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Vitamin D

What is Vitamin D?

Vitamin D is family of fat soluble vitamins. It usually refers to Vitamin D2 or D3. Vitamin D2 is synthetic and Vitamin D3 natural. [1]

Disputes

Products that only state "Vitamin D", can be any type of Vitamin D in the Vitamin D family. This is sometimes frowned upon because of Vitamin D being made synthetically and naturally.



History

Unknown

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Vitamin D


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Vitamin D".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Animal Sources, Chemical (Synthetic) Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)

References
  1. Vitamin D - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Vitamin D Supplement
Vitamin D4

Color Key - (Click/Tap to View) Dash

  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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