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Vitamin A

A nutrient not many people think a lot about is vitamin A. I just updated VeganHealth.org with the vitamin A content of various plant foods. Take a look there and make sure you’re getting enough!

This entry was posted on Monday, April 13th, 2009 at 1:08 pm and is filed under Beta-carotene, Vitamin A. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

2 Responses to “Vitamin A”

  1. CG Says:
    April 14th, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    Hello Jack
    What about dried apricots? Our toddler doesn’t appreciate carrots or green vegetables yet, so we give her some dried apricots each day. Do they provide her with sufficient RAE?
    CG, Budapest

  2. Jack Norris RD Says:
    April 15th, 2009 at 6:51 am

    CG,

    Dried apricots have 80 RAE per 1/2 Cup, so she isn’t getting a whole lot from them. The RDA for toddlers is 300 mcg RAE. Carrot juice contains 2,256 per cup, so maybe that would be a good option, as you’d only need a small amount. I have updated the chart at VeganHealth.org with this info.

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