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A cup of sour red cherries provides 793 micrograms of beta-carotene, while a cup of sweet cherries has only 52 micrograms. Citrus. Among citrus fruits, pink or red grapefruits have the most beta-carotene, offering 844 micrograms per half of one fruit; white grapefruit has only 17 micrograms of beta-carotene per half fruit. A medium-sized tangerine has 136 micrograms of beta-carotene, while a medium-sized orange contains 93 micrograms and a half-cup of canned mandarin oranges packed in fruit juice and drained has 282 micrograms. Lemons and limes contain negligible amounts of beta-carotene. Tropical. A cup of fresh passion fruit has 1,753 micrograms of beta-carotene.
1 Cancer. 2  Beta-carotene does not seem to prevent or decrease death from uterine cancer, cervical cancer, thyroid cancer, bladder cancer, skin cancers (melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma), brain cancer, and blood cancer (leukemia).eta-carotene is POSSIBLY UNSAFE when taken by mouth in high doses, especially when taken long-term. High doses of beta-carotene can turn skin yellow or orange. There is growing concern that taking high doses of antioxidant supplements such as beta-carotene might do more harm than good.