Nutrient Food Sources
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)
Vitamin B5 is used in the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates and thus also energy production. It is also important for adrenal function and production of red blood cells.
| Food Sources of vitamin B5 | Amount (mg/100g) |
| Avocado | 1.1 |
| Beef | 0.6 |
| Blackeye beans | 1.5 |
| Broad beans | 3.8 |
| Calf’s liver | 4 |
| Cashew nuts | 1.1 |
| Chicken | 1.6 |
| Chicken liver | 5.9 |
| Hazelnuts | 1.5 |
| Kidney, lamb | 4.6 |
| Lamb | 1.4 |
| Mackerel | 1 |
| Mung beans | 1 |
| Mushrooms | 2 |
| Oatmeal | 1.2 |
| Peanuts | 2.66 |
| Pecan nuts | 1.7 |
| Salmon | 1 |
| Trout | 1.6 |
| Walnuts | 1.6 |
| Wheat germ | 1.9 |
| Yeast, dried | 11 |
Source: McCance and Widdowson’s The Composition of Foods (6th Edition)