Foods high in 25-hydroxycholecalciferol
Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured 25-hydroxycholecalciferol content per 100 g, drawn live from 10 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.
Top 8 foods highest in 25-hydroxycholecalciferol
Ranked by 25-hydroxycholecalciferol per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.
| # | Food or ingredient | Source | Per 100g (UG) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egg, yolk, dried | Foundation Food | 2.6 |
| 2 | Egg, whole, dried | Foundation Food | 1.7 |
| 3 | Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized | Foundation Food | 1.5 |
| 4 | Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized | Foundation Food | 0.6 |
| 5 | Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole | Foundation Food | 0.56 |
| 6 | Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw | Foundation Food | 0.3 |
| 7 | Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw | Foundation Food | 0.2 |
| 8 | Butter, stick, salted | Foundation Food | 0.11 |
Lowest in 25-hydroxycholecalciferol
For contrast — the 2 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.
| # | Food or ingredient | Source | Per 100g (UG) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw | Foundation Food | 0.18 |
| 10 | Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw | Foundation Food | 0.26 |
More on 25-hydroxycholecalciferol
What 25-hydroxycholecalciferol is, how it is measured, and where these values come from.
25-hydroxycholecalciferol nutrient reference →Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.
USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.