Foods high in Retinol
Top food sources of Retinol ranked from USDA FoodData Central — per 100 g and per serving.
Showing top 50 foods
Per 100 g: µg
- 1
Fish oil, cod liver
30,000 µg/ 100 g1,350 µg (5 g serving) - 2
Beef, New Zealand, liver, raw
28,319 µg/ 100 g32,000.47 µg (113 g serving) - 3
Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, braised
21,140 µg/ 100 g17,969 µg (85 g serving) - 4
Beef, New Zealand, variety meats and by-products liver, boiled
21,014 µg/ 100 g17,861.9 µg (85 g serving) - 5
Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked
20,070 µg/ 100 g17,059.5 µg (85 g serving) - 6
Lamb, New Zealand, liver, cooked
19,872 µg/ 100 g16,891.2 µg (85 g serving) - 7
Lamb, New Zealand, liver, raw
15,434 µg/ 100 g17,440.42 µg (113 g serving) - 8
Duck, domesticated, liver, raw
11,984 µg/ 100 g5,272.96 µg (44 g serving) - 9
Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw
11,705 µg/ 100 g13,226.65 µg (113 g serving) - 10
Turkey, all classes, liver, cooked
10,751 µg/ 100 g9,138.35 µg (85 g serving) - 11
Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, braised
9,428 µg/ 100 g8,013.8 µg (85 g serving) - 12
Goose, liver, raw
9,309 µg/ 100 g8,750.46 µg (94 g serving) - 13
Liver sausage, liverwurst
8,308 µg/ 100 g1,495.44 µg (18 g serving) - 14
Turkey, all classes, liver, raw
8,056 µg/ 100 g9,103.28 µg (113 g serving) - 15
Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked
7,777 µg/ 100 g6,610.45 µg (85 g serving) - 16
Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked
7,728 µg/ 100 g6,568.8 µg (85 g serving) - 17
Liver, beef
7,667 µg/ 100 g6,516.95 µg (85 g serving) - 18
Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, braised
7,491 µg/ 100 g6,367.35 µg (85 g serving) - 19
Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw
7,391 µg/ 100 g2,095.35 µg (28 g serving) - 20
Pork, fresh, liver, raw
6,502 µg/ 100 g1,843.32 µg (28 g serving) - 21
Beverages, Orange-flavor drink
6,006 µg/ 100 g150.15 µg (3 g serving) - 22
Beverages, fruit-flavored drink
5,996 µg/ 100 g119.92 µg (2 g serving) - 23
Pork, fresh, liver, braised
5,405 µg/ 100 g4,594.25 µg (85 g serving) - 24
Liver cheese, pork
5,252 µg/ 100 g1,488.94 µg (28 g serving) - 25
Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw
4,948 µg/ 100 g5,591.24 µg (113 g serving) - 26
Oscar Mayer, Braunschweiger Liver Sausage (sliced)
4,723 µg/ 100 g4,014.55 µg (85 g serving) - 27
Liver, beef or calves
4,716 µg/ 100 g6,743.88 µg (143 g serving) - 28
Turkey, whole, giblets, cooked
4,619 µg/ 100 g3,926.15 µg (85 g serving) - 29
Chicken, giblets, raw
4,374 µg/ 100 g5,030.1 µg (115 g serving) - 30
Chicken, liver, cooked
4,293 µg/ 100 g3,649.05 µg (85 g serving) - 31
Braunschweiger (a liver sausage), pork
4,220 µg/ 100 g1,196.37 µg (28 g serving) - 32
Liverwurst
4,220 µg/ 100 g1,181.6 µg (28 g serving) - 33
Liverwurst spread
4,091 µg/ 100 g2,250.05 µg (55 g serving) - 34
Chicken, giblets, cooked
3,984 µg/ 100 g5,776.8 µg (145 g serving) - 35
Chicken, liver, cooked
3,978 µg/ 100 g3,381.3 µg (85 g serving) - 36
Turkey, whole, giblets, raw
3,939 µg/ 100 g4,451.07 µg (113 g serving) - 37
Chicken, giblets, fried
3,582 µg/ 100 g5,193.9 µg (145 g serving) - 38
Chicken, liver, raw
3,290 µg/ 100 g3,717.7 µg (113 g serving) - 39
Chicken, giblets, raw
3,152 µg/ 100 g882.56 µg (28 g serving) - 40
Chicken, roasting, giblets, raw
2,880 µg/ 100 g720 µg (25 g serving) - 41
Chicken, giblets, cooked
2,864 µg/ 100 g4,152.8 µg (145 g serving) - 42
Liver, chicken
2,803 µg/ 100 g616.66 µg (22 g serving) - 43
Beverage, instant breakfast powder
2,686 µg/ 100 g150.42 µg (6 g serving) - 44
Nutritional powder mix, sugar free (Carnation Instant Breakfast)
2,686 µg/ 100 g537.2 µg (20 g serving) - 45
Chicken, giblets, raw
2,657 µg/ 100 g611.11 µg (23 g serving) - 46
Chicken, roasting, giblets, cooked
2,443 µg/ 100 g3,542.35 µg (145 g serving) - 47
Beverages, nutritional shake mix
1,875 µg/ 100 g187.5 µg (10 g serving) - 48
Nutritional powder mix, high protein (Herbalife)
1,875 µg/ 100 g234.38 µg (13 g serving) - 49
Nutritional powder mix, high protein
1,875 µg/ 100 g825 µg (44 g serving) - 50
Incaparina, dry mix (corn and soy flours)
1,770 µg/ 100 g157.53 µg (9 g serving)
Why Retinol matters
Retinol is an essential vitamin. 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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