SILK Vanilla soy yogurt (family size) Minerals

Minerals in SILK Vanilla soy yogurt (family size)

Minerals are classified as micronutrients, because you don’t need too much of them, but that doesn’t negate their importance. Your body cannot make minerals, so it’s essential you get them all from your food. Minerals don’t contain calories, so they aren’t a direct source of energy.

Some of the minerals found in SILK Vanilla soy yogurt (family size) are: Calcium (132 mg), Sodium (13 mg) and Iron (0.48 mg).


Nutrition Facts for 100g

Daily values based in a diet 2,000 kcal

Calcium

The most common problem related to calcium metabolism is undoubtedly bone loss from getting too little calcium. But can be problems when intake of this mineral gets too high as well. 100 grams of SILK Vanilla soy yogurt (family size) contains 132 milligrams of calcium, that’s the 13% of the daily recommended value for an adult.

132 mg

13%

daily value

Iron

The average man has about 2 grams of iron in this blood cells while women have about 1.6 grams at any given time. If the dietary iron intake falls below daily needs and this storage amount goes down, the ability to tolerate bursts of exercise will deteriorate. 0.48 milligrams of iron can be found on every 100 grams of SILK Vanilla soy yogurt (family size), the 3% of the total daily recommended iron intake.

0.48 mg

3%

daily value

Sodium

Sodium can cause more calcium to be lost in the urine, so high contents of sodium can also increase risks of osteoporosis, and of course, swelling in the extremities and high blood pressure. 13 milligrams of sodium can be found on every 100 grams of SILK Vanilla soy yogurt (family size), the 1% of the total daily recommended sodium intake.

13 mg

1%

daily value