Foods high in Carotene, beta

Top food sources of Carotene, beta ranked from USDA FoodData Central — per 100 g and per serving.

Showing top 50 foods

Per 100 g: µg

Rank	Food	Per 100 g	Per serving	% DV	Category
#1	Peppers, sweet	42,891 µg	171.56 µg(0 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#2	Carrot, dehydrated	33,954 µg	25,125.96 µg(74 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#3	Spices, paprika	26,162 µg	601.73 µg(2 g serving)	—	Spices and Herbs
#4	Spices, pepper	21,840 µg	393.12 µg(2 g serving)	—	Spices and Herbs
#5	Grape leaves, raw	16,194 µg	2,267.16 µg(14 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#6	Spices, chili powder	15,000 µg	405 µg(3 g serving)	—	Spices and Herbs
#7	Peppers, hot chile	14,844 µg	5,492.28 µg(37 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#8	Snacks, sweet potato chips	14,205 µg	4,027.12 µg(28 g serving)	—	Snacks
#9	Sweet potato chips	14,134 µg	282.68 µg(2 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#10	Sweet potato, frozen, baked	12,498 µg	21,996.48 µg(176 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#11	Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin	11,509 µg	23,018 µg(200 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#12	Tomato powder	10,348 µg	—	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#13	Vegetable mixture, dried	9,994 µg	599.64 µg(6 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#14	Sweet potato, cooked, boiled	9,444 µg	30,976.32 µg(328 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#15	Sweet potato, cooked, boiled	9,444 µg	30,976.32 µg(328 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#16	Carrot juice, canned	9,303 µg	21,955.08 µg(236 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#17	Carrot juice, 100%	9,303 µg	22,327.2 µg(240 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#18	Dandelion greens, cooked, boiled	8,727 µg	9,163.35 µg(105 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#19	Sweet potato, raw	8,509 µg	11,316.97 µg(133 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#20	Sweet potato, cooked	8,420 µg	—	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#21	Sweet potato, baked	8,387 µg	6,709.6 µg(80 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#22	Sweet potato, boiled	8,387 µg	6,709.6 µg(80 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#23	Carrots, cooked, boiled	8,332 µg	808.2 µg(10 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#24	Carrots, cooked, boiled	8,332 µg	808.2 µg(10 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#25	Carrots, raw	8,285 µg	10,604.8 µg(128 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#26	Carrots, frozen, boiled	8,199 µg	11,970.54 µg(146 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#27	Carrots, frozen, boiled	8,199 µg	11,970.54 µg(146 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#28	Carrots, cooked	8,199 µg	—	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#29	Carrots, fresh, cooked	8,174 µg	12,669.7 µg(155 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#30	Carrots, frozen, cooked	8,174 µg	12,669.7 µg(155 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#31	Sweet potato, NFS	7,997 µg	6,397.6 µg(80 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#32	Sweet potato, baked	7,997 µg	6,397.6 µg(80 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#33	Sweet potato, baked	7,997 µg	6,397.6 µg(80 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#34	Sweet potato, boiled	7,997 µg	6,397.6 µg(80 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#35	Sweet potato, boiled	7,997 µg	6,397.6 µg(80 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#36	Carrots, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine	7,947 µg	12,715.2 µg(160 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#37	Carrots, frozen, cooked with butter or margarine	7,947 µg	12,715.2 µg(160 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#38	Carrots, NS as to form, cooked	7,942 µg	12,707.2 µg(160 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#39	Carrots, fresh, cooked	7,942 µg	12,707.2 µg(160 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#40	Carrots, frozen, cooked	7,942 µg	12,707.2 µg(160 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#41	Carrots, fresh, cooked with oil	7,937 µg	12,699.2 µg(160 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#42	Carrots, frozen, cooked with oil	7,937 µg	12,699.2 µg(160 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#43	Carrots, cooked	7,780 µg	12,448 µg(160 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#44	Sweet potato fries, from fresh	7,627 µg	381.35 µg(5 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#45	Mustard greens, cooked, boiled	7,400 µg	10,360 µg(140 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#46	Carrots, raw	7,338 µg	8,805.6 µg(120 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#47	Carrots, glazed, cooked	7,280 µg	364 µg(5 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#48	Spinach, frozen, boiled	7,237 µg	6,875.15 µg(95 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#49	Spinach, frozen, boiled	7,237 µg	6,875.15 µg(95 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#50	Spinach, frozen, cooked	7,215 µg	15,512.25 µg(215 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products

Why Carotene, beta matters

Carotene, beta is an essential antioxidant. It appears naturally in a range of whole foods and is catalogued by USDA FoodData Central with per-100 g values for thousands of ingredients. The ranked list above surfaces the highest-density food sources in the USDA dataset.

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Showing top 50 foods

Peppers, sweet

Carrot, dehydrated

Spices, paprika

Spices, pepper

Grape leaves, raw

Spices, chili powder

Peppers, hot chile

Snacks, sweet potato chips

Sweet potato chips

Sweet potato, frozen, baked

Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin

Tomato powder

Vegetable mixture, dried

Sweet potato, cooked, boiled

Sweet potato, cooked, boiled

Carrot juice, canned

Carrot juice, 100%

Dandelion greens, cooked, boiled

Sweet potato, raw

Sweet potato, cooked

Sweet potato, baked

Sweet potato, boiled

Carrots, cooked, boiled

Carrots, cooked, boiled

Carrots, raw

Carrots, frozen, boiled

Carrots, frozen, boiled

Carrots, cooked

Carrots, fresh, cooked

Carrots, frozen, cooked

Sweet potato, NFS

Sweet potato, baked

Sweet potato, baked

Sweet potato, boiled

Sweet potato, boiled

Carrots, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine

Carrots, frozen, cooked with butter or margarine

Carrots, NS as to form, cooked

Carrots, fresh, cooked

Carrots, frozen, cooked

Carrots, fresh, cooked with oil

Carrots, frozen, cooked with oil

Carrots, cooked

Sweet potato fries, from fresh

Mustard greens, cooked, boiled

Carrots, raw

Carrots, glazed, cooked

Spinach, frozen, boiled

Spinach, frozen, boiled

Spinach, frozen, cooked

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