Beta-carotene in food, benefits and drawbacks
Food high in Beta-carotene
Dried red pepper sweet 42891.00 mcg
857%
Paprika 26162.00 mcg
523%
Red or cayenne pepper (spice) 21840.00 mcg
436%
Raw grape leaves 16194.00 mcg
323%
Chili powder 15000.00 mcg
300%
Dried hot chili pepper 14844.00 mcg
296%
Baked in skin sweet potato (flesh, without salt) 11509.00 mcg
230%
Tomato powder 10348.00 mcg
206%
Boiled without skin sweet potato (with salt) 9444.00 mcg
188%
Boiled without skin sweet potato (without salt) 9444.00 mcg
188%
Carrot juice 9303.00 mcg
186%
Boiled dandelion greens (with salt) 8727.00 mcg
174%
Raw sweet potato 8509.00 mcg
170%
Boiled carrot (without salt) 8332.00 mcg
166%
Boiled carrot (with salt) 8332.00 mcg
166%
Raw carrot 8285.00 mcg
165%
Boiled mustard greens (without salt) 7400.00 mcg
148%
Frozen carrot 7047.00 mcg
140%
Frozen spinach 7035.00 mcg
140%
Raw turnip greens 6952.00 mcg
139%
Canned pumpkin (with salt) 6940.00 mcg
138%
Canned pumpkin (without salt) 6940.00 mcg
138%
Canned red hot chili pepper 6664.00 mcg
133%
Boiled mustard greens (with salt) 6300.00 mcg
126%
Boiled spinach (with salt) 6288.00 mcg
125%
Boiled spinach (without salt) 6288.00 mcg
125%
Frozen sweet potato 6220.00 mcg
124%
Canned spinach 5881.00 mcg
117%
Raw dandelion greens 5854.00 mcg
117%
Raw spinach 5626.00 mcg
112%
Frozen collard 5510.00 mcg
110%
Canned carrot (without salt) 5331.00 mcg
106%
Canned carrot (with salt) 5331.00 mcg
106%
Raw cos or romaine lettuce 5226.00 mcg
104%
Boiled pokeberry shoots (without salt) 5220.00 mcg
104%
Boiled pokeberry shoots (with salt) 5220.00 mcg
104%
Fresh parsley 5054.00 mcg
101%
Dried marjoram 4806.00 mcg
96%
Canned sweet potato 4790.00 mcg
95%
Pumpkin pie 4752.00 mcg
95%
Boiled lambsquarters (without salt) 4688.00 mcg
93%
Boiled lambsquarters (with salt) 4688.00 mcg
93%
Boiled beet greens (with salt) 4590.00 mcg
91%
Boiled beet greens (without salt) 4590.00 mcg
91%
Boiled turnip greens (with salt) 4575.00 mcg
91%
Boiled turnip greens (without salt) 4575.00 mcg
91%
Baked winter butternut squash (with salt) 4570.00 mcg
91%
Baked winter butternut squash (without salt) 4570.00 mcg
91%
Boiled cooked collard (without salt) 4513.00 mcg
90%
Boiled cooked collard (with salt) 4513.00 mcg
90%
Raw red leaf lettuce 4495.00 mcg
89%
Raw green leaf lettuce 4443.00 mcg
88%
Raw winter butternut squash 4226.00 mcg
84%
Boiled drumstick leaves (without salt) 4208.00 mcg
84%
Boiled drumstick leaves (with salt) 4208.00 mcg
84%
Raw garden cress 4150.00 mcg
83%
Boiled dandelion greens (without salt) 3940.00 mcg
78%
Raw coriander leaves 3930.00 mcg
78%
Candied sweet potato 3858.00 mcg
77%
Raw beet greens 3794.00 mcg
75%
Boiled swiss chard (with salt) 3652.00 mcg
73%
Boiled swiss chard (without salt) 3652.00 mcg
73%
Raw swiss chard 3647.00 mcg
72%
Baked winter hubbard squash (without salt) 3580.00 mcg
71%
Baked winter hubbard squash (with salt) 3580.00 mcg
71%
Canned turnip greens 3573.00 mcg
71%
Ground sage 3485.00 mcg
69%
Raw chicory greens 3430.00 mcg
68%
Dried coriander leaf 3407.00 mcg
68%
Fresh basil 3142.00 mcg
62%
Raw laver seaweed 3121.00 mcg
62%
Boiled jute potherb (molokhia) (with salt) 3111.00 mcg
62%
Boiled jute potherb (molokhia) (without salt) 3111.00 mcg
62%
Raw pumpkin 3100.00 mcg
62%
Raw collard 2991.00 mcg
59%
Raw taro leaves 2895.00 mcg
57%
Raw kale 2873.00 mcg
57%
Fresh thyme 2851.00 mcg
57%
Canned grape leaves 2838.00 mcg
56%
Baked winter squash (without salt) 2793.00 mcg
55%
Baked winter squash (with salt) 2793.00 mcg
55%
Boiled garden cress (without salt) 2790.00 mcg
55%
Boiled garden cress (with salt) 2790.00 mcg
55%
Cooked broccoli raab 2720.00 mcg
54%
Raw chinese pak choi cabbage 2681.00 mcg
53%
Raw chives 2612.00 mcg
52%
Boiled chinese pak choi cabbage (with salt) 2549.00 mcg
50%
Boiled chinese pak choi cabbage (without salt) 2549.00 mcg
50%
Frozen kale 2460.00 mcg
49%
Young green onion (tops only) 2400.00 mcg
48%
Dried thyme 2264.00 mcg
45%
Raw sweet potato leaves 2217.00 mcg
44%
Dried apricot 2163.00 mcg
43%
Boiled winter hubbard squash (with salt) 2139.00 mcg
42%
Boiled pumpkin (with salt) 2096.00 mcg
41%
Boiled pumpkin (without salt) 2096.00 mcg
41%
Raw fiddlehead ferns 2040.00 mcg
40%
Raw cantaloupe melon 2020.00 mcg
40%
Raw butterhead lettuce 1987.00 mcg
39%
Raw watercress 1914.00 mcg
38%
Food low in Beta-carotene
Raw dark meat chicken (meat only) 0.00 mcg
0%
Jellybeans 0.00 mcg
0%
Boiled chayote (without salt) 0.00 mcg
0%
Raw long grain brown rice 0.00 mcg
0%
Boiled oriental radish (without salt) 0.00 mcg
0%
Canned chum salmon 0.00 mcg
0%
Raw chicken egg 0.00 mcg
0%
Roasted pork leg (ham) 0.00 mcg
0%
Raw pork shank 0.00 mcg
0%
Raw beef back ribs 0.00 mcg
0%