EXPLORE A NUTRIENT

Cryptoxanthin, beta

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

Chemical reference: beta-cryptoxanthin (C40H56O). USDA reports Cryptoxanthin, beta separately. [1] [2]

beta-cryptoxanthin — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: beta-cryptoxanthin**
This reference form does not represent every form included in the USDA quantity.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: beta-cryptoxanthin. Formula C40H56O; PubChem CID 5281235; charge 0. This specified form does not represent every form or molecule included in the USDA quantity.
PubChem Compound 5281235, 2D Structure. NCBI / National Library of Medicine. Source · Reuse terms
Source check: 2026-09-13 · No scientific editorial review.

A COMMON BASIS

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73 foods with data 33 not reported, excluded from ranking

Butternut squash
Butternut winter squash, baked without salt.
3,116 µg
Papaya
Raw papaya, edible portion.
589 µg
Mandarin
Raw mandarin/tangerine, edible portion.
407 µg
Sweet corn
Yellow sweet corn, boiled, drained, without salt.
161 µg
Peach
Yellow peach, raw.
117 µg
Orange
Raw orange, all commercial varieties; edible flesh.
116 µg
Watermelon
Raw watermelon, edible portion; seedless status not specified.
78 µg
Fresh basil
Fresh basil leaves.
46 µg
Purple passion fruit
Purple passion fruit, raw; not yellow passion-fruit juice or sweet granadilla.
41 µg
Black pepper
Black pepper spice.
25 µg
Lemon
Raw lemon without peel.
20 µg
Egg
Whole egg, hard-boiled.
10 µg

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares Cryptoxanthin, beta (Cryptoxanthin, 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 5281235: Cryptoxanthin · Accessed 2026-09-13
USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods Documentation · Accessed 2026-09-13

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