Vitamin A (retinol) is a fat-soluble vitamin that’s transformed from carotenes, the preferred being beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is pigment present in produce that offers it its red-orange and yellow coloration. For extra on the corresponding colours and dietary worth of produce see my article on Using Rainbows to Teach Good Nutrition.
Due to this fact, beta carotene wealthy meals are thought of “provitamin A” meals, because the beta-carotene converts to vitamin A. Fat and oils alongside together with your consumption of provitamin A meals improves the conversion to vitamin A. So including some salad dressing, or different oil to your greens has an important objective past simply nice style!
Animals make vitamin A, so meals similar to liver, egg yolks, and salmon are wealthy in vitamin A.
Moreover, Mom Nature is sensible, and the greens wealthy in provitamin A that we’d like most to construct a powerful immune system within the fall and winter are plentiful this time of yr.
So which fall meals are highest in beta-carotene/provitamin A?
- Carrots
- Rutabagas
- Pumpkin
- Candy potatoes
- Winter squash
- Darkish inexperienced, leafy greens
- Broccoli
