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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