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Nutrient Food Sources
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) – Best Food Sources
| 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 |
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.
Source: McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods (6th Edition)