January 3, 2017
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The label of this children’s supplement recommends two doses of vitamin D: six drops daily from birth to 1 year of age, and eight drops daily for children ages 1 to 12 years. The drops have a natural berry flavor. Each 1-ounce bottle provides 115 servings at the eight-drop dose. The vitamin D3 is in the form of cholecalciferol.
This vegetarian-friendly product provides 1,000 IU of vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) in each capsule.
Several companies, including Healthy Origins, market 10,000 IU capsules of vitamin D. The vitamin D in each softgel capsule is in the form of cholecalciferol derived from lanolin.
Each tablet of this vegan-friendly supplement provides 2,000 IU of vitamin D3 from lichen. The tablets also contain an organic food-and-mushroom blend. They are chewable and have a raspberry-lemon flavor.
This particular formula provides 4,000 IU of vitamin D3 (from cholecalciferol) in every two drops. Each half-ounce bottle contains 240 servings.
This particular formula provides 4,000 IU of vitamin D3 (from cholecalciferol) in every two drops. Each half-ounce bottle contains 240 servings.
Vitamin D supplements are hot—and even hotter during the shorter daylight hours of autumn and winter. Companies offer a wide range of doses and types of supplements to satisfy virtually every consumer, from infants and children to seniors. Until recently, vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) was made only by processing sheep lanolin (the oil found in wool). Now vitamin D3 is also produced from lichen, a vegetarian source. Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol), which is absorbed only half as well, is processed from fungi.
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