Is soymilk a good substitute for milk? How about tofu?
Products that come from soybeans like soymilk and tofu naturally contain calcium. The amount of calcium in these foods varies and can be much lower than the calcium that is found in regular milk and other dairy products. However, many brands of soymilk are fortified with calcium. In many cases you can get about the same amount of calcium from a glass of calcium-fortified soymilk that you would from a glass of regular milk. The amount of calcium in tofu varies depending on the way the tofu is prepared. For example, ΒΌ block of firm tofu prepared with calcium sulfate provides about 160 milligrams of calcium. Remember, food labels list calcium as a percentage of the daily value (DV). This amount is based on 1,000 mg of calcium per day. You might see that an eight ounce glass of fortified soymilk has 30% of the DV for calcium. This amount equals 300 mg of calcium.
