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

  1. 1

    Carrot, dehydrated

    14 251 µg/ 100 g10 545,74 µg (74 g serving)
  2. 2

    Peppers, sweet

    6 931 µg/ 100 g27,72 µg (0 g serving)
  3. 3

    Pumpkin, canned

    4 795 µg/ 100 g11 747,75 µg (245 g serving)
  4. 4

    Pumpkin, canned

    4 795 µg/ 100 g11 747,75 µg (245 g serving)
  5. 5

    Pumpkin, canned, cooked

    4 655 µg/ 100 g11 404,75 µg (245 g serving)
  6. 6

    Carrot juice, canned

    4 342 µg/ 100 g10 247,12 µg (236 g serving)
  7. 7

    Carrot juice, 100%

    4 342 µg/ 100 g10 420,8 µg (240 g serving)
  8. 8

    Pumpkin, raw

    4 016 µg/ 100 g4 658,56 µg (116 g serving)
  9. 9

    Winter squash, raw

    4 016 µg/ 100 g5 622,4 µg (140 g serving)
  10. 10

    Pumpkin, cooked

    3 971 µg/ 100 g9 133,3 µg (230 g serving)
  11. 11

    Carrots, cooked, boiled

    3 776 µg/ 100 g366,27 µg (10 g serving)
  12. 12

    Carrots, cooked, boiled

    3 776 µg/ 100 g366,27 µg (10 g serving)
  13. 13

    Carrots, baby, raw

    3 767 µg/ 100 g565,05 µg (15 g serving)
  14. 14

    Carrots, frozen, boiled

    3 716 µg/ 100 g5 425,36 µg (146 g serving)
  15. 15

    Carrots, frozen, boiled

    3 716 µg/ 100 g5 425,36 µg (146 g serving)
  16. 16

    Babyfood, carrots and beef

    3 716 µg/ 100 g557,4 µg (15 g serving)
  17. 17

    Carrots, frozen, cooked

    3 705 µg/ 100 g5 742,75 µg (155 g serving)
  18. 18

    Carrots, raw

    3 622 µg/ 100 g4 346,4 µg (120 g serving)
  19. 19

    Carrots, frozen, cooked

    3 597 µg/ 100 g5 755,2 µg (160 g serving)
  20. 20

    Carrots, frozen, cooked with oil

    3 597 µg/ 100 g5 755,2 µg (160 g serving)
  21. 21

    Carrots, frozen, cooked with butter or margarine

    3 597 µg/ 100 g5 755,2 µg (160 g serving)
  22. 22

    Carrots, raw

    3 477 µg/ 100 g4 450,56 µg (128 g serving)
  23. 23

    Vegetable mixture, dried

    3 477 µg/ 100 g208,62 µg (6 g serving)
  24. 24

    Carrots, cooked

    3 441 µg/ 100 g
  25. 25

    Carrots, fresh, cooked

    3 430 µg/ 100 g5 316,5 µg (155 g serving)
  26. 26

    Babyfood, carrots

    3 340 µg/ 100 g946,89 µg (28 g serving)
  27. 27

    Carrots, fresh, cooked with oil

    3 331 µg/ 100 g5 329,6 µg (160 g serving)
  28. 28

    Carrots, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine

    3 331 µg/ 100 g5 329,6 µg (160 g serving)
  29. 29

    Carrots, NS as to form, cooked

    3 331 µg/ 100 g5 329,6 µg (160 g serving)
  30. 30

    Carrots, fresh, cooked

    3 331 µg/ 100 g5 329,6 µg (160 g serving)
  31. 31

    Carrots, cooked

    3 261 µg/ 100 g5 217,6 µg (160 g serving)
  32. 32

    Carrots, glazed, cooked

    3 053 µg/ 100 g152,65 µg (5 g serving)
  33. 33

    Carrots, frozen

    2 958 µg/ 100 g1 893,12 µg (64 g serving)
  34. 34

    Soup, cream of vegetable

    2 820 µg/ 100 g507,6 µg (18 g serving)
  35. 35

    Carrots, canned

    2 743 µg/ 100 g4 004,78 µg (146 g serving)
  36. 36

    Carrots, canned

    2 743 µg/ 100 g3 373,89 µg (123 g serving)
  37. 37

    Carrots, canned

    2 743 µg/ 100 g4 004,78 µg (146 g serving)
  38. 38

    Carrots, canned, cooked

    2 743 µg/ 100 g4 251,65 µg (155 g serving)
  39. 39

    Carrots, canned, cooked

    2 743 µg/ 100 g4 251,65 µg (155 g serving)
  40. 40

    Pumpkin, cooked, boiled

    2 715 µg/ 100 g6 651,75 µg (245 g serving)
  41. 41

    Pumpkin, cooked, boiled

    2 715 µg/ 100 g6 651,75 µg (245 g serving)
  42. 42

    Carrots, canned

    2 692 µg/ 100 g3 311,16 µg (123 g serving)
  43. 43

    Babyfood, vegetables

    2 682 µg/ 100 g6 007,68 µg (224 g serving)
  44. 44

    Baby Toddler carrots, Stage 2

    2 682 µg/ 100 g402,3 µg (15 g serving)
  45. 45

    Carrots, canned, cooked

    2 663 µg/ 100 g4 260,8 µg (160 g serving)
  46. 46

    Carrots, canned, cooked with oil

    2 663 µg/ 100 g4 260,8 µg (160 g serving)
  47. 47

    Carrots, canned, cooked with butter or margarine

    2 663 µg/ 100 g4 260,8 µg (160 g serving)
  48. 48

    Carrots, canned, cooked

    2 663 µg/ 100 g4 260,8 µg (160 g serving)
  49. 49

    Carrots, canned, cooked with oil

    2 663 µg/ 100 g4 260,8 µg (160 g serving)
  50. 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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