Foods high in cis-beta-Carotene
Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured cis-beta-Carotene content per 100 g, drawn live from 12 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.
Top 7 foods highest in cis-beta-Carotene
Ranked by cis-beta-Carotene per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.
| # | Food or ingredient | Source | Per 100g (UG) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomatoes, grape, raw | Foundation Food | 49 |
| 2 | Butter, stick, salted | Foundation Food | 27 |
| 3 | Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D | Foundation Food | 2 |
| 4 | Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D | Foundation Food | 1 |
| 5 | Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim) | Foundation Food | 1 |
| 6 | Bananas, overripe, raw | Foundation Food | 1 |
| 7 | Bananas, ripe and slightly ripe, raw | Foundation Food | 1 |
Lowest in cis-beta-Carotene
For contrast — the 5 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.
| # | Food or ingredient | Source | Per 100g (UG) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim) | Foundation Food | 1 |
| 9 | Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D | Foundation Food | 1 |
| 10 | Bananas, overripe, raw | Foundation Food | 1 |
| 11 | Bananas, ripe and slightly ripe, raw | Foundation Food | 1 |
| 12 | Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D | Foundation Food | 2 |
More on cis-beta-Carotene
What cis-beta-Carotene is, how it is measured, and where these values come from.
cis-beta-Carotene nutrient reference →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.