If you don't get enough sunshine (and we mostly don't, especially in northern/colder climates) mushrooms are a free resource. They absorb tremendous amounts of Vitamin D if the gills are exposed to sunlight for one to two days.
To get more of this important vitamin, leave your mushrooms out in the sun (with gill side facing up) for one to two days! They stop absorbing after two days and will retain the vitamin until you eat it.
Shiitake mushrooms are one of the best but any mushroom with gills will absorb the vitamin for you.
Source: Mother Earth News
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There has been a recent surge of interest in vitamin D. It seems that most people, even those who spend a lot of time in the Sun, do not have proper levels of Vitamin D in their systems. It is believed we need more than was previously thought and that it plays roles in more areas than previously thought, even the alleviation and prevention of some mood disorders, I give Donna Thumbs Up for bringing this important subject to light.
However, I don't believe mushrooms absorb vitamin D. To my knowledge, sunlight contains no vitamin D. What it does, is cause the mushroom to manufacture its own.
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