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Free range eggs have 4X as much vitamin D

MotherEarth News Oct 2008

"pastured eggs have anywhere between 4 to 6 times as much vitamin D as typical supermarket eggs."

Details on the MotherEarth Survey

Whole Health Source May 2009

"In 2007, the magazine Mother Earth News decided to test that claim.
They sent for pastured eggs from 14 farms around the U.S., tested them for a number of nutrients, . . . "
Vitamin D:

Conventional: 34 IU
Pastured avg: 136 - 204 IU

includes other nutrients as well

See also Vitamin D Life

Free range eggs have 4X as much vitamin D

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- 2 Australian eggs might provide all of your daily Vitamin D needs – May 2019 UVB on legs of chickens resulted in 70 IU vitamin D per egg yoke – July 2013 Vitamin D fortification of cattle would provide you only 80 IU – Aug 2018 Vitamin D in edable portions of animals Vitamin D in eggs increased 4X after UV lighting near legs was added – April 2019

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