Our first question concerned their product called “Bone Support Vcaps” (Product No. We spoke with a customer service representative. The VRG e-mailed and called Source of Life. The VRG was curious to learn about the cholecalciferol that Source of Life said was produced by mushrooms. Except for a synthetic Vitamin D3 precursor currently given only to poultry (2), and Vitamin D3 purportedly produced by lichen (3), we have not been aware of an all-plant-based Vitamin D3. Cholecalciferol, or Vitamin D3, is usually derived from lanolin in sheep’s wool. ![]() To the best of our knowledge, mushrooms are able to produce Vitamin D2, otherwise known as ergocalciferol, when exposed to ultraviolet light (1). She wondered if the company’s statement about a vegan Vitamin D3 derived from mushrooms were true and asked us to look into it. In July 2011, a long-time VRG member contacted us about a Source of Life vitamin supplement recently purchased by her mother.
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