauce
  • Mushrooms
  • Beef
  • Poultry
  • Liver
  • Kidney
  • Egg yolk
  • Oats
  • Cereal
  • Yeast
  • Whole grains

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

  • Women age 19-50 / 1.5 mg
  • Women age 50+ / 1.7 mg
  • Men age 19-50 / 1.3 mg
  • Men age 50+ / 1.5 mg
  • Bananas
  • Watermelon
  • Other non-citrus fruits
  • Potatoes
  • Legumes
  • Meat
  • Liver
  • Kidney
  • Poultry
  • Fish
  • Tofu
  • Other soy products
  • Fortified cereals

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)

  • Women / 2.4 mcg
  • Men / 2.4 mcg
  • Meat
  • Poultry
  • Fish
  • Milk
  • Soy milk
  • Cheese
  • Fortified cereals

Biotin

  • Women / 30 mcg
  • Men / 30 mcg
  • Liver
  • Kidney
  • Fish
  • Milk
  • Egg yolk
  • Whole grains
  • Soybeans

Vitamin C

  • Women / 60 mg
  • Men / 75 mg
  • Citrus fruits
  • Strawberries
  • Cantaloupe
  • Fruit juices
  • Potatoes
  • Tomatoes and juice
  • Spinach
  • Broccoli
  • Bell peppers
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Cabbage

Choline

  • Women / 425 mg
  • Men / 550 mg
  • Liver
  • Milk
  • Eggs
  • Peanuts

Vitamin D

Women and men

  • Age 19-70 / 15 mcg
  • Age 71+ / 20 mcg
  • Fatty fish
  • Fish liver oils
  • Fortified milk
  • Fortified margarine
  • Fortified cereals

Vitamin E

  • Women / 15 mg
  • Men / 15 mg
  • Spinach
  • Turnip greens
  • Collard greens
  • Kale
  • Vegetable oils
  • Wheat germ
  • Unrefined whole grains
  • Nuts

Folic Acid (folate)

  • Women / 400 mcg
  • Men / 400 mcg
  • Orange juice
  • Tomato juice
  • Spinach
  • Turnip greens
  • Broccoli
  • Okra
  • Chick peas
  • Black-eyed peas
  • Fortified grains
  • Fortified cereals
  • Enriched breads

Vitamin K

  • Women / 90 mcg
  • Men / 120 mcg
  • Cabbage
  • Spinach
  • Broccoli
  • Kale
  • Collard greens
  • Turnip greens
  • Liver
  • Milk
  • Eggs
  • Vegetable oils

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MINERALS / RDA Fruits and Vegetables Meat, Fish, Poultry Milk and Other Foods

Calcium

  • Women age 19-50 / 800 mg
  • Women age 51+ / 1,200 mg
  • Men age 19-70 / 800 mg
  • Men age 70+ / 1,000 mg
  • Fortified fruit juices
  • Spinach
  • Kale
  • Broccoli
  • Collard greens
  • Salmon
  • Sardines
  • Tofu
  • Other soy products

Chloride

  • Women / 2.3 gm
  • Men / 2.3 gm
  • Salt
  • Soy sauce
  • Processed foods

Chromium

  • Women age 19-50 / 25 mcg
  • Women age 51+ / 20 mcg
  • Men age 19-50 / 35 mcg
  • Men age 51+ / 30 mcg
  • Meats
  • Poultry
  • Fish
  • Cheese
  • Brewer's yeast
  • Cereals
  • Nuts
  • Brewer's yeast
  • Beer

Copper

  • Women / 900 mcg
  • Men / 900 mcg
  • Prunes
  • Beans
  • Shrimp
  • Crab
  • Liver
  • Kidney
  • Nuts
  • Seeds
  • Whole grains
  • Wheat bran cereal

Fluoride

  • Women / 3 mg
  • Men / 4 mg
  • Fish
  • Fluoridated water
  • Teas

Iodine

  • Women / 150 mcg
  • Men / 150 mcg
  • Seafood
  • Iodized salt

Iron

  • Women age 41-50 / 18 mg
  • Women age 51+ / 8 mg
  • Men / 8 mg
  • Many fruits
  • Spinach
  • Collard greens
  • Beef
  • Lamb
  • Pork
  • Poultry
  • Eggs
  • Fortified bread
  • Fortified grain products

Magnesium

  • Women / 320 mg
  • Men / 420 mg
  • Spinach
  • Broccoli
  • Legumes
  • Meats
  • Fish
  • Milk
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Nuts
  • Whole-wheat bread
  • Unrefined grains

Manganese

Men / 2.3 mg

Women / 1.8 mg

  • Legumes
  • Nuts
  • Whole grains
  • Tea

Molybdenum

  • Men / 45 mcg
  • Women / 45 mcg
  • Meat
  • Milk
  • Nuts
  • Whole grains

Phosphorous

  • Men / 700 mg
  • Women / 700 mg
  • Green peas
  • Broccoli
  • Potatoes
  • Meats
  • Fish
  • Poultry
  • Milk
  • Yogurt
  • Cheese
  • Eggs
  • Almonds

Potassium

  • Women / 4.7 gm
  • Men / 4.7 gm

Bananas

  • Strawberries
  • Cantaloupe
  • Grapefruit
  • Apricot
  • Legumes
  • Potatoes
  • Spinach
  • Kale
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Avocado
  • Squash
  • Red meats
  • Salmon
  • Milk
  • Yogurt
  • Whole grains

Selenium

  • Women / 55 mg
  • Men / 55 mg
  • Liver
  • Kidney
  • Other organ meats
  • Poultry
  • Seafood
  • Whole grains
  • Walnuts
  • Almonds

Sodium

  • Women / 1.5 gm
  • Men / 1.5 gm
  • Salt
  • Soy sauce
  • Processed foods

Sulfur

Unknown

  • Legumes
  • Meat
  • Poultry
  • Fish

Zinc

  • Women / 8 mg
  • Men / 11 mg
  • Beans
  • Red meat
  • Poultry
  • Seafood
  • Fortified cereals
  • Nuts

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