Vitamin a Food Items

Vitamin A is an essential vitamin necessary for vision, gene transcription, boosting immune function, and great skin health.

A deficiency in vitamin A can lead to blindness and improved viral infection, however deficiency is only careful a problem in developing countries where it is a leading cause of blindness in children. Over use of vitamin A can lead to jaundice, nausea, loss of appetite, touchiness, vomiting, and even hair loss. 

The recent percent daily value for Vitamin A is 5000 worldwide units. Below is a list of foods high in Vitamin A.

Vitamin A Rich Foods
1	Papaya	1094IU (22% DV) per 100 gram serving	1532IU (31% DV) per cup cubed (140 grams)	1663IU (33% DV) per small papaya (152 grams)
2	Mangoes	765IU (15% DV) per 100 gram serving	1262IU (25% DV) per cup sliced (165 grams)	1584IU (32% DV) in an average mango (207 grams)
3	Green Peas	2100IU (42% DV) per 100 gram serving	3360IU (68% DV) per cup (160 grams)	1680IU (34% DV) in a half cup (80 grams)
4	Tomatoes	833IU (17% DV) per 100 gram serving	1499IU (30% DV) per cup chopped (180 grams)	1025IU (20% DV) in an average tomato (123 grams)
5	Peaches	326IU (7% DV) per 100 gram serving	502IU (10% DV) per cup sliced (154 grams)	489IU (10% DV) in a medium sized peach (150 grams)
6	Red Bell (Sweet) Peppers	3131IU (63% DV) per 100 gram serving	4665IU (93% DV) per cup chopped (149 grams)	3726IU (75% DV) in a medium sized pepper (119 grams)
7	Fortified Skim (Non-Fat) Milk*	204IU (4% DV) per 100 gram serving	500IU (10% DV) per cup (245 grams)	63IU (1% DV) in a fluid ounce (31 grams)
8	Whole Milk	102IU (2% DV) per 100 gram serving	249IU (5% DV) per cup (244 grams)	32IU (1% DV) in a fluid ounce (31 grams)
9	Oatmeal (Fortified)	621IU (12% DV) per 100 gram serving	1453IU (29% DV) per cup (234 grams)	272IU (14% DV) in a half-cup (117 grams)