Table 1

Carotenoids in fruits and vegetables

	Neoxanthins and violaxanthins	Lutein and zeaxanthin	Lutein	Zeaxanthin	Cryptoxanthins	Lycopenes	α carotene	β carotene
Egg yolk	8	89	54	35	4	0	0	0
Maize (corn)	9	86	60	25	5	0	0	0
Kiwi	38	54	54	0	0	0	0	8
Red seedless grapes	23	53	43	10	4	5	3	16
Zucchini squash	19	52	47	5	24	0	0	5
Pumpkin	30	49	49	0	0	0	0	21
Spinach	14	47	47	0	19	4	0	16
Orange pepper	4	45	8	37	22	0	8	21
Yellow squash	19	44	44	0	0	0	28	9
Cucumber	16	42	38	4	38	0	0	4
Pea	33	41	41	0	21	0	0	5
Green pepper	29	39	36	3	20	0	0	12
Red grape	27	37	33	4	29	0	1	6
Butternut squash	24	37	37	0	34	0	5	0
Orange juice	28	35	15	20	25	0	3	8
Honeydew	18	35	17	18	0	0	0	48
Celery (stalks, leaves)	12	34	32	2	40	1	13	0
Green grapes	10	31	25	7	52	0	0	7
Brussels sprouts	20	29	27	2	39	0	0	11
Scallions	32	29	27	3	35	4	0	0
Green beans	27	25	22	3	42	0	1	5
Orange	36	22	7	15	12	11	8	11
Broccoli	3	22	22	0	49	0	0	27
Apple (red delicious)	22	20	19	1	23	13	5	17
Mango	52	18	2	16	4	6	0	20
Green lettuce	33	15	15	0	36	0	16	0
Tomato juice	0	13	11	2	2	57	12	16
Peach	20	13	5	8	8	0	10	50
Yellow pepper	86	12	12	0	1	0	1	0
Nectarine	18	11	6	6	23	0	0	48
Red pepper	56	7	7	0	2	8	24	3
Tomato (fruit)	0	6	6	0	0	82	0	12
Carrots	0	2	2	0	0	0	43	55
Cantaloupe	9	1	1	0	0	3	0	87
Dried apricots	2	1	1	0	9	0	0	87
Green kidney beans	72	0	0	0	28	0	0	0

The content of the major carotenoids are given in mole%. The amounts of the carotenoids were shown in seven major groups, as neoxanthins and violaxanthins (neoxanthin, violaxanthin, and their related isomers, lutein 5, 6 epoxide), lutein, zeaxanthin, cryptoxanthins (α cryptoxanthin, β cryptoxanthins, and related isomers), lycopenes (lycopene and related isomers), α carotene (alltrans α carotene andcis isomers), and β carotene (alltrans β carotene andcis isomers). Lutein and zeaxanthin are given combined and as single amounts. The data are sorted by the combined amount of lutein and zeaxanthin.