A form of vitamin D

Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) supplements

714 vitamin D products in the NIH label database list vitamin D as vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) (5% of the 15,307 vitamin D products); their median is 10 mcg (400 IU) of vitamin D per serving, against 15 mcg (600 IU) across all vitamin D products (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026).

How does vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) compare with the other forms?

The median amount of vitamin D per serving in products naming each form; the count in brackets. The amount is the vitamin D the label gives, as printed.

Median vitamin D per serving by form

Vitamin D by formVitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)20 mcg (800 IU) (10,698)Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)10 mcg (400 IU) (714)
Vitamin D by formVitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)20 mcg (800 IU) (10,698)Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)10 mcg (400 IU) (714)
Vitamin D by formVitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)20 mcg (800 IU) (10,698)Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)10 mcg (400 IU) (714)
Vitamin D by formVitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)20 mcg (800 IU) (10,698)Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)10 mcg (400 IU) (714)
Vitamin D by formVitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)20 mcg (800 IU) (10,698)Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)10 mcg (400 IU) (714)

Source: Supplement Facts rows and their forms, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0, current labels.

Products
714458 on the market
Median vitamin D per serving
10 mcg (400 IU)all vitamin D products: 15 mcg (600 IU)
Share of vitamin D products
5%714 of 15,307

What else do these products contain?

Ingredients most often listed alongside it, with the median amount in these products and in all products
IngredientShare of these productsMedian hereMedian, all products
Vitamin C78% 100 mg100 mg
Calcium75% 153 mg115 mg
Vitamin A74% 5,000 IU4,000 IU
Vitamin B673% 10 mg6 mg
Vitamin B1271% 25 mcg36 mcg
Magnesium71% 80 mg86 mg
Folate71% 400 mcg400 mcg
Vitamin E70% 45 IU30 IU
Zinc69% 10 mg11 mg
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)68% 16 mg12 mg

Which products are they?

60 of the 714 (on-market products first, the newest label first), ordered by the amount of vitamin D per serving, largest first; an amount that looks like a slip or a compound's weight comes last, marked.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; the form each label names for its row. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Which brands make them?

Nature's Plus (52), Country Life (37), NOW (36), Nature's Way (23), Solgar (17), Natural Factors (14), Naturade (14), Buried Treasure Liquid Nutrients (13), The Vitamin Shoppe (12), Freeda (12).

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