EXPLORE A NUTRIENT

Carotene, beta

Discover how amounts vary across foods, on a shared basis for comparison.

Chemical reference: All-trans-beta-carotene (C40H56). USDA reports Carotene, beta separately. [1] [2]

All-trans-beta-carotene — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: All-trans-beta-carotene**
This reference form does not represent every form included in the USDA quantity.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: All-trans-beta-carotene. Formula C40H56; PubChem CID 5280489; charge 0. This specified form does not represent every form or molecule included in the USDA quantity.
PubChem Compound 5280489, 2D Structure. NCBI / National Library of Medicine. Source · Reuse terms
Source check: 2026-09-13 · No scientific editorial review.

A COMMON BASIS

Foods, per 100 g

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73 foods with data 33 not reported, excluded from ranking

Sweet potato
Sweet potato, boiled without skin; added salt is not stated in the source description.
9,444 µg
Spinach
Raw spinach.
5,626 µg
Butternut squash
Butternut winter squash, baked without salt.
4,570 µg
Fresh basil
Fresh basil leaves.
3,142 µg
Cantaloupe
Raw cantaloupe melon, edible portion.
2,780 µg
Dried oregano
Dried oregano.
1,007 µg
Broccoli
Broccoli, boiled, drained, without salt.
929 µg
Cumin seed
Cumin seed spice.
762 µg
Purple passion fruit
Purple passion fruit, raw; not yellow passion-fruit juice or sweet granadilla.
743 µg
Pink and red grapefruit
Raw pink and red grapefruit, all areas.
686 µg
Mango
Raw mango; variety not specified.
640 µg
Green peas
Green peas, boiled, drained, without salt.
470 µg

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares Carotene, beta (Carotene, beta), in µg per 100 g of food.

Chemical forms and measurement methods remain separate. “Not reported” means a value is unavailable, not that the food contains zero. A food’s rank does not determine your individual needs or diagnose a deficiency.

Intake guidance

There is no validated NIH ODS fact sheet for this identity in Bitameans’ published version. We do not assign another nutrient’s recommendations to this form. An absent fact sheet does not mean that no upper intake limit exists.

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Identity and structure sources

PubChem Compound 5280489: Beta-Carotene · Accessed 2026-09-13
USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods Documentation · Accessed 2026-09-13

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