When thinking of acid foods, there may be a tendency to think negatively. But that is a bit of a misconception, as acids can provide our body with needed nutrients to insure that we operate at an optimum level. There are a variety of acids found in our food supply. Some are found in foods naturally, while others are added into foods during manufacturing, making the foods enriched or fortified.
Citrus Fruits
Food classified as citrus fruits contain respectable amounts of ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid, also known as vitamin C, is a needed mineral that serves as an antioxidant that can help in a variety of ways, such as protecting the immune, cardiovascular and skeletal systems, cites the Mayo Clinic. Citrus fruits include oranges, grapefruits, lemons and limes. According to nutritiondata.com, a medium-size orange contains 121mg of ascorbic acid, or 200 percent of your daily recommended allotment of vitamin C. You can obtain respectable amounts of ascorbic acid by drinking fruit juices, eating fruit peel (as in cooking) or eating the fruit itself, cites the USDA.
Sweet Peppers
Sweet peppers are high in ascorbic acid, cites nutritiondata.com. A large yellow pepper can contain as much as 34mg of vitamin C, supplying you with 569 percent of your daily recommended allotment of the vitamin.
Other sweet peppers that contain respectable amounts of ascorbic acid include the green and red versions, cites the USDA.
Pasta
While enjoying that plate of pasta, you can know that you are getting your share of folic acid, cites the USDA. A 1-cup serving of protein-fortified, cooked macaroni can supply you with 65 percent of your daily recommended allotment of folic acid (otherwise known as folate). This serving size will also give you 37 percent of your daily allotment of protein, and 833mg of Omega-6.
Pasta includes enriched varieties, fresh, boxed, protein-fortified or non-fortified, vegetable varieties (such as spinach or tomato), wheat-based, grain-based and flavor-enhanced. According to nutritiondata.com, all varieties can contain good amounts of folic acid. Varieties include spaghetti, egg noodles, lasagna noodles, macaroni assortments (such as wheels, shells and spiral), rotini and tubes.
White Rice
There are a variety of white rices sold in the marketplace that can be high in folic acid, cites nutritiondata.com. White rice can be long, medium or short grain, and still contain decent amounts of folic acid, cites the USDA. Precooked or instant versions contain similar amounts. A 1-cup dry cupful of white rice will supply 65 percent of your daily recommended allotment of folate, cites nutritiondata.com.
Corn Meal
According to the USDA, a 1-cup serving of dry corn meal will supply 80 percent of your recommended daily amount of folic acid. This amount also yields 23 percent of the daily recommendation for protein, cites nutritiondata.com. Degermed, self-rising, enriched and fortified versions of corn meal are all rich sources of folic acid, according to the USDA.
References
- USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference; USDA; 2008
- Mayo Clinic
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