7 Plant and Animal Foods With Vitamin A

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Vitamin A is a crucial micronutrient for the proper functioning of your eyes, immune system, and other important organs. Reproduction, expansion, and maturation all rely on it.

Liver, some fish, and eggs are good sources of retinol because they contain preformed vitamin A.

Carotenoids, also known as provitamin A, are found in plant diets but may be less accessible than vitamin A. Carotenoids aren't vitamin A until they're processed by the body. 

Carotenoids are found in highest concentrations in vegetables and fruits with intense or vivid colours, such as carrots, sweet potatoes, and spinach.

Liver from cattle, lamb, or chicken is where you'll find the most vitamin A. The amount of vitamin A in a serving of liver is quite high, much above the daily value.

Vitamin A content, like that of other nutrients, may shift depending on what goes into making a certain product. What you'll find in a single liverwurst:

Vitamin D insufficiency is on the rise, but cod liver oil has been shown to assist. Vitamin A content is also rather high. 

In terms of cholesterol, a tuna steak contains roughly 28% of the daily amount. Furthermore, mercury levels are rather high in certain varieties of tuna.

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