Food Sources of Thiamine?

Thiamine is one of the B vitamins, a group of water-soluble vitamins that are responsible for chemical reactions in the body. It helps the body's cells convert carbohydrates and proteins into energy. It is also essential nutritional substance required for proper functioning of the heart, muscles, and nervous system. A deficiency of thiamine can lead to problems like nerve damage, muscle weakness,beriberi, cardiovascular diseases, fatigue and many more. So, it is necessary for you to take the thiamine diet in order to get rid of these problems.

Vitamin B1 is found in a variety of food sources at lower concentrations but yeast extract, and pork are the most highly concentrated sources of thiamine. Others sources of thiamine are cereal grains. Of these grains, whole grains contain more thiamine than refined grains because thiamine is found mostly in the outer layers of the grain and in the germ which are removed during the refining process. Bagels, breads, cornbread, fortified breads, cream of wheat, English muffins, whole wheat products, rolls, grits, corn, hominy (regular or instant), macaroni, noodles, spaghetti, pasta, oatmeal (fortified) regular, quick or instant, pita bread, pretzels, most cereals and ready-to-eat cereals, rice, fortified white rice, brown rice, pancakes, waffles etc.

Pork, pork chops, liver (beef or pork), ground beef, fish and shellfish such as mackerel, salmon, mussels, oysters, steak, eggs, poultry etc. Are all the sources of the thiamine.

Some of the fruits and vegetables such as orange juice, watermelon, dried apricots, corn, peas, carrots etc, and beans, nuts & legumes are also good sources of thiamine.

Dairy products, fruits, and vegetables are not very high in thiamin, but when eaten in large amounts, they become a significant source of thiamine.