Table 5.

Top five food groups that significantly correlated with serum carotenoids in males.

		Total Carotenoid	r	Lutein	r	Zeaxanthin	r	β-Cryptoxanthin	r	β-Carotene	r	Lycopene	r
Positive Correlation	1	Other fruits	0.27	Japanese pickled (other vegetables)	0.27	Egg	0.30	Fruits high in vitamin C	0.26	Other fruits	0.37	Ham	0.20
	2	Carrot and pumpkin	0.26	Seaweed	0.24	Pork and beef	0.15	Other fruits	0.26	Carrot and pumpkin	0.29	Pasta	0.19
	3	100% juice	0.25	“Natto”	0.21	Ham	0.13	Citrus	0.26	Root vegetables	0.27	Hamburger	0.16
	4	Egg	0.23	Carrot and pumpkin	0.20	Japanese liquor	0.13	Japanese sweets	0.18	Fruits high in vitamin C	0.26	Tomato	0.15
	5	Green leafy vegetables	0.23	Root vegetables	0.19	-		“Natto”	0.17	100% juice	0.25	Stir-fried meat	0.15
Negative Correlation	1	Beer	−0.25	Hamburger	−0.14	Fatty fish	−0.20	Beer	−0.35	Beer	−0.39	“Natto”	−0.20
	2	“Ramen”	−0.20	Coke	−0.14	Raw fish	−0.13	“Ramen”	−0.17	“Ramen”	−0.24	Japanese sake	−0.20
	3	Liver	−0.11	Ice cream	−0.13	Fried fish	−0.11	Japanese liquor	−0.14	Japanese liquor	−0.15	Japanese pickled (other vegetables)	−0.17
	4	-		-		-		-		Liver	−0.11	Fatty fish	−0.17
	5	-		-		-		-		-		Dried fish	−0.16