Foods high in Carotene, alpha
Top food sources of Carotene, alpha ranked from USDA FoodData Central — per 100 g and per serving.
Showing top 50 foods
Per 100 g: µg
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Carrot, dehydrated
14 251 µg/ 100 g10 545,74 µg (74 g serving) - 2
Peppers, sweet
6 931 µg/ 100 g27,72 µg (0 g serving) - 3
Pumpkin, canned
4 795 µg/ 100 g11 747,75 µg (245 g serving) - 4
Pumpkin, canned
4 795 µg/ 100 g11 747,75 µg (245 g serving) - 5
Pumpkin, canned, cooked
4 655 µg/ 100 g11 404,75 µg (245 g serving) - 6
Carrot juice, canned
4 342 µg/ 100 g10 247,12 µg (236 g serving) - 7
Carrot juice, 100%
4 342 µg/ 100 g10 420,8 µg (240 g serving) - 8
Pumpkin, raw
4 016 µg/ 100 g4 658,56 µg (116 g serving) - 9
Winter squash, raw
4 016 µg/ 100 g5 622,4 µg (140 g serving) - 10
Pumpkin, cooked
3 971 µg/ 100 g9 133,3 µg (230 g serving) - 11
Carrots, cooked, boiled
3 776 µg/ 100 g366,27 µg (10 g serving) - 12
Carrots, cooked, boiled
3 776 µg/ 100 g366,27 µg (10 g serving) - 13
Carrots, baby, raw
3 767 µg/ 100 g565,05 µg (15 g serving) - 14
Carrots, frozen, boiled
3 716 µg/ 100 g5 425,36 µg (146 g serving) - 15
Carrots, frozen, boiled
3 716 µg/ 100 g5 425,36 µg (146 g serving) - 16
Babyfood, carrots and beef
3 716 µg/ 100 g557,4 µg (15 g serving) - 17
Carrots, frozen, cooked
3 705 µg/ 100 g5 742,75 µg (155 g serving) - 18
Carrots, raw
3 622 µg/ 100 g4 346,4 µg (120 g serving) - 19
Carrots, frozen, cooked
3 597 µg/ 100 g5 755,2 µg (160 g serving) - 20
Carrots, frozen, cooked with oil
3 597 µg/ 100 g5 755,2 µg (160 g serving) - 21
Carrots, frozen, cooked with butter or margarine
3 597 µg/ 100 g5 755,2 µg (160 g serving) - 22
Carrots, raw
3 477 µg/ 100 g4 450,56 µg (128 g serving) - 23
Vegetable mixture, dried
3 477 µg/ 100 g208,62 µg (6 g serving) - 24
Carrots, cooked
3 441 µg/ 100 g - 25
Carrots, fresh, cooked
3 430 µg/ 100 g5 316,5 µg (155 g serving) - 26
Babyfood, carrots
3 340 µg/ 100 g946,89 µg (28 g serving) - 27
Carrots, fresh, cooked with oil
3 331 µg/ 100 g5 329,6 µg (160 g serving) - 28
Carrots, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine
3 331 µg/ 100 g5 329,6 µg (160 g serving) - 29
Carrots, NS as to form, cooked
3 331 µg/ 100 g5 329,6 µg (160 g serving) - 30
Carrots, fresh, cooked
3 331 µg/ 100 g5 329,6 µg (160 g serving) - 31
Carrots, cooked
3 261 µg/ 100 g5 217,6 µg (160 g serving) - 32
Carrots, glazed, cooked
3 053 µg/ 100 g152,65 µg (5 g serving) - 33
Carrots, frozen
2 958 µg/ 100 g1 893,12 µg (64 g serving) - 34
Soup, cream of vegetable
2 820 µg/ 100 g507,6 µg (18 g serving) - 35
Carrots, canned
2 743 µg/ 100 g4 004,78 µg (146 g serving) - 36
Carrots, canned
2 743 µg/ 100 g3 373,89 µg (123 g serving) - 37
Carrots, canned
2 743 µg/ 100 g4 004,78 µg (146 g serving) - 38
Carrots, canned, cooked
2 743 µg/ 100 g4 251,65 µg (155 g serving) - 39
Carrots, canned, cooked
2 743 µg/ 100 g4 251,65 µg (155 g serving) - 40
Pumpkin, cooked, boiled
2 715 µg/ 100 g6 651,75 µg (245 g serving) - 41
Pumpkin, cooked, boiled
2 715 µg/ 100 g6 651,75 µg (245 g serving) - 42
Carrots, canned
2 692 µg/ 100 g3 311,16 µg (123 g serving) - 43
Babyfood, vegetables
2 682 µg/ 100 g6 007,68 µg (224 g serving) - 44
Baby Toddler carrots, Stage 2
2 682 µg/ 100 g402,3 µg (15 g serving) - 45
Carrots, canned, cooked
2 663 µg/ 100 g4 260,8 µg (160 g serving) - 46
Carrots, canned, cooked with oil
2 663 µg/ 100 g4 260,8 µg (160 g serving) - 47
Carrots, canned, cooked with butter or margarine
2 663 µg/ 100 g4 260,8 µg (160 g serving) - 48
Carrots, canned, cooked
2 663 µg/ 100 g4 260,8 µg (160 g serving) - 49
Carrots, canned, cooked with oil
2 663 µg/ 100 g4 260,8 µg (160 g serving) - 50
Carrots, canned, cooked with butter or margarine
2 663 µg/ 100 g4 260,8 µg (160 g serving)
Why Carotene, alpha matters
Carotene, alpha 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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