"Carrots are good for eyesight" - you can often hear. Yes, indeed, the healthy vitamin A in carrots is enough to strengthen and improve vision with constant and long-term use. Vitamin A also boosts the immune system and reduces the risk of heart disease. But not only carrots contain such a valuable vitamin. There are some other foods that significantly surpass carrots in the amount of vitamin A. What are these foods?
There are two types of vitamin A, one of which is of animal origin (retinol), and the other is vegetable (beta-carotene). Since both types of vitamin A are important for the body, naturally, to replenish it, you should not limit yourself to eating only one carrot. After all, there are some foods that contain more vitamin A than carrots. For comparison, one serving of fresh carrots (half a cup) contains 10692 IU of retinol and 0.534 mg of beta-carotene. It should be noted that almost all orange foods contain vitamin A.
Pumpkin puree
One cup of pumpkin puree contains about 14,000 IU of retinol and 0.7 mg of beta-carotene. Canned pumpkin and pumpkin pie also contain vitamins, although the latter apparently also contains sugars and fats.
Sweet baked potatoes (botat)
One medium oven-baked sweet potato is rich in 22,000 IU of retinol and 1.1 mg of beta-carotene, which is 440 percent of the daily recommended intake of vitamin A. It also contains more potassium than bananas.
Fish fat
High in omega-3 fatty acids, fish oil strengthens the blood vessels of the heart system, cleanses the skin, and also has many other beneficial effects for the body. One tablespoon of fish oil contains more than 13,000 IU of retinol and 4 mg of beta-carotene, which is 8 times more than half a cup of carrots.
Kale salad
Kale is a dietary product and a storehouse of nutrients, including vitamin A - about 71,000 IU of retinol and 3.5 mg of beta-carotene in four cups, which is 500 percent of the daily intake of vitamin C and 3000 percent of vitamin K.
