Calcium Fortified Foods

Question: All natural calcium- fortified/enriched foods? one with high calcium:low calorie ratios really high in calcium- i mean like a few hundred calories and not so much volume of food will contain 100% of daily calcium requirements. also, NOT DAIRY PRODUCTS

Answer: "All natural calcium"... 3.5 oz. of Hijiki contains 1400 mg of calcium. Hijiki is a sea vegetable.

Question: Does any one know of calcium fortified foods for children? My 16 month old refuses cows milk and formula.?

Answer: Hiya. My friends child of the same age also refuses milk and formula. She just ensures he has plenty of cheese, yoghurt or fromage frais. He is in perfect health and can count to 10 - so she must be doing something right! I think she worked out that 2 fromage frais a piece of cheese and some milk on cereal or porridge worked out about the same as a pint of milk. Sorry - just remembered. Green leafy veg such as spinach and spring greens also have a lot of calcium in them. Mix with cheesy sauce for supper.

Question: Calcium in foods? What are some vegan sources of calcium? How much of my daily value do these contain? Please do not include fortified foods like orange juice.

Answer: One of the sources of calcium for vegans are nuts and perhaps you may not know that almonds are excellent sources of calcium. In fact, almonds have more calcium than any other nut — 70 milligrams (mg) in 23 almonds. They are also packed with nutrients — fiber, riboflavin, magnesium, and iron. Magnesium helps in the absorption of calcium. And one serving of almonds provides half of your body's Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of vitamin E. Like all nuts, almonds provide one of the best plant sources of protein. And they're good for your heart. Most of the fat in almonds is monounsaturated fat — a healthier type of fat that may help lower blood cholesterol levels. So, you must have heard of almond milk. It is really good for vegans. You put the almonds in hot water for some time and remove the outer layer. You then grind the white kernels thinly and add water according to the consistency you like it. You may even add sugar if you like.

Question: What are some calcium rich foods? Preferably foods LOW in PROTEIN. I am asking this because I am a weightlifter and during my bulking routine which lasts a few months, I take in immense amounts of protein (from protein shakes, tuna, milk, meat, whole grains, in that order). I know that a high intake of protein can lead to high amounts of calcium being leached from your bones to aid in digestion or something...so I would like to know of some high calcium foods to counteract this. Some that I know of are broccoli, soy beans, and green leafy vegetables...but what else is there? I like corn, strawberries, bananas, and pineapple but I'm not sure if they're high in calcium. I do drink calcium fortified OJ. And please, do not suggest dairy products, you're missing the point if you do! I would like to get my calcium from whole food sources, as I'm already taking enough supplements. And thanks to the first poster for completely ignoring my question details - what did I say - no dairy because they contain protein which would completely counteract the calcium I'm trying to take in here. Look at parts of the world that eat almost zero dairy products - like in China. They never even heard of osteoperosis.

Answer: fortified cereals (sugary or not)...., spinach, black and navy beans, fortified OJ, almonds....

Question: Does anyone know food products that are fortified with calcium? I am looking for specific brands, thanks.

Answer: TUMS!!! no jk but theres soy milk, OJ, and certain types of snacks. just look for CALCIUM FORTIFIED or the word calcium.

Question: should we drink milk and eat dairy products? I have heard that we shouldn't drink milk beyond the age of weaning, and that no species would naturally drink the milk of a different species. What do you think about this? By the way, you can get calcium from broccoli, beans, many leafy green vegetables, almonds, soy milk, tofu, and calcium-fortified foods so, milk, cheese and yogurt are not the only sources of calcium.

Answer: i dont think milk is a necessity but its still two sided. it causes bloating and a layer of subcutaneous fat under the skin. but...it also contains nutrients alot of people lack. people nowaday are following lowfat diets so they arent getting necessary fats that can actually help so they take fish oil pills. whole milk has usually been casted off as evil because of the high saturated fat content but the other fats in milk are most importantly monounsaturated and polyunsaturated and their is conjugated linoleic acid(cla) which helps keep your waist thin and body fat in check and other fatty acids. but whole milk should mainly be used for infants and children because they are in the growing stage and need whole milk to grow strong bodies. many adults use 2% or nonfat nowaday which is fine. personally, i do not drink milk or dairy really that much anymore. i know it can cause bloating which i dont want. i get my dairy needs and calcium from my whey protein powder which is derivative of milk protein. other than that i have a box of powdered nonfat milk which i indulge once in a while. milk just isnt a necessity anymore as we grow. theres lots of substitute choices now. kids will drink milk because it taste good which it does and thats why it important for them to drink milk because they will not eat greens if it was for their life. as an adult i love eating greens and will not take it away from lunch and dinner. also arnold schwarzenegger once said, "milk is for babies, adults drink beer." lmao

Question: How much calcium can the body absorb in one meal? Some foods are fortified with extra calcium - Total cereal, for example, contains 1000 mg of calcium in one serving. If you ate this, would you have fulfilled your calcium requirements for the day? Or, would your body be unable to absorb it all? (so there really would be no benefit in having so much of it at once)

Answer: It depends on the form of the calcium - it is bound to other elements, some of which are easier to absorb than others. It also requires Vitamin D to be aborbed and used. Calcium and all the minerals also need a fairly acidic stomach to be absorbed. So if you're stomach acidity is low, or you have it with a big meal (which uses up the hydrochloric acid that makes your stomach acid) you may not absorb so much. Women need about 2-3 gm (2,000 - 3,000 mg) of calcium. I don't think the value is too high in total, but the form in which it's present may or may not be readily aborbed. I would guess that Total also have vitamin D. Your body is seldom able to absorb all of the vitamins or minerals you eat at once. A lot of it is lost, but the actual amount you need to be absorbed is less than the required daily intake. So, the RDA of 2,000 mg for a mineral is based on the expectation that you will only aborb say 20% of it, so your body's actual need would be 400 mg. The best source for minerals in the most bioavailable form is broth - from beef, chicken, pork bones.

Question: I never eat dairy products or meat. Should I take calcium supplements? I'm male, 30, slim and in good health and semi-athletic. I'm a vegetarian who never consumes dairy since I am lactose intolerant. I do however eat fortified foods some of the time that contain some calcium. Many green leafy vegetables contain a lot of calcium, but I don't eat enough of them to fulfill my calcium requirements. Should I take calcium pills every day to fulfill my calcium needs?

Answer: I think taking a regular daily multivitamin would be fine. Also make sure you do some weight-bearing exercise to help build bones and get some sunlight because that's how your body absorbs calcium (via Vitamin D from the sun.)

Question: Approx. how long will a broken humerus be in a cast for? I broke my humerus in april arm wrestling,it was a complete break and needed surgery to have a plate attached. I since got better from that injury, but once again snappedthe humerus above the plate throwing a curveball (very very unlucky, and i think this was due to post surgery weakness coz screw 7 dislodged too). anyway this break isnt as bad, its not a complete fracture (more like a greenstick, but im not a kid) and the bone still looks semi-union. I'm just wondering what the average cast time is for someone like me? I just turned 24, am in fairly good shape, havent had a drop of alcohol since injuring the bone, don't smoke, and am taking multi vitamin and minral complex everyday alongside extra calcium tabs and as much calcium fortified food and beverage intake as possible. so how long approximatly, and is there anything else i can do to speed up the healing? thanks!

Answer: Since it was already broken once, 6 to 8 weeks..........If you take intense PT you'll be mobile much faster and able to participate sooner.........Take care, hun............

Question: How can I get more calcium in a vegan diet? I'm not actually a vegan, but I eat a whole food vegan most days of the week. Meat is limited to one serving a week and other animal products no more than 2 servings per week. I do it this way because I still love meat and think it's natural to eat it, but am concerned about health/environmental/social reasons. Anyway, I started drinking fortified soy milk to help with getting vitamin B12 and calcium. One glass a day gives me enough B12, but even with this, I am not getting quite enough calcium. I am concerned because I am the poster child for osteoporosis risk factors. (female, caucasian, been thin my whole life and have an aunt who was osteoporosis) How can I get more calcium from whole foods? Fortified soy milk is not really something I consider a whole food, but I drink it out of necessity to get enough B12. Also, are there any whole foods that aren't animal products which contain B12?

Answer: Among the things important for bone health besides calcium are physical activity, vitamin D, vitamin C, and not consuming too much caffeine or salt. Make sure you get a modest amount of sun exposure every day during times of the year when the sun provides adequate UVB radiation at your latitude to help your body produce vitamin D. If not, you should consume foods fortified with vitamin D, or ideally take a supplement of at least 1000 IU in addition to what you're eating. Doctors often recommend this for everyone-- including meat eaters. For calcium, the American Dietetic Association states, "Low-oxalate greens (eg, bok choy, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, collards,and kale) and fruit juices fortified with calcium citrate malate are good sources of highly bioavailable calcium (50% to 60% and 40% to 50%, respectively), while calcium-set tofu, and cow’s milk have good bioavailability of calcium (about 30% to 35%), and sesame seeds, almonds, and dried beans have a lower bioavailability (21% to 27%) (39). The bioavailability of calcium from soy milk fortified with calcium carbonate is equivalent to cow’s milk although limited research has shown that calcium availability is substantially less when tricalcium phosphate is used to fortify the soy beverage (40). Fortified foods such as fruit juices, soy milk, and rice milk, and breakfast cereals can contribute significant amounts of dietary calcium or the vegan (41). Oxalates in some foods, such as spinach and Swiss chard, greatly reduce calcium absorption, making these vegetables a poor source of usable calcium. Foods rich in phytate may also inhibit calcium absorption" http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/2009_ADA_position_paper.pdf Cooked collards are an especially good source, with 356mg per cup. Broccoli has 178mg per cup. If you eat poorly, you may choose a calcium citrate supplement, but food is always better. For more information on calcium, vitamin D, and bone health, take a look at what the registered dietitian at Vegan Outreach, Jack Norris has put on their website: http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/bones/ *************** Vitamin B12 is a product of only microorganisms-- not plants or animals. It is absorbed into an animal's digestive system, which is why it ends up in meat and animal products. We do not get adequate B12 because of treated drinking water, modern agriculture, and hygienic practices like not eating our own feces. Supplements of B12 are products of bacterial fermentation. Either use a small supplement (cyanocobalamin) or eat fortified foods.

Question: Why does my fruit juice list "0% Calcium" despite the fruits contained being sources of Calcium? I am wondering why my carton of pineapple-orange-banana-apple juice lists "0% Calcium" on the nutrition panel despite the fact that all the fruits used within are sources of calcium? Yes, it is made from real fruit juice (listed in the ingredients list) and it is NOT a flavored drink. I'm now wondering if A) the calcium isn't listed so you'll be prompted to buy the 'fortified/enriched' juice, or B) the calcium is removed for some reason (if so, that would seem to me like robbing the juice of its natural properties & health benefits). I'm attaching a link to calcium content of different fruits so you may see the facts on different fruit's calcium content: http://www.citracal.com/Calcium/Foods/Fruits-Juices.aspx Thanks for any light you can shed on this. Serious answers only. ***As stated in my question, it is REAL FRUIT*** Don't you people read these questions before you answer them?

Answer: They can't put 0% if there is calcium in it, could be the concentrations are too low to amount to anything, or it could be due to the processing. Good on you for reading the information and seeing that things aren't what they seem. Real juice doesn't mean much, a lot of juices have less than 25% real juice, and where are the fruits listed, the ingredients are listed by quantity, so whatever is listed first, that is the ingredient that there is the most of in your juice.

Question: Which of the following statements about calcium and/or D deficiencies are true? Not only are many elderly people below the recommended intake for calcium (elderly people need 1200 mg/daily), but they also have inadequate vitamin D intake. Which of the following statements about calcium and/or D deficiencies are true? A) Many elderly people don't drink milk; and D-fortified milk is one of the best food sources for D (and an excellent source of calcium). B) Many elderly are house-bound, or confined to nursing homes, and don't get out of the house often enough to get adequate exposure to sunlight to make vitamin D. C) Many elderly have diminished appetites, and don't eat enough to meet their intake needs (even if they do consume fortified milk or other fortified foods). D) Aging skin is thinner, and is less able to synthesize vitamin D than younger skin, so even if they are getting sun exposure, elderly people may still not make enough vitamin D to meet needs. [And also, too much sun exposure is a risk factor for skin cancer, whether we're young or old.] E) All of the above are correct.

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Question: Weaning a 14-month-old from Neocate: dairy-free calcium ideas? My daughter has been on Neocate since she was 5 months old, after an elimination diet when I was breastfeeding was not able to identify what foods she was allergic to. Her allergy symptoms totally cleared up right away on Neocate, and she instantly became a much happier, healthier baby. She's now 14 months old and is weaned from the bottle, but she still gets about 15 oz. of Neocate in a sippy cup every day. I would like to wean her off of it completely because it's extremely expensive and our insurance no longer covers it. She refuses cow's milk but likes yogurt and cheese, and she recently tested negative for a milk allergy. However, she still gets extremely fussy and clingy when she has dairy. I mean really fussy - like clinging to my leg all day, throwing tantrums, rarely smiling, and fussing for hours every day. She's not like that normally. I've been consistent about reinforcing good behavior, and the fussiness clearly gets better and worse depending on how much dairy she's eaten in the past few days. After a few days with no dairy she's her old happy self again...but I'm worried she won't get enough calcium once we stop the Neocate completely. Any ideas for calcium-rich toddler foods that contain no dairy products? Can fortified rice milk provide enough calcium to meet a toddler's nutritional needs? She does like broccoli, but there's only so much broccoli a kid will eat...

Answer: Your best options would be dark leafy green vegetables. Collard greens, Kale, spinach, etc are excellent sources of calcium. You can also find calcium in beans, and other legumes. Here is a website with a large list(down toward the end) of calcium rich, non-dairy foods http://www.vegparadise.com/calcium.html

Question: calcium intake in daily diet? hi, I am currently trying to loose fat, specially in the chest area and for that purpose I am trying to be strict with my diet. My usual daily food consists of few slices of bran bread 4 whole eggs fruits occasional meat product and rice Combining this with the exercise I am doing, I am happy with the results. But as you can see from the above that I don't have any food that can supply me a reasonable amount of calcium and I am worried that if I used dairy products I would start gaining fat (I actually gained fat because of eating too much yogurt). Plus i don't really like the idea of having "low fat" dairy products because i think that the processing involved in separating the fat from the product might actually take away most of its nutrition as well !! Are calcium supplements ok? or maybe some calcium fortified cereal?Please guide on what should i do to get calcium without getting fat plus tell me if the food i am eating is enough?

Answer: Almond milk fortified with calcium is good. I stopped drinking milk a long time ago because it is very unhealthy in the long run. Almond milk has just as much calcium and vitamin D as regular milk and it doesn't cause cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol and all the other problems that cow milk can cause. It also tastes better after you get used to drinking it. In my personal experience (and a lot of people on the webs), calcium supplements tend to make you constipated.

Question: can i eat reptile calcium ? hi im vegan, and ive been vegan for about 4 months. any ways i ran out of calcium fortified orange juice about 3 days ago, and that is my only source of calcuim.(plant sources have way too little). and my mom is not going grocery shopping for a while. and she might not even buy that type of orange juice because she doesnt know im vegan, nobody knows im vegan. except for anyone reading this. anyway i keep alot of snakes,and lizards, and some amphibians. and because of that i also have reptile calcium. and ii need to know if this is safe to put in my food. the brand is rep-cal with vit d3. i also have zilla vitamin spray, and zilla cricket gut load food. i wasnt sure if i shoud put this in the reptile section or the vegan section.

Answer: It's probably safe if there aren't other added ingredients, but it sounds like it might be hard to get the right dose for a human. Also, Vitamin D2 is vegan, but D3 comes from animal sources, so it's technically not vegan. Could you get a vegan calcium supplement to take if you don't have fortified orange juice on hand? By the way, it's great that you're paying attention to nutrition, which many new vegans ignore (I know I did).

Question: Why do I need so much calcium? Although I get plenty from my diet, from leafy greens, dairy and some nuts and fortified food(I'm a vegetarian), I usually have to take about 1,000 to 1,250 mg of supplemental calcium every day or I literally feel it. If I take less than 750 mg, my teeth start to feel very sensitive. If I go for maybe a week taking only 500 mg, I start to feel weak in my bones, and my teeth become hyper-sensitive. This has happened to me so many times that I doubt it is in my imagination. I'm a 29 year old male, with a short, stock body, of Mediterranean ancestry. I used to think taller people would require more calcium, but I maybe I'm wrong. I have no medical conditions. I exercise a few times a week, but nothing too intense(a little running and calisthetics). Most people I know don't require that much calcium. Why do I need so much? Why do some people need to get so much calcium from supplements? Oh and I do get enough vitamin D(which I know is essential for proper calcium absorption), I take that in supplement form too a few times a week, or go out in the sun for a few minutes every day. Like I said, I have no medical conditions, no medical problems, I am healthy. Next time I go to a doctor(which may be a long time), I may ask why I need so much calcium. I decided to take it myself, and the amount I take seems safe, although it sometimes causes constipation.

Answer: At your age, gender and description of no immediate medical conditions, I would suggest going to a physician soon to obtain a blood calcium level and other hematology. What you describe in unusual.