Table 6.

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

		Total Carotenoid	r	Lutein	r	Zeaxanthin	r	β-Cryptoxanthin	r	β-Carotene	r	Lycopene	r
Positive Correlation	1	Other fruits	0.22	“Natto”	0.22	Egg	0.23	Citrus	0.30	Grilled fish	0.25	Tomato	0.25
	2	Fruits high in vitamin C	0.20	Grilled fish	0.19	Coffee	0.10	Other fruits	0.28	Other fruits	0.23	Hamburger	0.23
	3	“Tofu”	0.20	“Tofu”	0.18	Green leafy vegetables	0.10	Fruits high in vitamin C	0.22	“Tofu”	0.21	Fruits high in vitamin C	0.15
	4	Grilled fish	0.20	Green leafy vegetables	0.17	-		Grilled fish	0.21	Fruits high in vitamin C	0.21	Pasta	0.14
	5	100% juice	0.18	Fatty fish	0.16	-		Fatty fish	0.20	“Natto”	0.19	Fresh vegetables	0.12
Negative Correlation	1	Beer	−0.20	Hamburger	−0.18	Fried fish	−0.10	Beer	−0.23	Beer	−0.30	Japanese pickled (other vegetables)	−0.18
	2	“Ramen”	−0.15	Fried meat	−0.16	-		Ham	−0.11	“Ramen”	−0.18	Boiled fish	−0.15
	3	Fried meat	−0.12	Coke	−0.13	-		“Ramen”	−0.10	Japanese liquor	−0.14	Grilled fish	−0.15
	4	Japanese liquor	−0.10	Ham	−0.13	-		Fried food	−0.09	Fried meat	−0.13	Rice	−0.15
	5	Coke	−0.10	Fried meat	−0.12	-		-		Hamburger	−0.12	Dried fish	−0.14