Vitamin A Rich Fish and shellfish

Welcome to the list of the top 100 fish and shellfish highest in vitamin a content. Where the amount of vitamin a ranges from 1043 mcg to 16 mcg per 100g. The top fish and shellfish is Fish, eel, mixed species, raw with the highest vitamin a content, which in 100g contains 1043 mcg of vitamin a.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for vitamin a is 3000 mcg. For the 100g serving of Fish, eel, mixed species, raw, which contains 1043 mcg of vitamin a, the corresponding RDA vitamin a percentage is 35 %, which is the highest item from the list of fish and shellfish high in vitamin a.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Fish, eel, mixed species, raw has a nutritional value score of 17 out of 100.Comparing the vitamin a content and the nutritional density in 100g for Fish, eel, mixed species, raw; We class this as a high vitamin a content item compared with all foods in our database.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a medium nutritional density value from our list of fish and shellfish.

Other important and vitamin a related nutrients are Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Fish, eel, mixed species, raw, which is the top of the fish and shellfish list for vitamin a content in your diet, the amount of Calories is 184 kcal (9% RDA), the amount of Protein is 18.44 g (33% RDA), the amount of Fat is 11.66 g (18% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 0 g. The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the vitamin a content in Fish, eel, mixed species, raw from the list of fish and shellfish.

Top Twenty List - Highest vitamin a Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for vitamin a in fish and shellfish for the top 20 fish and shellfish. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Fish, eel, mixed species, raw 1043mcg (35%RDA)
2. Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw 655mcg (22%RDA)
3. Fish, cisco, smoked 283mcg (9%RDA)
4. Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, smoked 280mcg (9%RDA)
5. Fish, caviar, black and red, granular 271mcg (9%RDA)
6. Fish, herring, Atlantic, pickled 258mcg (9%RDA)
7. Fish, mackerel, king, raw 218mcg (7%RDA)
8. Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, raw 210mcg (7%RDA)
9. Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 203mcg (7%RDA)
10. Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 171mcg (6%RDA)
11. Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, cooked, moist heat 146mcg (5%RDA)
12. Fish, salmon, chinook, raw 136mcg (5%RDA)
13. Fish, sablefish, smoked 122mcg (4%RDA)
14. Fish, bluefish, raw 120mcg (4%RDA)
15. Fish, wolffish, Atlantic, raw 113mcg (4%RDA)
16. Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, raw 113mcg (4%RDA)
17. Fish, sablefish, raw 93mcg (3%RDA)
18. Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat 91mcg (3%RDA)
19. Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, breaded and fried 91mcg (3%RDA)
20. Fish, roe, mixed species, raw 90mcg (3%RDA)

Highest Amount of vitamin a per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high vitamin a foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the vitamin a nutritional content.

The food with the highest vitamin a content per typical serving is Fish, eel, mixed species, raw which contains 2127.72 mcg in 1 fillet (or 204 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 71 %. For this serving the Calories content is 375.36 kcal (19% RDA), the Protein content is 37.62 g (67% RDA), the Fat content is 23.79 g (37% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 0 g.

Mcg of vitamin a in fish and shellfish (per 100g)

The list below gives the total vitamin a content in the top 100 items from the general description 'fish and shellfish' each of which show the vitamin a amount as well as Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of vitamin a can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 66 items. The highest amount of vitamin a from the 66 raw items is in Fish, eel, mixed species, raw where the content is 1043 mcg per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 17 items. The highest amount of vitamin a from the 17 cooked items is in Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, cooked, moist heat where the amount is 203 mcg per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked fish and shellfish shows that cooking can change the levels of vitamin a by 840 mcg in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary