Top Meats High in Vitamin D

About Meats and Vitamin D

Most meats are fairly low in Vitamin D, but some contain more than others.

Some of the highest Vitamin D meats include salmon, sausage, ham, spam, pork, turkey, chicken breast, beef and shrimp.

We calculated the top meats for Vitamin D by both their common measurement as well as in 200 calories, including by gender daily requirements. Here are the details for top 9 meats highest in Vitamin D.

Food nutritional data is sourced from USDA and NIH. [3][4]

Adult DV (Female or Male)

Salmon (raw)

image of salmon

In 1 ounce, salmon has 123iu of vitamin d, or about 25% for adults.
Vitamin D
123iu in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
685iu in
200 Calories (157g)
25%
140%
Complete nutrition for Salmon

Sausage (cooked)

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1 link of sausage contains 36iu of vitamin d, or about 7% for adults.
Vitamin D
36iu in
1 link (87g)
25iu in
200 Calories (62g)
7%
5%
Complete nutrition for Sausage

Ham

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In 1 ounce, ham has 7.4iu of vitamin d, or about 1% for adults.
Vitamin D
7.4iu in
1 ounce (28.35g)
20iu in
200 Calories (76g)
1%
4%
Complete nutrition for Ham

Spam

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1 ounce of spam contains 6.4iu of vitamin d, or about 1% for adults.
Vitamin D
6.4iu in
1 ounce (28g)
16iu in
200 Calories (68g)
1%
3%
Complete nutrition for Spam

Pork (ground)

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In 1 ounce, pork has 6iu of vitamin d, or about 1% for adults.
Vitamin D
6iu in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
14iu in
200 Calories (67g)
1%
3%
Complete nutrition for Pork

Turkey (cooked)

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1 lb of turkey contains 68iu of vitamin d, or about 14% for adults.
Vitamin D
68iu in
1 lb (453.6g)
16iu in
200 Calories (106g)
14%
3%
Complete nutrition for Turkey

Chicken Breast (cooked)

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In 1 cup, chicken breast has 7iu of vitamin d, or about 1% for adults.
Vitamin D
7iu in
1 cup (140g)
6.1iu in
200 Calories (121g)
1%
1%
Complete nutrition for Chicken Breast

Beef (ground)

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1 ounce of beef contains 0.57iu of vitamin d, or about 0% for adults.
Vitamin D
0.57iu in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
1.4iu in
200 Calories (72g)
0%
0%
Complete nutrition for Beef

Shrimp (raw)

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1 medium shrimp has 0.12iu of vitamin d, or about 0% for adults.
Vitamin D
0.12iu in
1 medium (6g)
5.6iu in
200 Calories (282g)
0%
1%
Complete nutrition for Shrimp


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