Foods high in vitamin D

Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium. Few foods contain it naturally. The Daily Value for vitamin D is 20 µg.

Everyday foods highest in vitamin D

#FoodVitamin D / 100 g% DVCalories
1Fish oil (cod liver)250 µg1250%902
2Mushrooms (brown, italian, or crimini, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw)31.9 µg160%22
3Mushrooms (portabella, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw)28.4 µg142%22
4Mushrooms (maitake, raw)28.1 µg141%31
5Fish (halibut, greenland, raw)27.4 µg137%186
6Mushroom (white, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw)26.2 µg131%22
7Fish (mackerel, salted)25.2 µg126%305
8Fish (carp, raw)24.7 µg123%127
9Fish (eel, mixed species, raw)23.3 µg117%184
10Salmon (sockeye, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones)21.5 µg108%158
11Fish (salmon, sockeye, canned, drained solids)21 µg105%167
12Fish (trout, rainbow, farmed, cooked, dry heat)19 µg95%168
13Salmon (sockeye, canned, total can contents)19 µg95%153
14Margarine,spread (35-39% fat, tub)17.5 µg88%349
15Fish (salmon, chinook, smoked)17.1 µg86%117
16Fish (salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat)16.7 µg84%156
17Fish (swordfish, cooked, dry heat)16.6 µg83%172
18Fish (mackerel, atlantic, raw)16.1 µg81%205
19Fish (sturgeon, mixed species, smoked)16.1 µg81%173
20Fish (trout, rainbow, farmed, raw)15.9 µg80%141
21Steelhead trout (boiled, canned (alaska native))15.1 µg76%159
22Fish (salmon, pink, canned, drained solids)14.5 µg73%138
23Fish (salmon, pink, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones)14.1 µg71%136
24Fish (salmon, sockeye, raw)14.1 µg71%131
25Fish (swordfish, raw)13.9 µg70%144
26Fish (salmon, pink, canned, total can contents)13.7 µg69%129
27Fish (cisco, smoked)13.3 µg67%177
28Fish (salmon, atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat)13.1 µg66%206
29Mushrooms (portabella, exposed to ultraviolet light, grilled)13.1 µg66%29
30Fish (salmon, pink, cooked, dry heat)13 µg65%153

Top food in each category

American Indian/Alaska Native FoodsSteelhead trout (dried, flesh (shoshone bannock))15.7 µg per 100 gBaby FoodsBabyfood (cereal, oatmeal, dry fortified)12.7 µg per 100 gBaked ProductsCream puff shell (prepared from recipe)1.4 µg per 100 gBeef ProductsBeef (variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised)1.2 µg per 100 gBeveragesBeverages (nutritional shake mix, high protein, powder)12.5 µg per 100 gBreakfast CerealsCereals ready-to-eat (ralston crispy hexagons)8.6 µg per 100 gCereal Grains and PastaNoodles (egg, dry, enriched)0.3 µg per 100 gDairy and Egg ProductsMilk (dry, nonfat, instant, with added vitamin a and vitamin d)11 µg per 100 gFast FoodsFast foods (egg, scrambled)1.1 µg per 100 gFats and OilsFish oil (cod liver)250 µg per 100 gFinfish and Shellfish ProductsFish (halibut, greenland, raw)27.4 µg per 100 gFruits and Fruit JuicesOrange juice (chilled, includes from concentrate, with added calcium and vitamin d)1 µg per 100 gLamb, Veal, and Game ProductsVeal (external fat only, raw)5.5 µg per 100 gLegumes and Legume ProductsVitasoy USA (nasoya lite firm tofu)3.9 µg per 100 gMeals, Entrees, and Side DishesSausage (egg and cheese breakfast biscuit)0.7 µg per 100 gPork ProductsPork (fresh, backfat, raw)3.1 µg per 100 gPoultry ProductsChicken (broilers or fryers, separable fat, raw)3.3 µg per 100 gRestaurant FoodsRestaurant (latino, pupusas con queso (pupusas, cheese))1.2 µg per 100 gSausages and Luncheon MeatsSausage (turkey and pork, fresh, bulk, patty or link, cooked)2 µg per 100 gSnacksFormulated bar (slim-fast optima meal bar, milk chocolate peanut)5.4 µg per 100 gSoups, Sauces, and GraviesSauce (homemade, white, medium)1.2 µg per 100 gSweetsEgg custards (dry mix, prepared with whole milk)1.2 µg per 100 gVegetables and Vegetable ProductsMushrooms (brown, italian, or crimini, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw)31.9 µg per 100 g

All foods: top 50 by vitamin D

Includes concentrated items like dried spices and powders, which you usually eat in small amounts.

#FoodVitamin D / 100 g% DV
1Fish oil (cod liver)250 µg1250%
2Mushrooms (brown, italian, or crimini, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw)31.9 µg160%
3Mushrooms (portabella, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw)28.4 µg142%
4Mushrooms (maitake, raw)28.1 µg141%
5Fish (halibut, greenland, raw)27.4 µg137%
6Mushroom (white, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw)26.2 µg131%
7Fish (mackerel, salted)25.2 µg126%
8Fish (carp, raw)24.7 µg123%
9Fish (eel, mixed species, raw)23.3 µg117%
10Salmon (sockeye, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones)21.5 µg108%
11Fish (salmon, sockeye, canned, drained solids)21 µg105%
12Fish (trout, rainbow, farmed, cooked, dry heat)19 µg95%
13Salmon (sockeye, canned, total can contents)19 µg95%
14Margarine,spread (35-39% fat, tub)17.5 µg88%
15Fish (salmon, chinook, smoked)17.1 µg86%
16Fish (salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat)16.7 µg84%
17Fish (swordfish, cooked, dry heat)16.6 µg83%
18Fish (mackerel, atlantic, raw)16.1 µg81%
19Fish (sturgeon, mixed species, smoked)16.1 µg81%
20Fish (trout, rainbow, farmed, raw)15.9 µg80%
21Steelhead trout (dried, flesh (shoshone bannock))15.7 µg78%
22Steelhead trout (boiled, canned (alaska native))15.1 µg76%
23Fish (salmon, pink, canned, drained solids)14.5 µg73%
24Fish (salmon, pink, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones)14.1 µg71%
25Fish (salmon, sockeye, raw)14.1 µg71%
26Fish (swordfish, raw)13.9 µg70%
27Fish (salmon, pink, canned, total can contents)13.7 µg69%
28Fish (cisco, smoked)13.3 µg67%
29Fish (salmon, atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat)13.1 µg66%
30Mushrooms (portabella, exposed to ultraviolet light, grilled)13.1 µg66%
31Fish (salmon, pink, cooked, dry heat)13 µg65%
32Fish (sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat)12.9 µg65%
33Fish (whitefish, mixed species, smoked)12.8 µg64%
34Babyfood (cereal, oatmeal, dry fortified)12.7 µg64%
35Babyfood (cereal, oatmeal, dry, gerber, single grain, fortified)12.7 µg64%
36Beverages (nutritional shake mix, high protein, powder)12.5 µg63%
37Fish (catfish, channel, wild, raw)12.5 µg63%
38Fish (roe, mixed species, raw)12.1 µg61%
39Fish (whitefish, mixed species, raw)12 µg60%
40Margarine Spread (40-49% fat, tub)11.8 µg59%
41Fish (mackerel, pacific and jack, mixed species, cooked, dry heat)11.4 µg57%
42Fish (salmon, coho, wild, cooked, dry heat)11.3 µg57%
43Fish (pompano, florida, raw)11 µg55%
44Fish (salmon, atlantic, farmed, raw)11 µg55%
45Milk (dry, nonfat, instant, with added vitamin a and vitamin d)11 µg55%
46Milk (dry, nonfat, regular, with added vitamin a and vitamin d)11 µg55%
47Fish (salmon, pink, raw)10.9 µg55%
48Margarine-like vegetable-oil spread (stick/tub/bottle, 60% fat, with added vitamin d)10.7 µg53%
49Margarine-like (vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, stick, with salt, with added vitamin d)10.7 µg53%
50Margarine-like (vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, stick/tub/bottle, without salt, with added vitamin d)10.7 µg53%

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