High Vitamin D Foods

There are some foods that are rich in vitamin d.

Vitamin D is available only in some foods, but the best way to obtain vitamin D is through the exposure to sunlight.

A person would have to drink ten glasses of vitamin D fortified milk each day just to get minimum levels of vitamin D into their diet.
Fatty fish like mackerel, tuna and sardines and fish liver oils are among the best sources. Small amounts of vitamin D are found in egg yolks, fortified milk, fortified dairy products, fortified cereals are good natural sources of D. The milk is fortified with 100 IU/cup of vitamin D, which is 25% of the Daily Value.

If you look at the food labels, you will not find the Vitamin D content as the food labels are not required by law to list vitamin D content unless it has been fortified with vitamin D.

* IUs = International Units, ug = Microgram

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 16. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page, 2003.