Calcium question

Hy5brid9
Hy5brid9 Posts: 1 Member
edited January 28 in Food and Nutrition
What units are being used for counting calcium?

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  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,117 Member
    It's not really "units," just the standard %RDA for calcium for adults. Food is labeled with the %RDA of the nutrient. For example, a cup of almond milk has 45% RDA for calcium. MFP just adds up at the %'s. The goal is set to get to 100%. Each nutrient that MFP tracks, like calcium, iron, etc. all have different RDA's, but the goal is to get each RDA to 100%.

    ETA: I think it's something like 1,000 mg for adults aged 18-50. So, I would "assume" that means that the cup of almond milk has 450 mg of calcium...
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