Foods high in Vitamina B5 (ácido pantoténico)

Vitamina B hidrosoluble que interviene en la coenzima A — esencial para el metabolismo energético y la síntesis de hormonas, colesterol y glóbulos rojos.

Acerca de Vitamina B5 (ácido pantoténico)

Pantothenic acid, vitamin B5, is part of coenzyme A, which the body uses to release energy from carbohydrate, fat and protein and to make fatty acids, cholesterol and some hormones.

The name comes from the Greek for "from everywhere", and it is found in almost every food. Liver, mushrooms, eggs, whole grains, pulses and avocado are among the richer sources. The UK label reference intake is 6 mg a day.

Deficiency is extremely rare and has mostly been seen in severe malnutrition. No harm is known from the amounts found in food.

Alimentos ricos en vitamina b5 (ácido pantoténico) — beans, liver, jew's ear, y más

Ranked by how much you get per calorie, so foods are not rewarded for simply being dry or concentrated. Values from USDA FoodData Central, McCance & Widdowson's CoFID, ANSES Ciqual, and other public nutrition databases. Cantidades en milligrams.

Per calorie is the default here because it answers what to eat: ranked purely by amount, a list of the richest foods fills up with dried and concentrated things nobody eats a plateful of. Switch to per 100 grams above if concentration is what you are after.

  1. Beans, broad, whole, raw 8,37mg por 100 gramos
  2. Liver, calf, raw 8,08mg por 100 gramos
  3. Jew's ear, (pepeao), raw 7,96mg por 100 gramos
  4. Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw 7,74mg por 100 gramos
  5. Mushrooms, white, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 7,71mg por 100 gramos
  6. Mushrooms, white, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 7,71mg por 100 gramos
  7. Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes 7,64mg por 100 gramos
  8. Mushrooms, shiitake, dried 7,39mg por 100 gramos
  9. Pepeao, dried 7,21mg por 100 gramos
  10. Beverages, Energy drink, ROCKSTAR 7,18mg por 100 gramos
  11. Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw 6,82mg por 100 gramos
  12. Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, raw 6,82mg por 100 gramos

Preguntas frecuentes sobre Vitamina B5 (ácido pantoténico)

How much pantothenic acid do I need?
The UK label reference intake is 6 mg a day. A varied diet provides enough without any effort.
What foods are high in pantothenic acid?
Liver, mushrooms, eggs, whole grains, pulses, avocado and sunflower seeds.
Is pantothenic acid deficiency common?
No. It is found in almost every food, and deficiency has mostly been seen in severe malnutrition.