Foods high in Carotene, alpha

Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured Carotene, alpha content per 100 g, drawn live from 299 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.

Top 25 foods highest in Carotene, alpha

Ranked by Carotene, alpha per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (UG)
1	Pumpkin, canned, without salt	FNDDS ingredient	4,795
2	Carrot juice, canned	FNDDS ingredient	4,342
3	Pumpkin, raw	FNDDS ingredient	4,016
4	Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	FNDDS ingredient	3,776
5	Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	FNDDS ingredient	3,716
6	Carrots, frozen, unprepared	FNDDS ingredient	3,716
7	Carrots, raw	FNDDS ingredient	3,477
8	Soup, cream of vegetable, dry, powder	FNDDS ingredient	2,820
9	Carrots, canned, regular pack, drained solids	FNDDS ingredient	2,743
10	Carrots, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids	FNDDS ingredient	2,743
11	Babyfood, vegetables, carrots, junior	FNDDS ingredient	2,682
12	Babyfood, vegetables, carrots, strained	FNDDS ingredient	2,602
13	Spices, chili powder	FNDDS ingredient	2,090
14	Egg rolls, pork, refrigerated, heated	FNDDS ingredient	1,674
15	Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	FNDDS ingredient	968
16	Squash, winter, all varieties, cooked, baked, without salt	FNDDS ingredient	682
17	Grape leaves, raw	FNDDS ingredient	629
18	Spices, paprika	FNDDS ingredient	595
19	Soup, chicken rice, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve	FNDDS ingredient	529
20	Soup, beef and vegetables, canned, ready-to-serve	FNDDS ingredient	528
21	Soup, vegetable beef, canned, condensed	FNDDS ingredient	489
22	Soup, pea, split with ham, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve	FNDDS ingredient	445
23	Snacks, plantain chips, salted	FNDDS ingredient	441
24	Plantains, yellow, raw	FNDDS ingredient	438
25	Soup, vegetarian vegetable, canned, condensed	FNDDS ingredient	410

Lowest in Carotene, alpha

For contrast — the 10 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (UG)
290	Tomato, roma	Foundation Food	0.875
291	Sauce, worcestershire	FNDDS ingredient	1
292	Cheese, cream	FNDDS ingredient	1
293	Cheese, swiss	FNDDS ingredient	1
294	Babyfood, dessert, custard pudding, vanilla, junior	FNDDS ingredient	1
295	Beverages, vegetable and fruit juice blend, 100% juice, with added vitamins A, C, E	FNDDS ingredient	1
296	Cheese product, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortified	FNDDS ingredient	1
297	Lemon peel, raw	FNDDS ingredient	1
298	Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw	FNDDS ingredient	1
299	Mustard, prepared, yellow	FNDDS ingredient	1

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Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.

USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.