What Foods Are High In Vitamin D

Top 10 High Vitamin D Foods

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Top 10 High Vitamin D Foods

Vitamin D is an essential vitamin required by the body for the absorption of calcium, bone development, immune functioning and alleviation of inflammation. (1)

A deficiency of Vitamin D can lead to rickets, a weakened immune system, increased cancer risk, poor hair growth and osteomalacia. (1)

Excess vitamin D can cause the body to absorb too much calcium, leading to increased risk of heart disease and kidney stones. (1)

The current U.S. Daily Value (%DV) for vitamin D is 20μg (micrograms) and the toxicity threshold is thought to be 250 to 1000 μg/day. (1)

Sometimes vitamin D values are given in IU (International Units). When this is the case remember that 1μg=40IU for Vitamin D. (1)

Vitamin D is fat soluble, which means you need to eat fat to absorb it. Foods high in vitamin D include fish, mushrooms exposed to sunlight, fortified milk, fortified milk substitutes, fortified tofu, fortified yogurt, fortified breakfast cereals, fortified orange juice, pork chops, and eggs.

Vitamin D is also made by the body when skin is exposed sunlight and is therefore called the sunshine vitamin. This accounts for approximately 90% of our total vitamin D, with only 10% coming from food. Depending on where you live, 20 minutes of sun exposure a day is enough to meet your vitamin D requirements.

Below is a list of the top 10 foods highest in vitamin D by common serving size, for more see the nutrient ranking of 200 foods high in vitamin D.

  • Introduction
  • High Vitamin D Foods
  • Printable
  • Foods High in Vitamin D2
  • Foods High in Vitamin D3
  • Deficiency Risk Factors
  • What Fruits and Vegetables are High in Vitamin D?
  • Warnings
  • About the Data
  •  Nutrient Ranking Tool
  • Related
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  • References

Salmon

#1: Fish (Salmon)

Vitamin D
per 6oz Fillet		 Vitamin D
per 100g		 Vitamin D
per 200 Calories
28.4μg
(142% DV)		 16.7μg
(84% DV)		 21.4μg
(107% DV)

Crimini mushrooms

#2: Crimini (Chestnut) Mushrooms (Exposed to UV Light)

Vitamin D
per Cup		 Vitamin D
per 100g		 Vitamin D
per 200 Calories
27.8μg
(139% DV)		 31.9μg
(160% DV)		 290μg
(1450% DV)

A glass of milk

#3: Fortified Milk

Vitamin D
per 16oz Glass		 Vitamin D
per 100g		 Vitamin D
per 200 Calories
6.3μg
(32% DV)		 1.3μg
(7% DV)		 4.3μg
(21% DV)

A glass of soy milk with soybeans

#4: Fortified Milk Substitutes (Soy Milk)

Vitamin D
per 16oz Glass		 Vitamin D
per 100g		 Vitamin D
per 200 Calories
5.8μg
(29% DV)		 1.2μg
(6% DV)		 7.3μg
(36% DV)

A block of tofu

#5: Fortified Tofu

Vitamin D
per Cup		 Vitamin D
per 100g		 Vitamin D
per 200 Calories
5.7μg
(28% DV)		 2.5μg
(13% DV)		 5.4μg
(27% DV)

Plain yogurt with a raspberry

#6: Fortified Yogurt

Vitamin D
per Cup		 Vitamin D
per 100g		 Vitamin D
per 200 Calories
3.2μg
(16% DV)		 1.3μg
(7% DV)		 2.5μg
(13% DV)

A bowl of bran flakes

#7: Fortified Breakfast Cereal

Vitamin D
per 3/4 Cup		 Vitamin D
per 100g		 Vitamin D
per 200 Calories
2.5μg
(12% DV)		 8.3μg
(42% DV)		 5.2μg
(26% DV)

A glass of orange juice

#8: Fortified Orange Juice

Vitamin D
per Cup		 Vitamin D
per 100g		 Vitamin D
per 200 Calories
2.5μg
(12% DV)		 1μg
(5% DV)		 4.3μg
(21% DV)

A pork chop

#9: Pork Chops

Vitamin D
in 1 Pork Chop		 Vitamin D
per 100g		 Vitamin D
per 200 Calories
2.1μg
(10% DV)		 1μg
(5% DV)		 0.8μg
(4% DV)

Eggs

#10: Eggs

Vitamin D
in 1 Large Egg		 Vitamin D
per 100g		 Vitamin D
per 200 Calories
1.1μg
(6% DV)		 2.2μg
(11% DV)		 2.8μg
(14% DV)

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People at Risk of a Vitamin D Deficiency

  • Breastfed Infants Who are Not in the Sun - The amount of vitamin D in breast milk depends on the amount of vitamin D in the mother. However, breast-milk typically does not contain adequate amounts of vitamin D. Be sure infants get some exposure to the sun (at least 10-20 minutes per day) to ensure adequate levels of vitamin D. (1)
  • Older Adults - As skin ages it is less and less able to make vitamin D from the sun, so vitamin D has to be attained from foods or supplements. (1)
  • People With Little Sun Exposure on the Skin - Wearing sunscreen, or lots of clothing, hampers the production of vitamin D from the sun. (1)
  • People with Darker Skin - Melanin, a pigment found in skin, reduces the body's ability to manufacture vitamin D from the sun. (1)
  • People who have Problems Absorbing Fat - Vitamin D is fat soluble, which means it is found in fats, and your body has to be able to digest fats in order for you to absorb the vitamin D. (1)
  • People Taking Certain Medications
    • Steroid Corticosteroid medications used to alleviate inflammation can reduce calcium absorption and impair vitamin D metabolism. (1)
    • Weight-loss drugs with orlistat as well as cholesterol-lowering drugs with cholestyramine can reduce the absorption of vitamin D and other fat-soluble vitamins. (1)
    • Medicines used to treat epileptic seizures, particularly phenobarbital and phenytoin, interfere with Vitamin D and reduces calcium absorption. (1)

What Fruits and Vegetables are High in Vitamin D?

Vegetables high in vitamin D include mushrooms which have been exposed to sunlight. Other vegan foods high in vitamin D include fortified soy products like tofu, soy milk, and soy yogurt, fortified cereals, and fortified juices.

Unfortunately, no fruits are high in vitamin D, and fortified orange juice is currently the only fruit product commonly sold with vitamin D.

Warnings

Consuming too much vitamin D from food or supplements can lead to anorexia, weight loss, polyuria, heart arrhythmias, kidney stones, and increased risk of heart attacks. Vitamin D cannot reach toxic levels if created naturally from sun exposure. (1)

About the Data

Data for the curated food lists comes from the USDA Food Data Central Repository.

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Data Sources and References

  1. Office of Dietary Supplements - Vitamin D
  2. U.S. Agricultural Research Service Food Data Central

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