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Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)

Discover how amounts vary across foods, on a shared basis for comparison.

Chemical reference: cholecalciferol (C27H44O). USDA reports Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) separately. [1] [2]

cholecalciferol — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: cholecalciferol**
An identity reference, not the appearance of the food.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: cholecalciferol. Formula C27H44O; PubChem CID 5280795; charge 0. This is a chemical reference, not a depiction of its physical appearance in food.
PubChem Compound 5280795, 2D Structure. NCBI / National Library of Medicine. Source · Reuse terms
Source check: 2026-09-13 · No scientific editorial review.

A COMMON BASIS

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17 foods with data 89 not reported, excluded from ranking

Rainbow trout
Farmed rainbow trout, cooked with dry heat.
19 µg
Canned sardines
Atlantic sardines canned in oil, drained solids with bone.
4.8 µg
Tilapia
Tilapia cooked with dry heat; added salt/fat not specified.
3.7 µg
Egg
Whole egg, hard-boiled.
2.2 µg
Atlantic cod
Atlantic cod, cooked with dry heat.
1.2 µg
Canned light tuna
Light tuna canned in water, drained solids; not specified as no-salt-added.
1.2 µg
Whole milk
Whole cow's milk, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D.
0.96 µg
Mozzarella cheese
Whole-milk mozzarella cheese; not the low-moisture entry.
0.4 µg
Pork tenderloin
Roasted pork tenderloin, separable lean only; seasoning not specified.
0.2 µg
Turkey breast
Roasted turkey breast from retail parts, meat only; seasoning not specified.
0.2 µg
Chicken breast
Roasted chicken breast, meat only, without skin; seasoning not specified.
0.1 µg
Cottage cheese
Creamed cottage cheese, large or small curd.
0.1 µg

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) (Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)), in µg per 100 g of food.

Chemical forms and measurement methods remain separate. “Not reported” means a value is unavailable, not that the food contains zero. A food’s rank does not determine your individual needs or diagnose a deficiency.

Intake guidance

There is no validated NIH ODS fact sheet for this identity in Bitameans’ published version. We do not assign another nutrient’s recommendations to this form. An absent fact sheet does not mean that no upper intake limit exists.

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Identity and structure sources

PubChem Compound 5280795: Vitamin D3 · Accessed 2026-09-13
USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods Documentation · Accessed 2026-09-13

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