FDA Update
Manufacturers are now Permitted (not required) to 2X the amount of Vitamin D
| Category of food | Maximum levels in food (as served) |
| Breakfast cereals | 350 IU/100 grams |
| Grain products and pasta | 90 IU/100 grams |
| Milk | 42 IU/100 grams 84 IU as of July 2016 |
| Milk products | 89 IU/100 grams |
- “ . . allow manufacturers to voluntarily add up to 84 IU/100g of vitamin D3 to milk,
84 IU/100g of vitamin D2 to plant-based beverages intended as milk alternatives, and
89 IU/100g of vitamin D2 to plant-based yogurt alternatives.”
Notes by Vitamin D Life
Since many people now drink low fat or non-fat milk (which provide litte vitamin D to the body) this FDA change will not make much difference
perhaps increase the population level of vitamin D by 2 nanograms
anticipate 5+ nanograms in next few years due to increased supplementation and sunshine
FDA decided to double vitamin D in milk after talking 4 times with by Dr. Matthews – July 2016
- Manufacturers are allowed to add up to 84 IU/100 grams
Since there are 3924 grams/gallon
~3300 IU/gallon (200 IU/cup) - As a non-manufacturer, you may add as much vitamin D3 as you want.
10,000 IU, 20,000 IU, 30,000 IU? – per gallon
Recommend a water-soluable form of Vitamin D3 so that you get the benefits
even if the fluid does not contain fat (low fat milk, plant mil, fturi juices, etc)
See also Vitamin D Life
- Review of vitamin D from milk products is unaware that skim milk provides little VitD – Aug 2018
- Avoid low-fat milk if you are trying to get Vitamin D from milk
- Sweden proposes to increase Vitamin D fortification to US levels - May 2015
- Vitamin D fortification of foods, cosmetics, by mfg and at home (India) - Sept 2014
- 5,000 IU of vitamin D (in bread) was great – should have continued forever – Oct 2013
- Milk, at 100 IU per glass, no longer provides enough vitamin D – Aug 2013
- Milk fortification of 1000 IU got most children above 20ng of vitamin D – March 2013
- Off Topic: FDA does change after lots of money and decades of pressure (amalgum in this case) - Oct 2020
- Overview Vitamin D3 not D2
- Sometimes D2 had been found to DECREASE blood levels of D3
- Previous to 2010 vets decided that no mammal should be given vitamin D2 - too many problems
- Third study found that Infants needed 1600 IU of vitamin D – JAMA RCT May 2013