Folic acid is also called folate. Folic acid is known as vitamin B9. This B vitamin is needed for cell growth, tissue growth and cell regeneration. The vitamin is part of the building blocks for DNA (genetic information) and RNA (protein synthesis). Without folic acid, anemia would develop. There are a variety of foods that do not contain any amount of the nutrient.
Fruits
A variety of fruits have no folic acid content. Various forms of apples such as whole, dried, sliced, applesauce, juice and baby food fall in this category. Canned or bottled, frozen, sweetened or unsweetened versions of the apple foods or juice contain the same nonexistent nutrient content. Other fruits and fruit juices include grapes, apricots, pears, peaches, plums, stewed prunes, canned and drained maraschino cherries and canned olives. Dehydrated fruits that have been stewed can contain no folic acid, such as stewed peaches and pears.
Sweets
Numerous sweet treats fall within the category of foods with no folic acid. These include a variety of hard and soft candies such as butterscotch, peppermint, caramels, mint patties, gumdrops, varieties of fruit chews, milk and dark chocolate candy bars, taffy, jellybeans, divinity and taffy. Diabetic candies which are either no-sugar or reduced-sugar contain no folic acid. Chewing gum and bubble gum, both sugarless and regular, do not contain the nutrient.
A variety of desserts do not contain folic acid. According to nutritiondata.com, apple pie fillings are on the list. Commercially repared frostings of both the dry mixes and ready-to-eat versions with vanilla and/or cream cheese flavorings are considered sweets. Flavored puddings made from dry mixes that do not contain any folic acid include banana, vanilla, tapioca, lemon and other flavors including low-calorie chocolate. Both the instant and regular pudding mixes fall within this category. Fruit-flavored ice pops and low-calorie gelatins are other desserts without the nutrient.
Some sweeteners including molasses, table sugar (known as sucrose and/or granulated sugar), maple sugar and powdered sugar are in this category. Fructose in various forms such as liquid and/or powdered provide sweetness but no folic acid.
Fats
Fats from both animal-based and plant-based sources are foods that do not contain folic acid. Animal-based sources include bacon grease, meat drippings, lard and beef tallow. Chicken, duck, beef, mutton, tallow and turkey fat are all listed near the top of zero folic acid sources. Oils from fish are high on the list of foods and classified as animal-based sources. These include sardines, salmon, herring, cod liver and menhaden (both fully hydrogenated and regular versions).
Plant-based sources include the oils from vegetables, corn, cottonseed, soybeans, flaxseeds, peanut, olives, sesame, apricots, grapeseeds, almond and canola. Oil uses range from salad, cooking to industrial.
Margarines, known as vegetable oil spreads, either in stick or tub form, fall in the fat category. They can be low-calorie, low-fat, diet, low-cholesterol or fat free. Also included as a fat are forms of mayonnaise including low-cholesterol, low-sodium and/or diet versions.
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