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How can one 250mL serving of Canadian milk contain 45% of your daily recommended vitamin D?

This page shows 250mL of milk having 45% of daily vitamin D. This is consistent with other brands like Neilson.

Health Canada recommends 20 micrograms of vitamin D daily.

However, a couple top results from a google search indicate that at most there would be 3 micrograms in 250mL of Canadian milk.

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So hopefully the math is clear, 20 micrograms recommended daily by health Canada, but nutrition labels indicate 6 micrograms is 90% of daily intake.

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Answer

Milk does not naturally contain Vitamin D, or at least it contains only a very small amount. It’s fortified with Vitamin D. In some countries, including Canada, it’s a legal requirement for milk to have a certain amount of Vitamin D added to it and it’s common practice for other countries to do the same.

So the amount of Vitamin D in your Milk is the min requirement + however much the company chose to put in it.

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