Vitamin D Drops For Children
Created to give parents the offer of a simple Vitamin D supplement only as this is a nutrient recommended to be offered from birth (for breastfed babies) or from when a baby is having less than 500mls of formula milk. It’s offered here in the right amount and you can see all the details of the ingredients below.
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Ingredients
- Avocado Oil
- Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol)
- Antioxidant (vitamin E)
Avocado Oil – Is used as a natural, plain tasting carrier oil to dilute the vitamin D and help its absorption as vitamin D is best absorbed with other oils.
Vitamin D – Amount included: 10mcg. 100% child’s RNI. Form: Cholecalciferol (vegan)
10mcg is the NHS recommended dose for babies and toddlers. Vitamin D can be difficult to get from food, as most is synthesised in the skin on exposure to the sun. It can also be difficult to get enough from food and the levels in breast milk can vary, depending on maternal levels.
Therefore, due to babies’ lack of exposure to the sun and the limited amount of vitamin D in foods, it’s important that a supplement for adults and children provides the FULL amount of Vitamin D needed, which is 10mcg.
Importantly, babies fed infant formula do not require a vitamin D supplement if they’re having more than 500ml (about a pint) of infant formula a day. This is because infant formula is already fortified with the correct dose of vitamin D, as well as other nutrients.
Vitamin D3 is known to be a much more ‘bio-effective’ form of Vitamin D, meaning it is available and readily used by the body. This is much more readily used than the vitamin D2 form.
Vitamin D3 is usually not vegan as it is sourced from lanolin, which is extracted from the wool of sheep, but our D3 is sourced from algae, with a neutral taste, making this an excellent vegan, bio-effective source of this essential nutrient, in the right dose.
Antioxidant (vitamin E) – Vitamin E helps prevent oils from reacting with oxygen, which would cause rancidity or degradation of the nutrients included.
You will receive a 20% discount if you type CHARLOTTE20 at checkout.