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Take the Lutein Challenge

Your diet can help protect your eyes from age-related diseases. Lutein intake of at least 6 milligrams per day is recommended for good eye health and reducing the risk of AMD.**

  • Check how many of the following vegetables you've eaten in the past week.
  • You should be totaling at least 42 milligrams of lutein each week.
  • Remember that dietary supplements containing lutein can add to total intake.

Please indicate how many 8-oz (1 cup) servings you've had within the past 7 days.

Kale (cooked) - 23.7 mg

Kale (raw) - 26.5 mg

 

 

 

 

Spinach (cooked) - 20.4 mg

 

Spinach (raw) - 3.7 mg

 

 

 

 

Corn (cooked) - 1.6 mg

 

Corn (canned) - 1.7 mg

 

 

 

 

Broccoli (cooked) - 1.7 mg

 

Green Beans (cooked) - 0.9 mg

 

 

 

 

Turnip Greens (cooked) - 12.2 mg

 

Romaine Lettuce - 1.1 mg

 

 

 

 

Collards (cooked) - 14.6 mg

 

Green Peas (canned) - 2.3 mg

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eggs (2 large) - 0.3 mg

 

 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory.  2005.  USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 18.  http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search

** This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

 

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