Dunlin (Calidris alpina) - A medium-sized shorebird with a drooping bill, adult dunlin can be easily recognized while in breeding plumage by the large black patch on their otherwise white bellies. Familiar around the world, dunlin spend their winters up and down coastlines across the entire Northern Hemisphere.
Preformed vitamin A is found in animal products such as meat, fish, poultry and dairy foods. The other type, pro-vitamin A is found in plant-based foods such as fruits and vegetables. The most common type of pro-vitamin A is beta-carotene.
* As retinol activity equivalents (RAEs). **This amount includes animal sources of vitamin A and vitamin A supplements but not the Vitamin A (ie carotenoids) found in plant foods.lant foods contain carotenoids which is a form of Vitamin A. Carotenoids such as beta-carotene are converted to vitamin A in the body.