Vitamin B5 - Pantothenic Acid
Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA)
Rich Food Sources
Written by Sky Taylor, Diet Bites
Natural Food Sources Containing Vitamin B5
Yeast extract, dried brewer's yeast, wheat bran, wheat germ, free range eggs, nuts, meat, poultry, molasses, oats, barley, green vegetables.
Vitamin B-5 Nutrition, Therapeutic Use, Deficiency Symptoms
Vitamin B5 Nutrition Benefits for the Body
General -Energy producer, anti stress producer, regulates fat metabolism in formation of antibodies. Is a detoxifier. Promotes healthy nerves so that we are able to better handle difficult situations.
Therapeutic Uses for Vitamin B5: Controlling stress. Treating allergy-related skin rashes, decreasing mucous secretion in respiratory allergies.
Vitamin B5 Deficiency Symptoms
Loss of appetite, abdominal pain, indigestion, fatigue, depression, insomnia, psychosis, feet may throb, ache or burn, headaches and respiratory infections.
Vitamin B5 Food List
Rich Food Sources, Pantothenic Acid
|
Food Selection, Preparation Mode |
Serving Size |
Pantothenic Acid Milligrams |
|
Raisin Bran, General Mills Cereal |
1 cup |
10.377 |
|
Kellogg's Product 19 |
1 cup |
10.080 |
|
Whole Grain TOTAL, General Mills Cereal |
3/4 cup |
10.000 |
|
Beef Liver, braised |
3 ounces |
5.902 |
|
Mushrooms, shiitake, cooked |
1 cup |
5.211 |
|
Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked |
1 cup |
4.747 |
|
Fast foods, chili con carne |
1 Tablespoon |
3.593 |
|
Turkey, all classes, giblets, cooked |
1 cup |
3.548 |
|
Mushrooms, white, cooked, boiled |
1 cup |
3.370 |
|
Duck, domesticated, meat only, cooked, roasted |
1/2 duck |
3.315 |
|
Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened |
1 cup |
2.295 |
|
Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted |
1/4 cup |
2.253 |
|
Couscous, dry |
1 cup |
2.150 |
|
Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat |
1/2 fillet |
2.125 |
|
Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched |
1 cup |
1.876 |
|
Snacks, trail mix, tropical |
1 cup |
1.705 |
|
Fish, trout, rainbow, farmed, cooked, dry heat |
3 ounces |
1.692 |
|
Fast foods, enchilada, with cheese |
1 enchilada |
1.516 |
|
Corn, sweet, yellow, canned |
1 cup |
1.418 |
|
Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked |
3 ounces |
1.417 |
|
Oat bran, raw |
1 cup |
1.404 |
Vitamin B5 Offenders
- Processing, Canning & Freezing
Health Warnings for Vitamin B5
Vitamin B5 cannot be synthesized by man.
Vitamin B5 Daily Recommended Amount mg/d (daily milligrams)
Infants & Children:
0 to 6 months old - 1.7 mg
7 to 12 months old - 1.8 mg
1 to 3 years old - 2 mg
4 to 8 years old - 3 mg
Males & Females:
9 to 13 years old - 4 mg
14 and older - 5 mg
Pregnancy:
All ages - 6 mg
Lactation:
All ages - 7 mg
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