Doc:Food/Carotenoid/Summary

Food containing high α-carotene

Only deep-yellow vegetables contain α-carotene. Yellow/red peppers and other vegetables contain < 100 mcg.

Food	α-carotene (mcg/100g)	名前
Carrot, raw or cooked	3600-15000	ニンジン （生、加熱）
Pumpkin, raw or cooked	3800	カボチャ　（生、加熱）
Fiddlehead, raw	280	ゼンマイ　（生）

Food containing high β-carotene

A variety of vegetables contains β-carotene. Green vegetables contain as much β-carotene as yellow or red ones.

Food	β-carotene (μg/100g)	名前
Carrot, raw or cooked	7900-25600	ニンジン （生、加熱）
Apricot, peach, dried	9256-17600	干しアンズ、干し桃
Spinach, Kale, Cress	4100-5500	ほうれん草、ケール、クレソン　（生）
parsley, dill, fennel, chicory	3430-5300	パセリ、ディル、フェンネル、チコリ　（生）
Pumpkin, cantaloupe, squash	2400-3100	カボチャ、瓜、メロン　（生）
Tomato, broccoli, romaine	1000-1900	トマト、ブロッコリ、ロメーンレタス

Food containing high β-Cryptoxanthin

It is scarce in vegetables. Only oranges, peaches, and tangerines contain 149-1060 μg / 100g, and the amount is much less than carotenes in other vegetables.

Food containing high Lycopene

Tomato is the major source of lycopene. Watermelon, guava, apricot and pink grapefruit contain lycopene to a lesser extent. Other vegetables do not contain lycopene.

Food	Lycopene (μg/100g)	名前
Tomato, raw, cooked, paste, or catsup	3100-16603	トマト （生、加熱、ペースト、ケチャップ）
Guava, Watermelon, Grapefruit (pink)	3340-5400	グァバ、スイカ、グレープフルーツ（ピンク）
Apricot, raw or dried	5-864	アンズ　（干し、生）

Food containing high Lutein

Deep-green leaves contain high lutein. Many other green (red and yellow) vegetables also contain lutein to a lesser extent.

Food	Lutein (μg/100g)	名前
Kale, spinach, chicory, cress, parsley	10200-21900	ケール、ほうれん草、チコリ、クレソン、パセリ
beet, okra, red pepper, romaine	7700-5700	カブ、オクラ、赤ピーマン、ロメーンレタス
celery, broccoli, leek, pumpkin, squash	3600-1200	セロリ、ブロッコリ、ねぎ、カボチャ、瓜