Food sources of vitamin A ranked by International Units (IU). All foods listed are ≥ 20% (1000 IU (of the Daily Value (DV)) of 5000 IU for vitamin A. The DVs are used on the Nutrition Facts Label and are based on a 2,000 Calorie diet.
| Food Item | Serving Size* | Vitamin A (IU) |
| Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin | 1 potato (146 grams) | 28,058 |
| Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin | 1 potato (156 grams) | 24,554 |
| Carrots, frozen, cooked, drained | ½ cup | 12,137 |
| Sweet potato, canned, vacuum pack | ½ cup | 10,179 |
| Pumpkin, canned | ¼ cup | 9,532 |
| Kale, cooked, drained | ½ cup | 8,854 |
| Carrots, canned, drained | ½ cup | 8,154 |
| Collards, cooked, boiled, drained | ½ cup | 7,709 |
| Carrots, raw | ½ cup | 6,620 |
| Dandelion greens, cooked, boiled, drained | ½ cup | 5,207 |
| Vegetables, mixed, canned, drained | ¼ cup | 4,746 |
| Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained | ¼ cup | 4,717 |
| Mustard greens, cooked, boiled, drained | ½ cup | 4,426 |
| Cabbage, Chinese (pak-choi), cooked, boiled, drained | ½ cup | 3,612 |
| Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained | ¼ cup | 2,745 |
| Cantaloupe, raw | ½ cup | 2,706 |
| Squash, winter, all varieties, cooked, baked | ¼ cup | 2,677 |
| Cantaloupe, raw | 1/8 melon | 2,334 |
| Lettuce, green leaf, raw | ½ cup | 2,074 |
| Apricots, canned juice pack, with skin, solids and liquids | ½ cup | 2,063 |
| Soup, bean with ham, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve, commercial | ½ cup | 1,976 |
| Food Item | Serving Size* | Vitamin A (IU) |
| Vegetable juice cocktail, canned | 4 fl. oz. | 1,885 |
| Peas, green, frozen, cooked, drained | ½ cup | 1,680 |
| Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw | ½ cup | 1,626 |
| Apricots, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids | ½ cup | 1,587 |
| Broccoli, cooked, boiled, drained | ½ cup | 1,535 |
| Grapefruit, raw, pink and red | ½ grapefruit | 1,415 |
| Spinach, raw | ½ cup | 1,407 |
| Plums, canned purple, juice pack, solids and liquids | ½ cup | 1272 |
| Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked | 10 halves | 1,261 |
| Peppers, sweet, red, raw | ¼ cup | 1,167 |
| Tangerines (mandarin oranges), canned, light syrup pack | ½ cup | 1,059 |
Reference: Adapted from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17.