Sources of Various Nutrients

This is a Work in Process - An easy way to find all the sources of Vitamin A if you are using the Internet Explorer Browser, is to click on the Edit button on the top left, then select "Find on this page" , enter Vitamin A, click on "find next" and navigate through all the sources of Vitamin A.

See Also the Nutrients List for a cross reference of the Nutrients and their benefits.

SOURCE	Main Family	Sub Family	Nutrient 1	Nutrient 2	Nutrient 3	Nutrient 4	Nutrient 5	Nutrient 6	Nutrient 7	Nutrient 8	Benefit	Comments
Ackee	Vegetables	Fruit	Vitamin A
Apples	Fruits
Argula	Vegetables	Salad Vegetables	Boron
Artichokes	Vegetables	Shoots & Stems	Calcium
Asparagus	Vegetables	Shoots & Stems	Vitamin A	Vitamin B2	Vitamin C	Potassium	Iron	Calcium			Well Diuretic
Avocados	Vegetables	Fruit
Bananas	Fruits
Barley	Grains
Bean Sprouts	Vegetables	Shoots & Stems	B Vitamins	Vitamin C
Beans	Vegetables	Beans, Peas & Seeds	Carbohydrate	Protein	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Iron	Potassium	Fiber
Beet Greens	Vegetables	Greens	Iron	Calcium	Vitamin A						Boil and serve with butter (not me) or olive oil
Beets	Vegetables	Roots	Potassium
Broccoli & Calabrese	Vegetables	Greens
Brown Rice	Grains										A Staple in the Macrobiotic Diet	Includes Basmati
Brussel Sprouts	Vegetables	Greens
Bulgar	Grains
Cabbage	Vegetables	Greens
Carrots	Vegetables	Roots	Vitamin A	Vitamin B3	Vitamin C	Vitamin E	Calcium	Zinc	Potassium	Iron	Best source of many vitamins especially when eaten raw or juiced.
Cauliflower	Vegetables	Greens	Iron	Potassium	Zinc	Vitamin A	Vitamin C
Celery	Vegetables	Shoots & Stems	Potassium	Calcium							Very low in calories
Chard	Vegetables	Greens
Chicory & Radicchio	Vegetables	Salad Vegetables										Expensive and Bitter
Chilies	Vegetables	Fruit
Chinese Cabbage	Vegetables	Greens
Chives	Vegetables	Onions & Leeks
Corn	Vegetables	Beans, Peas & Seeds	Carbohydrate	B Vitamins	Vitamin A	Vitamin C	Protein	Magnesium	Iron	Phosphorous
Couscous	Grains
Cranberries	Fruits		Vitamin C	Fiber							Juice helps prevent cystitis & urinary tract infections	Contain bioflavonoids thought to protect eyesight and prevent cancer
Cucumbers	Vegetables	Squashes	Folate	Vitamin C	Fiber							Grocers wax them to preserve shelf life
Dried Beans & Peas	Vegetables	Beans, Peas & Seeds
Eggplant	Vegetables	Fruit
Fava Beans	Vegetables	Beans, Peas & Seeds
Fennel	Vegetables	Shoots & Stems
Fiddlehead Fern	Vegetables	Shoots & Stems
Garden & Wild Leaves	Vegetables	Greens
Garlic	Vegetables	Onions & Leeks	Cycloallin								Lowers Blood Cholesterol May be beneficial against cancer and increases the absorption of vitamins
Ginger & Galangal	Vegetables	Roots
Green Beans	Vegetables	Beans, Peas & Seeds
Jerusalem Artichokes	Vegetables	Roots
Kale	Vegetables	Greens
Kiwi	Fruits
Kohlari	Vegetables	Greens
Leeks	Vegetables	Onions & Leeks
Lemons	Fruits
Lettuce	Vegetables	Salad Vegetables	Vitamin A	Vitamin C	Vitamin E	Calcium	Iron	Potassium
Limes	Fruits
Millet	Grains
Mushrooms	Vegetables	Mushrooms
Mustard & Cress	Vegetables	Salad Vegetables
Oats	Grains
Okra	Vegetables	Beans, Peas & Seeds
Onions	Vegetables	Onions & Leeks	B Vitamins	Vitamin C	Calcium	Iron	Potassium	Cycloallin			Helps Prevent Heart Disease
Oranges	Fruits
Oriental Shoots	Vegetables	Shoots & Stems
Pak Choi	Vegetables	Greens
Parsnips	Vegetables	Roots	Vitamin A	Vitamin C	B Vitamins	Calcium	Iron	Potassium
Peas	Vegetables	Beans, Peas & Seeds
Peppers	Vegetables	Fruit
Plantains & Green Bananas	Vegetables	Fruit
Potatoes	Vegetables	Roots	Carbohydrate	B Vitamins	Vitamin C	Potassium	Iron
Pumpkin & Winter Squash	Vegetables	Squashes
Quinoa
Radishes	Vegetables	Salad Vegetables
Rutabagas	Vegetables	Roots	Calcium	Potassium
Rye	Grains
Salsify & Scorzonera	Vegetables	Roots
Samphire	Vegetables	Shoots & Stems
Shallots	Vegetables	Onions & Leeks
Spelt	Grains
Spinach	Vegetables	Greens	B Vitamins	Vitamin A	Vitamin C	Calcium	Iron	Potassium
Summer Squashes	Vegetables	Squashes
Teff
Tomatoes	Vegetables	Fruit
Turnip Tips	Vegetables	Greens
Turnip Tops	Vegetables	Greens
Turnips	Vegetables	Roots	Calcium	Potassium
Watercress	Vegetables	Salad Vegetables									Extremely rich in vitamins and minerals including sulphur and Chloride.
Wax Beans	Vegetables	Beans, Peas & Seeds
Wheat	Grains
Wild Rice
Zucchini	Vegetables	Squashes

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