Calcium Rich Foods
Calcium Rich Foods
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FOOD ITEM CALCIUM
Meat, fish, eggs (MILLIGRAMS PER 100 GM)
Crab (muscle) (nandu) 1370 mg
Rohu (kannadi kendai) 650 mg
Mackerel (kanangeluthi) 430 mg
Prawn (iraal) 320 mg
Mutton (muscle) (Aatu iraichi) 150 mg
Egg, hen’s 60 mg
For an individual fifteen minutes of sun each day is enough to make and store all the vitamin
D. However in old age, the ability of the skin to make vitamin D decreases. Such persons
will need to fulfill their daily requirement from diet or vitamin D supplement.
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