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    Vitamin D in pork: amounts vary by the cut and preparation

    Selected cooked pork entries contain vitamin D, but their values differ. A pork serving is not a reliable substitute for all vitamin D needs.

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    Supplement Science Insights Editorial Team

    Published September 23, 2026

    Use the named food entry

    USDA’s final SR Legacy 2018 entries report 40 IU vitamin D per 100 g for broiled blade chops with separable lean and fat,30 IU for broiled center-loin chops with lean and fat, and 10 IU for roasted tenderloin lean only. These are historical reference foods, not a controlled experiment isolating the effect of the cut. [1]

    Keep the denominator and units

    The entries describe edible food, so bone weight is not part of the consumed portion. They report total vitamin D(D 2+D 3), not a separately quantified D 3 amount. Stored microgram andIU fields can reflect different rounding; the examples here consistently use the originalIU field rather than implying greater precision. [1]

    A portion comparison

    For hypothetical 85 g edible portions, the estimates are 34 IU for blade chops,25.5 IU for center-loin chops and 8.5 IU for tenderloin. These contributions are modest beside the 600 IU general adult RDA through age 70. That comparison is nutritional accounting, not a recommendation to increase meat intake or a current assay of dinner. [1][2]

    Hypothetical example — interpret the stated reference or scenario
    Reference pork,85g edibleVitamin D estimate
    Broiled blade chop, lean and fat34 IU
    Broiled center-loin chop, lean and fat25.5 IU
    Roasted tenderloin, lean only8.5 IU
    Vitamin D in pork: amounts vary by the cut and preparation — original article outline diagram
    Original editorial diagram of this article’s sections; no product photograph or clinical finding is depicted.

    Sources for this article

    1. USDA FoodData Central — SR Legacy April 2018 composition and portion tables
      Source consulted: 2026-09-20. This is a reference resource, not a claim that we conducted the studies or tested a product.
    2. Vitamin D - Health Professional Fact Sheet
      Source consulted: 2026-09-20. This is a reference resource, not a claim that we conducted the studies or tested a product.