Table 5.

β-Carotene content of foods⁴⁴,^*

Food	Serving	Milligrams
Apricots, raw	1 medium (35 g)	0.9
Broccoli, cooked	1/2 cup (78 g)	0.8
Cantaloupe, raw	1/2 cup (78 g)	1.2
Carrots, raw	1 medium (61 g)	5.3
Carrots, cooked	1/2 cup (78 g)	6.3
Kale, cooked	1/2 cup (65 g)	3.7
Lettuce, romaine	1/2 cup (38 g)	0.5
Pepper, red, sweet	1 medium (119 g)	2.9
Pumpkin, cooked	1/2 cup (123 g)	8.5
Spinach, cooked	1/2 cup (95 g)	5.0
Spinach, raw	1 cup (38 g)	2.1
Sweet potato, cooked	1/2 cup (164 g)	15.5
Winter squash, cooked	1/2 cup (85 g)	3.9

Note:

^*Edible portion.