Finding Vitamin A in Food

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Super Sources

1/3 cantaloupe
1/2 mango
1/3 cup diced carrot
1/2 sweet potato
1 ounce liver
1/2 cup cooked greens
1/3 cup pumpkin
1/3 cup cooked spinach
1/2 cup winter squash

Very Good Sources

3 apricots, fresh or canned
1 cup apricot nectar
1/2 papaya
2 peaches
1 watermelon wedge
2/3 cup broccoli
2 raw tomatoes or 1 cup canned tomatoes
1 persimmon

Good Sources

1/4 cup asparagus
1/2 cup green beans
1/2 cup corn
1 sweet bell pepper
1/2 avocado
1/2 pink grapefruit
1/2 cup peaches
1 tangerine
1 ounce cheese
3/4 cup ice cream
1 egg
1 tablespoon margarine or butter

3/4 cup lima beans
1/2 cup Brussels sprouts
1/2 cup green peas
1/2 cup summer squash
1 cup canned fruit cocktail
3/4 cup orange juice
3 dried prunes
3/4 cup cottage cheese
1 cup milk
1 slice Braunschweiger