Thursday, October 7, 2010

Food containing a lot of pro vitamin A

Food (vegetable origin) containing a lot of pro vitamin A (to be converted into vitamin A by the body) are:

* Sorrel (100 grams): 11 000 mcg
* Carrots (100 g): 2 000 to 10 000 mcg
* Spinach (100 g): 2 000 to 9000 mcg
* Turnip (100 g): 7000 mcg
* Apricot (100 g): 1 000 to 7000 mcg
* Chervil (100 g): 6200 mcg
Dandelion * (100 g): 6000 mcg
* Parsley (100 g): 5000 mcg
* Dried apricots (100 g): 4000 mcg
* Brugnon or escarole (100 g): 2000 mcg
* Chicory (100 g): 1 800 mcg
* Red cabbage (100 g): 1 500 mcg
* Dried peaches (100 g): 1 200 mcg
* Lettuce (100 g): 1 000 mcg.

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