Folic acid (folate) is a vitamin which is important for healthy blood cells and nerves. Very low levels of this vitamin can cause anaemia.  If you have been advised that you have low folate it would be worth trying to improve your vitamin levels in order to prevent anaemia in the future.

Below is information on foods that contain folate. We would recommend trying to have some of these foods every day. 

Folic acid is found in small amounts in many foods. Good sources include: 

• leafy green vegetables e.g spinach, asparagus, green peas, broccoli, brussels sprouts 
• fortified breakfast cereals (not all cereals are fortified- read nutritional on packaging carefully)
• chickpeas 
• the following fruits- oranges, avocados, melon, bananas 
• the following fruit juices- tomato juice, orange juice 
• brown rice 

More information can be found in the NHS inform website:

https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/nutritional/vitamin-b12-or-folate-deficiency-anaemia#treating-vitamin-b12-or-folate-deficiency-anaemia