TABLE 2.

Rich food sources of provitamin A (μg/100 g)^a.

Sl. No.	Food source	β-carotene (μg/100 g)	RAE (μg/day)‡	% RDA§
				Children (1–3 years)	Children (4–8 years)	Men (>19 years)	Women (>19 years)
1.	Kale or leaf cabbage, raw	9226	768.8	256.3	192.2	85.4	109.8
2.	Sweet potato, raw	9180	765.0	255.0	191.3	85.0	109.3
3.	Carrot, raw	8836	736.3	245.4	184.1	81.8	105.2
4.	Squash, winter, butternut, raw	4226	352.2	117.4	88.0	39.1	50.3
5.	Collards, raw	3323	276.9	92.3	69.2	30.8	39.6
6.	Pepper, sweet, red, raw	2379	198.3	66.1	49.6	22.0	28.3
7.	Melon, cantaloupe, raw	1595	132.9	44.3	33.2	14.8	19.0
8.	Lettuce, romaine, raw	1272	106.0	35.3	26.5	11.8	15.1
9.	Apricots	664	55.3	18.4	13.8	6.1	7.9
10.	Peas, green, raw	432	36.0	12.0	9.0	4.0	5.1

^aSource: USDA–NCC Carotenoid Database for the US Foods-1998 published by Holden et al., 1999. ^§Recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for vitamin A was calculated based on daily value (DV) of retinol activity equivalents (RAE) μg/day from 100 g serving of each species. The United States (U.S.), RDAs required RAE 300 μg/day and 400 μg/day for children aged 1–3 years and 4–8 years, respectively; 900 μg/day and 700 μg/day for adult men and women, respectively. ^‡RAE was calculated by 12 μg dietary β-carotene converted to 1 μg retinol (REA ratio 12:1).