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Cocoa and chocolate are sources of vitamin D2.

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Published in 2018 at "Food chemistry"

DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.06.098

Abstract: Cocoa beans are susceptible to fungal contamination and often contain substantial amounts of ergosterol, the precursor to vitamin D2. We hypothesized that sun-drying the fermented cocoa beans might lead to the conversion of ergosterol to… read more here.

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