What foods are rich in thiamin?
Whole-grain and enriched grain products, such as bread, rice, pasta, tortillas and fortified cereals provide much of the thiamin we eat. Pork, liver and other organ meats provide significant amounts too.Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) What it does: • Helps produce energy in all cells of your body • Helps change the amino acids called tryptophan in your food into niacin (protein is made of many different amino acids) If you don’t get enough: Except for people who are severely malnourished, a deficiency isn’t likely. Contrary to popular myth, riboflavin doesn’t cause hair loss. What foods are rich in riboflavin? Milk and other dairy foods are major sources of riboflavin. Some organ meats–liver, kidney and heart–are excellent sources. Enriched bread and other grain products, eggs, meat, green-leafy vegetables and nuts supply smaller amounts. Ultraviolet light, such as sunlight, destroys riboflavin. That’s why milk is packed in opaque plastic or cardboard containers, not clear glass. Examples in
