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D3 mostly comes from fungi as far as commercial sources for supplements are concerned, I'm pretty sure.
by aldoushuxley001 7y ago
D3 mostly comes from fungi as far as commercial sources for supplements are concerned, I'm pretty sure.
- posix_me_less 7y agoD3 is made by irradiating lanolin (from sheep wool) with UV light [1]. Natural source of D3 is oily fish, beef liver. It's the Vitamin D2 that is made from fungi - UV light helps to create it in mushrooms [2]. [1] https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-industrial-process-involved-in-making-Vitamin-D3?share=1 https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-industrial-process-involve... [2] https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/#h3 https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessiona...