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Folic acid or folate is a B-complex vitamin known for many important health benefits. It is essential for red blood cell production thus helps to prevent anaemia. It is also important for preventing pregnancy defects. It is an extremely complicated vitamin with three primary components. These components are PABA (para aminobenzoic acid), glutamic acid, and pteridine. Interaction of folate or folic acid with human body is very complicated. A healthy body can only absorb fifty percent of folate from the available ingested food folate.

Corn is a large grain plant with leafy stalk, which produces ears. The ears contain the grain, which is used as starch. Corn benefits are many. Sweet corn contains fiber, folate, niacin, and some vitamin A. Folate reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke. The intestinal track runs smoothly because of the fiber.

Tongue ulcer or apthous ulcer is a kind of wound that occurs due to the injury to the tongue. Although, initially it is painless but it can be painful later and turns rather red in color. Often tongue ulcer causes inflammation on the tongue and gives a burning sensation. There are different reasons for the occurring of tongue ulcer. One of the reasons can be food allergy. Bad food habits, nutritional deficiency can cause tongue ulcer. Deficiency of zinc, iron, folate and Vitamin B12 can cause tongue ulcer or apthous ulcer.

Avocado is a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed. This fruit is also known as Alligator Pear. Avocado was first cultivated around 8000 B. C. in Central and South America. The average avocado tree is of 65 feet in height and can produce about 1200 avocados annually. There are different types of avocado is available such as Fuerte, Hass, Gwen, Bacon etc. Major commercial producers of avocados are United States, Indonesia, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Chile and Colombia.

Mustard greens or Brassica junceac is a very popular green vegetable and has lots of nutritional benefits. It is native to India and originated in the Himalayan region of India. It has been cultivated for over thousands of years and it is a wonderful food for the health. Today, India, Nepal, China, Japan and the United States are the biggest producers of the mustard greens.

Oats are very popular as a breakfast food with best source of vitamin E, fiber, proteins, omega3 fatty acids and folate, they make an ideal food to help remove cholesterol, heart patients and diabetics .