Human Nutrition 3(3+0)

Lesson 20 : Vitamin – A

Sources

Vitamin A is present only in fish liver oil and foods of animal origin, such as liver, eggs, buttermilk and fatty fish. All plant foods contain only carotenoids.

Vitamin A and beta carotene content of foods is given in table.

Table: Vitamin A and beta carotene content of foods

Food stuffs	Vitamin A(µg/100g)	Foodstuffs	B carotene (µg/100g)
Rich sources: Fish liver oils Liver(sheep, chicken etc.) Good sources: Butter and Ghee Egg and milk powder Fair sources: Milk, (Cow’s or buffalo or human)	6000-100,000 6000-10,000 600-800 300-500 50-60	Red palm oil Green leafy vegetables Carrots Ripe mango & papaya	25,000-30,000 1,500-6,000 1,500-2,000 800-2,000