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. 2021 Aug 25;10(9):1989. doi: 10.3390/foods10091989

Table 3.

Recovery of vitamin D in fortified foods after processing and storage.

Fortified Food Vitamin D
Content (μg/100 g)
Main Processing Steps Vitamin D Yield
(%)
Ref.
Free vitamin D3
in soybean oil
700 Storage in PET bottles at 30 °C for 50 d in the dark 56–76 (S) [29]
Storage in PET bottles at 30 °C for 50 d under natural light 32–39 (S)
Free vitamin D3
in sunflower oil
14.5 Heating at 110 °C for 30 min 85 (P) [31]
Heating at 210 °C for 10 min 79 (P)
Free vitamin D2
in sunflower oil
11.2 Heating at 110 °C for 30 min 89 (P)
Heating at 210 °C for 10 min 76 (P)
Vitamin D3 in liposomes
in white chocolate
30 Three-step tempering process (33 °C–35 °C, 24 °C–25 °C, and 25 °C–26 °C),
storage at 25 °C for 120 d
100 (S) [50]
Free vitamin D3
in white chocolate
99 (S)
Free vitamin D3
in whole wheat flour
nd Storage at aw 0.33 at 25 °C for 173 d 50 (S) [68]
Storage at aw 0.93 at 25 °C for 116 d 50 (S)
Storage at aw 0.33 at 45 °C for 87 d 50 (S)
Storage at aw 0.93 at 45 °C for 63 d 50 (S)
Vitamin D2
in dry mushroom powder
4420 Storage at aw 0.33 at 25 °C for 175 d 50 (S) [71]
Storage at aw 0.33 at 30 °C for 136 d 50 (S)
Storage at aw 0.33 at 45 °C for 55 d 50 (S)
Free vitamin D3
in wheat bread
10.8 Baking at 170 °C for 60 min 85 (P) [28]
Free vitamin D3
in rye bread
8.7 69 (P)
Vitamin D2 yeast
in wheat bread
9.5 85 (P)
Vitamin D2 yeast
in rye bread
8.5 73 (P)
Free vitamin D3
in wheat bread
40.2 Baking at 200 °C for 20 min 40.2 (P) [68]
Free vitamin D3
in cookies
64 Baking at 200–205 °C for 12 min 65.3 (P)
Free vitamin D3
in milk
12 Steam injection (95 °C), spray-drying at 149 °C, fluid-bed finish at 107 °C 100 (P) [27]
Water-dispersible vitamin D3
in milk
100 Pasteurization at 73 °C for 15 s, homogenization at 13.8/3.4 MPa, storage at 4 °C for 21 d 100 (P, S) [37]
Water-dispersible vitamin D2
in milk
2 Pasteurization at 63 °C for 30 min, storage in glass bottles at 4°C for 7 d in the dark 100 (P, S) [39]
Pasteurization at 63 °C for 30 min, storage in glass bottles at 4 °C for 32 h under light 100 (P, S)
Pasteurization at 63 °C for 30 min, storage in PET pouches at 4 °C for 7 d in the dark ~ 90 (P, S)
Pasteurization at 63 °C for 30 min, storage in PET pouches at 4 °C for 32 h under light ~ 90 (P, S)
Sterilization at 121 °C for 15 min 100 (P)
Vitamin D2 in casein complexes
in cow and buffalo milk (1:1)
1.25 Pasteurization at 63 °C for 30 min, storage in glass bottles at 4 °C for 7 d under light ~ 95 (P),
~ 70 (S)
[51]
Pasteurization at 63 °C for 30 min, storage in LDPE pouches at 4 °C for 7 d under light ~ 95 (P),
~ 65 (S)
Sterilization at 121 °C for 15 min ~ 75 (P)
Free vitamin D2
in cow and buffalo milk (1:1)
1.25 Pasteurization at 63 °C for 30 min, storage in glass bottles at 4 °C for 7 d under light 90 (P),
45 (S)
Pasteurization at 63 °C for 30 min, storage in LDPE pouches at 4 °C for 7 d under light 90 (P),
45 (S)
Sterilization at 121 °C for 15 min 67 (P)
Water-dispersible vitamin D3
in Cheddar (milk fat 3.9%)
nd Starter addition, rennet addition, salting, pressing, vacuum packaging, storage at 4° C for 84 d 90.4 (P)
100 (S)
[34]
Free vitamin D3
in Cheddar (milk fat 3.9%)
86.7 (P)
93.7% (S)
Water-dispersible vitamin D3
in Cheddar (milk fat 3.8%)
2085 Milk pasteurization 72°C for 16 s, starter addition, rennet addition, salting, pressing, vacuum packaging, storage at 4 °C for 365 d 91 (P)
100 (S)
[35]
Water-dispersible vitamin D3
in low-fat cheese (milk fat 0.8%)
1690 55 (P)
100 (S)
Vitamin D3 in nanoemulsion
in cheese (milk fat 2%)
1 Milk acidification with lactic acid, rennet addition, cutting, centrifugation, storage at 4 °C for 90 d 91 (P)
100 (S)
[43]
Free vitamin D3
in cheese (17 MPa, 0.9 P/F ratio)
488 Skimmed milk powder added with anhydrous milk fat and water at specific protein/fat (P/F) ratio, homogenization at 17–150 MPa, calcium chloride addition, coagulation at 85 °C, salting, pressing 52 (P) [32]
Free vitamin D3
in cheese (150 MPa, 2 P/F ratio)
499 49.3 (P)
Water-dispersible vitamin D3
in yogurt (milk fat 3.9%)
nd Starter inoculation, fermentation, storage at 4 °C for 21 d 97.8 (P)
100 (S)
[34]
Free vitamin D3
in yogurt (milk fat 3.9%)
96.6 (P)
100 (S)
Vitamin D3 in W/O emulsion
in yogurt
12.5 Addition to fresh yogurt, storage at 4 °C for 20 d 15.97 (S) [45]
Vitamin D3 in W/O emulsion
in yogurt + goji berry extract
74.90 (S)
Water-dispersible vitamin D3
in yogurt (milk fat 1.5%)
2.25 Starter inoculation, fermentation, storage in opaque containers at 4 °C for 21 d 100 (S) [38]
Vitamin D3 in oil
in yogurt (milk fat 1.5%)
99 (S)
Water-dispersible vitamin D3
in yogurt (milk fat 1.5%)
2.25 Starter inoculation, fermentation, storage in transparent containers at 4 °C for 21 d 86 (S)
Vitamin D3 in oil
in yogurt (milk fat 1.5%)
80 (S)
Vitamin D3 in W1/O/W2 emulsion
in yogurt (milk fat 6.15%)
10 Starter inoculation, fermentation, storage at 4 °C for 20 d 50 (S) [49]
Free vitamin D3
in yogurt (milk fat 6.15%)
94 (S)

(P, S): recovery after processing and storage; (P): recovery after processing; (S): recovery after storage; nd: not reported.