2006-09-03 08:41:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
There are no vegetable sources of Vitamin A. Some colored vegetables contain carotene which, in theory, is converted in the body into vitamin A. Although that does happen, the mechanism is not very robust. Vegetable sources are POOR sources of Vitamin A.
There are two rich sources of Vitamin A. The first is liver. Any type of liver is loaded with Vitamin A. The other is fish oil, notably Cod Liver Oil. If you can't stomach liver, you can often buy Cod Liver Oil in capsule form. You never have to actually taste it.
2006-09-03 09:02:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Vitamin A Rich Foods
FOOD Vitamin A (mcg RE)
Liver, beef, 3.5 oz 10602
Chicken liver, 3.5 oz4,900
Pumpkin, canned, 1/2 cup2700
Carrots, raw, 7.5" long2025
Carrots, baby, 12 raw1800
Sweet potato, small1310
Squash, butternut, 1/2 cup857
Mango, fresh, one 805
Spinach, cooked, 1/2 cup739
Spinach, fresh, 1 cup raw202
Cantaloupe, 1 cup 561
Apricots, fresh, 4 halves366
Apricots, dried, 4 halves101
Collard greens, 1/2 cup ckd502
Kale, 1/2 cup cooked481
Vegetable juice, 1 cup283
Broccoli, 1/2 cup cooked174
Romaine lettuce, 1 cup 146
Skim milk, fortified, 1 cup149
2006-09-05 10:02:35 · answer #2 · answered by Steve R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any of the orange-colored and dark green leafy vegetables are high in Vitamin A. They contain carotene, an orange coloring that the body splits into the 2 forms of Vitamin A. Good sources (in order) include sweet potatoes, carrots, kale, mangoes, spinach, cantalope etc.
2006-09-03 15:57:35 · answer #3 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carrots. Pumpkin. Squash.
2006-09-03 15:42:39 · answer #4 · answered by Sabrina 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋