About Vitamin A

Functions

  • Prevention of night blindness
  • Maintaining notmal spithelial integrity of retina, cornea, lens
  • Inhibition of abnormal cell proliferation
  • Normal embryonic development
  • Maintain normal growth
  • Required for normal bone growth

UL(Female in 20's, healty, non-pregnant)

  • 2800-300ug

Selected foods on the list are high or realtively high in vitamin A

Asparagus

Beef

Beet greens

Brassica campestris(小松菜)

Cantaloupe

Carrots

Chrysanthemum(春菊)

 

Cilantro

Collards

Cress

Green leafy vegetables

Hot chili peppers

Kale

Mango

Mustard greens

Pak-choi Pumpkin

Red pepper

Shiso mint

Spinach

Squash

Sweet potato

Tomato products

Turnip green

Turumurasaki

Unagi eel

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