Vitamin D3
Vitamin D3 is an essential fat-soluble vitamin that plays many roles in health across life stages and used in many supplement applications. Vitamin D3 by BASF is characterized by outstanding temperature stability and excellent quality. Due to geographical, cultural, diet or lifestyle factors, vitamin D3 deficiency is common in many parts of the world.
Humans can produce vitamin D3 in their skin under exposure to sunlight. Lifestyle factors such as a vegan diet, preferences for the indoors, high levels of sun protection, living in a geographical zone with little sun exposure or even age can affect the ability to produce vitamin D3 in skin. Supplementation recommended if vitamin D3 status is deficient.
Vitamin D3 is essential for bone health and it is also important for supporting a healthy immune system.
Sources of vitamin D3
Vitamin D3 occurs naturally in few foods such as fatty fish. With sufficient exposure to sunlight, humans produce vitamin D3 in their skin. For 20 micrograms of vitamin D3, you need some exposure to the sun's rays for 10 to 20 minutes daily.
Vitamin D3
- Excellent properties with outstanding temperature stability even at 25° C, flowability and compression stability for tableting.
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