How Are Foods Fortified With Vitamin D. Other fortified options may exist on the market but not all fortified foods are nutrient-dense. 35 During the late 1800s after the discovery of curing conditions of scurvy and beriberi had occurred researchers were aiming to see if the disease later known as rickets could also be cured by food.
B Some fortified foods and beverages are included. Vitamin D milk is enhanced with vitamin D during processing. Fatty fish like trout salmon tuna and mackerel and fish liver oils are among the best natural sources of vitamin D.
These are oily fish and cod-liver oil which are consumed sporadically egg yolk and fortified foods and vitamin D2 is found in UV-exposed mushrooms or UV-irradiated yeast see Chapter 60 in the present work.
Vitamin D supplements are another way to help children get enough vitamin D. Vitamin D is added to many breakfast cereals and to some brands of orange juice yogurt margarine and other food products. Some fish external icon for example salmon or light canned tuna. Either form of vitamin D D2 or D3 benefits the body but very few foods naturally contain the nutrient or are fortified with it.
