Top Baby-Friendly First Foods (6–12 Months) Foods Highest in Vitamin A (RAE) (USDA Ranking)

WHO 6–12 month infant-safe whole foods highest in Vitamin A (RAE) (µg per 100g), verified against the Wise Eating USDA Standard Reference catalog. Retinoid nutrient critical for rhodopsin night vision, epithelial mucosal integrity, and fetal development.

USDA Leaderboard: Top Baby-Friendly First Foods (6–12 Months) Foods Highest in Vitamin A (RAE) (USDA Ranking)

Click any food below to open its full 100+ nutrient profile (including 22 vitamins, 11 minerals, amino acids, omega-3s, PRAL acid load, and WHO baby feeding age). Top food in this category: Liver, beef (7683 µg per 100g).

Rank	USDA Food Item	Vitamin A (RAE) / 100g	% Daily Value	Per 100 kcal	Calories & Protein
#1	Liver, beef	7683 µg	100%	4416 µg	174 kcal · 26.3g P
#2	Liver, beef or calves, and onions	4727 µg	100%	3664 µg	129 kcal · 16.7g P
#3	Liver, chicken	2808 µg	100%	1486 µg	189 kcal · 20g P
#4	Carrots, frozen, cooked with butter or margarine	842 µg	93.6%	1477 µg	57 kcal · 0.8g P
#5	Carrots, cooked, as ingredient	826 µg	91.8%	1652 µg	50 kcal · 0.98g P
#6	Carrots, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine	824 µg	91.6%	1194 µg	69 kcal · 0.96g P
#7	Carrots, frozen, cooked with oil	819 µg	91%	1280 µg	64 kcal · 0.78g P
#8	Carrots, fresh, cooked with oil	800 µg	88.9%	1053 µg	76 kcal · 0.95g P
#9	Pumpkin, canned, cooked	767 µg	85.2%	1370 µg	56 kcal · 1.08g P
#10	Carrots, glazed, cooked	756 µg	84%	779 µg	97 kcal · 0.9g P
#11	Sweet potato, baked, fat added	684 µg	76%	595 µg	115 kcal · 1.58g P
#12	Sweet potato, boiled, fat added	684 µg	76%	595 µg	115 kcal · 1.58g P
#13	Garlic sauce	682 µg	75.8%	99.9 µg	683 kcal · 1.43g P
#14	Milk, dry, not reconstituted	653 µg	72.6%	180 µg	362 kcal · 36.2g P
#15	Sweet potato fries, from fresh	636 µg	70.7%	408 µg	156 kcal · 1.49g P
#16	Spinach, frozen, cooked with butter or margarine	606 µg	67.3%	1143 µg	53 kcal · 3.9g P
#17	Spinach, frozen, cooked with oil	584 µg	64.9%	990 µg	59 kcal · 3.88g P
#18	Collards, frozen, cooked with butter or margarine	579 µg	64.3%	1053 µg	55 kcal · 2.89g P
#19	Hollandaise sauce	569 µg	63.2%	104 µg	546 kcal · 5.4g P
#20	Carrots, canned, cooked with butter or margarine	565 µg	62.8%	1284 µg	44 kcal · 0.64g P
#21	Sweet potato, casserole or mashed	565 µg	62.8%	571 µg	99 kcal · 1.89g P
#22	Collards, frozen, cooked with oil	557 µg	61.9%	913 µg	61 kcal · 2.88g P
#23	Carrots, canned, cooked with oil	542 µg	60.2%	1084 µg	50 kcal · 0.62g P
#24	Carrots, raw, salad with apples	532 µg	59.1%	294 µg	181 kcal · 0.85g P
#25	Carrots, raw, salad	521 µg	57.9%	246 µg	212 kcal · 1.25g P
#26	Dandelion greens, cooked	515 µg	57.2%	725 µg	71 kcal · 2.82g P
#27	Sweet potato, candied	514 µg	57.1%	275 µg	187 kcal · 1.18g P
#28	Scrapple, cooked	499 µg	55.4%	220 µg	227 kcal · 8.57g P
#29	Spinach, canned, cooked with butter or margarine	499 µg	55.4%	1188 µg	42 kcal · 2.74g P
#30	Spinach, canned, cooked with oil	476 µg	52.9%	971 µg	49 kcal · 2.73g P
#31	Sweet potato fries, frozen	457 µg	50.8%	238 µg	192 kcal · 2.27g P
#32	Sweet potato fries, school	457 µg	50.8%	238 µg	192 kcal · 2.27g P
#33	Sweet potato tots, school	457 µg	50.8%	238 µg	192 kcal · 2.27g P
#34	Sweet potato tots	455 µg	50.6%	238 µg	191 kcal · 2.26g P
#35	Romaine lettuce, raw	436 µg	48.4%	2076 µg	21 kcal · 0.98g P

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