Types of Vitamin A
What foods contain Retinol?
What foods contain Carotenoids?
3.5 oz liver 6500 mcg of vitamin A
1 cup cup poatoes – 1921.8 mcg rae
1 cup carrots 1019.07 mcg RAE
cream cheese
3 oz of pan fried beef liver contains 6582 mcg RAE (1)
1 whole sweet potato baked in skin contains 1403 mcg RAE (1)
1/2 cup frozen, boiled, spinach contains 573 mcg RAE (1)
1 piece, commercially prepared, pumpkin contains 488 mcg RAE (1)
1/2 cup of raw carrots contains 459 mcg RAE (1)
3 oz of pickled Atlantic Herring contains 219 mcg RAE (1)
2/3 cup of soft serve French vanilla ice cream contains 185 mg RAE (1)
1 cup of skim milk with added vitamin A & vitamin D contains 149 mcg RAE (1)
1/2 cup of raw cantaloupe contains 135 mg RAE (1)
1/2 cup of part skin ricotta cheese contains 133 mcg RAE (1)
1/2 cup sweet red, raw, peppers contains 117 mcg RAE (1)
1 cup of raw spinach contains 141 mcg (2)
mangoes
Resources
1. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-HealthProfessional/
2. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/270609#nutrition
3. ChatGPT 4, 6/11/2023
