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Retinol; Retinal; Carotenoides; Ácido retinoico
La vitamina A proviene de fuentes animales como los huevos, la carne, la leche, el queso, la crema de leche, el hígado, el riñón y el aceite de hígado de bacalao y de hipogloso. Sin embargo, todas estas fuentes, a excepción de la leche descremada fortificada con vitamina A, tienen un alto contenido de grasa saturada y colesterol.
Las fuentes de betacaroteno abarcan:
Cuanto más intenso es el color de la fruta u hortaliza, mayor es el contenido de betacaroteno. Estas fuentes vegetales de betacaroteno no tienen grasa ni colesterol.
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