Living in Finland in the EU, I am very confused as to why none of the vegan milk products contain added calcium. Children need a certain amount of calcium which they easily get through cows milk. But not so through vegan milk, because it does not naturally contain calcium.

Are there any laws that forbid adding calcium in your country? Is there any other reason as to why oat and soy based milk products don’t get added calcium?

  • Durandal@lemmy.today
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    8 months ago

    The calcium from milk thing was a myth generated by the dairy industry to sell milk.

    There is calcium in milk but there is also calcium in lots of things. I have heard the fat in cow milk makes it harder to absorb the calcium anyway. Regardless. The amount you need is easily obtained from many other sources in your diet naturally assuming you don’t take supplements.

    https://health.clevelandclinic.org/calcium-rich-foods

    A lot of plant milks have more calcium than cow milk so adding more would be silly.

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      8 months ago

      Spoiler: it’s mostly grean leafy veggies. Eat your spinach and cauliflower greens!