| Demand in pregnancy | Comes from |
Biotin | Stays same | Organ meats, eggs (egg yolk), fish, meat, seeds, nuts, certain vegetables (sweet potatoes). Nuts, seeds, liver, mushrooms, bananas, broccoli, yeast, avocados |
Choline | Increases 10% | Meat, fish, poultry, dairy, eggs, salmon, cod, chicken breast and legumes |
Folate | Increases 50% | Fruits, juices, green vegetables, whole or enriched grains |
Niacin | Increases 25% | Red meat, poultry, fish, brown rice, fortified cereals and breads, nuts, seeds, legumes, bananas. |
Pantothenic acid | Increases 25% | Fortified cereals, organ meats, beef, chicken breast, mushrooms, avocado, nuts, seeds, dairy milk, yogurt, potatoes, eggs, brown rice, oats, broccoli |
Riboflavin | Increases 25% | Meats, fortified foods, nuts, green vegetables, dairy milk, yogurt, cheese, eggs, lean beef, organ meats, chicken breast, salmon, almonds, spinach |
Thiamin | Increases 25% | Meat, fish, whole grains, fortified breakfasts and cereals, fish, beans, lentils, green peas, enriched cereals, breads, noodles, rice, sunflower seeds, yogurt |
Vitamin A | Increases 10% | Leafy green vegetables (kale, spinach, broccoli), orange, yellow vegetables (carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, winter squash, summer squash), tomatoes, red bell pepper, cantaloupe, mango, beef liver, fish oils, milk, eggs, fortified foods. |
Vitamin B6 | Increases 50% | Beef Liver, Tuna, Salmon, Fortified cereals, Chickpeas, Poultry, dark leafy greens, bananas, papayas, oranges and cantaloupe |
Vitamin B12 | Increases 10% | Fish, shellfish, liver, red meat, eggs, poultry, dairy products such as milk cheese and yogurt, fortified nutritional yeast, fortified breakfast cereals, enriched soy milk or rice milk |
Vitamin C | Increases 10% | Fruits and vegetables are the best sources of this vitamin. Citrus, bell peppers, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, white potatoes |
Vitamin E | Stays the same | Wheat germ oil, sunflower, safflower, soybean oil, almonds, peanuts, peanut butter, beet greens, collard greens, spinach, pumpkin, red bell pepper, asparagus, mango, avocado |
Chromium | Increases 25% | Whole grains, High-fiber bran cereals, certain vegetables: broccoli, green beans, potatoes. Fruits such as apples and bananas, beef, poultry , egg yolks, fish, coffee, brewer’s yeast. |
Copper | Increases 10% | Beef liver, oysters, crab, salmon, dark unsweetened chocolate, cashews, sunflower, sesame seeds, chickpeas, millet, whole wheat pasta, potatoes, spinach |
Iodine | Increases 50% | Seaweed, fish, shellfish, iodized table salts, dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt) eggs, beef liver, chicken, fortified infant formula. |
Iron | Increases 50% | Sources of heme iron: oysters, clams, mussels, beef or chicken liver, organ meats, canned sardines, beef, poultry, canned light tuna. Sources of non-heme iron: fortified breakfast cereals, beans, dark chocolate (at least 45%), lentils, spinach, potato with skin, nuts, seeds, enriched rice or bread. |
Magnesium | Increases 10% | Plant food like legumes, dark green leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds, whole grains, fortified cereals, fish poultry and beef. Almonds, peanuts, cashews, pumpkin seeds, beans (black, kidney), soybeans, soymilk, cooked spinach, white potato with skin, brown rice, oatmeal, salmon, banana, raisins, dark chocolate (at least 70%), milk, yogurt. |
Manganese | Increases 10% | Shellfish (mussels, oysters, clams), nuts (hazelnuts and pecans), brown rice, oatmeal, legumes (soybeans, kidney beans, chickpeas, lentils, peanuts), black tea, black pepper, spinach, pineapple. |
Molybdenum | Increases 10% | Legumes (black eyed peas, lima beans, peanuts, beef liver, dairy products (plain yogurt, and milk), potato with skin, fortified whole-grain cereals, whole-wheat bread, bananas |
Potassium | Stays the same | Fruits and vegetables, leafy greens, beans, nuts, dairy foods, starchy vegetables like winter squash, dried fruits (raisins, apricots), beans, lentils, potatoes, spinach, broccoli, beet greens, avocado, bananas, cantaloupe, orange, orange juice, coconut water, tomatoes, dairy and plant milks (soy, almond), yogurt, chicken, salmon |
Selenium | Increases 10% | Fin fish, shellfish, beef, turkey, chicken, fortified cereals, whole wheat bread, beans, lentils |
Zinc | Increases 40% | Shellfish: oysters, crabs, lobster, beef, poultry, legumes, nuts, seeds, whole grains, fortified breakfast cereals |
He has only forbidden you ˹to eat˺ carrion, blood, swine,1 and what is slaughtered in the name of any other than Allah. But if someone is compelled by necessity—neither driven by desire nor exceeding immediate need—they will not be sinful. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.