Nicole is pregnant and is trying to monitor her folate intake. She is eating foods high in folate as well as taking folate supplements, and she is having a hard time determining how many dietary folate equivalents she is consuming. Below is a list of her daily intake with respect to folate: ½ cup of cooked lentils (180 micrograms food folate) ½ cup of fresh orange juice (60 micrograms food
folate) folate supplement (200 micrograms) How many DFEs is Nicole consuming?
A) ?440
B) ?480
C) ?540
D) ?580
D
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