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Foods high in vitamin D

Vitamin D regulates calcium absorption and is vital for strong bones and a working immune system. Few foods contain much of it, and since your skin makes it from sunlight, shortfalls are common in darker months.

Daily target: 15 µg (600 IU).

Top 3 foods high in vitamin D

Per 100 g, with each food's share of the 20 µg daily value.

  1. 250 µg1250% DV

    A spoonful is a megadose — treat it as a supplement.

    A supplement taken by the teaspoon — 100 g is dozens of doses at once.

  2. 16 µg80% DV

    Even higher than salmon, gram for gram.

  3. 13 µg65% DV

    One of the very few naturally vitamin-D-rich foods.

Quick tip: In winter, lean on oily fish and fortified foods — sunlight alone often isn't enough.

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