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• The vitamin D2 content in UV-irradiated shiitake mushrooms was 25.54 ± 1.86 μg/g, which is slightly lower than the expected content (32.33 μg/g) by RSM.
• Both non-irradiated and UV-irradiated mushrooms were lyophilized and ground, before mixing with the vitamin D-deficient diet powder.
• Freeze-dried button, shiitake, and oyster mushrooms generated more vitamin D2 after exposure to UV-B radiation than hot air-dried mushrooms.
• Vitamin D2 helps the body absorb and use calcium and phosphate, substances that are the building blocks of bones and important to many other processes in the body, particularly the nervous system.
• Vitamin D (ergocalciferol-D2, cholecalciferol-D3, alfacalcidol) is a fat-soluble vitamin that helps your body absorb calcium and phosphorus.
• Vitamin D2 also helps the body maintain the right balance of calcium and phosphate in the body.