The Vancouver Sun cracks open the Vita D Sunshine Eggs story
An Abbotsford-based farming innovation firm is launching the first egg that contains 100 per cent of an adult’s daily requirement of vitamin D, as defined by Health Canada.
Each Vitala Vita D Sunshine egg contains 200 IU of vitamin D – about five micrograms – or seven times the amount found in a conventional egg, according to Bill Vanderkooi, owner of Nutriva, the firm that developed the egg and feed formula that produces it, and the parent company of Vitala.
A glass of milk fortified with vitamin D provides about 100 IU.