{"id":26639,"date":"2026-05-11T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=26639"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:59:17","slug":"how-much-calcium-is-in-vegan-cheese-and-yogurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2026\/05\/11\/how-much-calcium-is-in-vegan-cheese-and-yogurt\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Calcium Is in Vegan Cheese and Yogurt?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dairy-Free-Italian-Blend-Shreds-\u2013-Daiya-Foods.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dairy-Free-Italian-Blend-Shreds-\u2013-Daiya-Foods.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD<\/p>\n<p>Can a vegan cheese or vegan yogurt provide calcium? It depends on whether the product is fortified with calcium. Fortified products have as much as 390 milligrams of calcium in a serving. To put this into perspective, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2023\/07\/27\/dris-and-rdas-simplified\/\">RDA<\/a> for calcium for adults age 19-50 years and men 51-70 years is 1,000 milligrams per day and 1,200 milligrams per day for women over 51 years and for men over 70 years.<\/p>\n<p>Although vegans don\u2019t have to use calcium-fortified vegan cheese or vegan yogurt, it is heartening to see that these products are available. Our website provides information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2026\/04\/20\/a-vegan-calcium-plan\/\">other vegan sources of calcium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how much calcium is found in some popular brands of vegan cheese and yogurt that have been fortified with calcium, listed from highest to lowest calcium in a serving:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Products with 300 milligrams or more of calcium per serving:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>So Delicious Unsweetened Vanilla Coconut Yogurt Alternative: 390 milligrams in \u00be cup<\/li>\n<li>So Delicious Unsweetened Plain Coconut Yogurt Alternative: 370 milligrams in 5 ounces<\/li>\n<li>Daiya Dairy-free Cream Cheese Original: 324 milligrams in 2 Tbsp<\/li>\n<li>Daiya Dairy-free Chive and Onion Cream Cheese: 323 milligrams in 2 Tbsp<\/li>\n<li>Daiya Dairy-free Chipotle Cheddar Shreds: 312 milligrams in \u00bc cup (1 ounce)<\/li>\n<li>Daiya Dairy-free Mozzarella\/Cheddar\/Mexican Blend\/Cheddar &amp; Mozzarella\/Italian Blend Shreds: 311 milligrams in \u00bc cup (1 ounce)<\/li>\n<li>Daiya Dairy-free Spicy Monterey Jack Shreds: 310 milligrams in \u00bc cup (1 ounce)<\/li>\n<li>Daiya Dairy-free Parmesan Shreds: 309 milligrams in \u00bc cup (1 ounce)<\/li>\n<li>Go Veggie Vegan Cheddar\/Mexican\/Mozzarella Shreds: 300 milligrams in \u00bc cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Products with 200-299 milligrams of calcium per serving:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daiya Dairy-Free Strawberry Cream Cheese: 285 milligrams in 2 Tbsp<\/li>\n<li>Silk Plain Soymilk Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative: 260 milligrams in \u00be cup<\/li>\n<li>So Delicious Plain Coconut Yogurt Alternative: 260 milligrams in 5 ounces<\/li>\n<li>Daiya Dairy-Free Cinnamon Twist Cream Cheese: 252 milligrams in 2 Tbsp<\/li>\n<li>So Delicious Vanilla Coconut Yogurt Alternative: 250 milligrams in 5 ounces<\/li>\n<li>So Delicious Strawberry Banana\/Raspberry\/Peach\/Chocolate\/Key Lime Coconut Yogurt Alternative: 230 milligrams in 5 ounces<\/li>\n<li>So Delicious Strawberry\/Blueberry Coconut Yogurt Alternative: 220 milligrams in 5 ounces<\/li>\n<li>Silk Peach Mango\/Blueberry\/Strawberry Soymilk Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative: 200 milligrams in 5 ounces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Products with 100-199 milligrams of calcium per serving:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Silk Plain Almondmilk Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative: 170 milligrams in \u00be cup<\/li>\n<li>Daiya Dairy-free Jalapeno Havarti\/Smoked Gouda Block: 168 milligrams in 1 ounce<\/li>\n<li>Daiya Dairy-free Cheddar Block: 167 milligrams in 1 ounce<\/li>\n<li>Silk Unsweet Vanilla Almondmilk Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative: 160 milligrams in \u00be cup<\/li>\n<li>Go Veggie Vegan White American\/White Cheddar &amp; Meatless Bacon Bars: 150 milligrams in 1 bar (21 g)<\/li>\n<li>Silk Vanilla Soymilk Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative: 150 milligrams in 5 ounces<\/li>\n<li>Babybel Plant-Based Original\/Fiery Hot: 140 milligrams in 1 piece (20 g)<\/li>\n<li>Daiya Dairy-free Cheddar\/Mozzarella Sticks: 132 milligrams in 1 stick (22 grams)<\/li>\n<li>Silk Peach\/Strawberry\/Mixed Berry Acai Almondmilk Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative: 130 milligrams in 5 ounces<\/li>\n<li>Silk Strawberry\/Lemon\/Blueberry Greek Style Coconutmilk Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative: 130 milligrams in 5 ounces<\/li>\n<li>VioLife Just Like Mozzarella Shreds: 130 milligrams in \u00bc cup<\/li>\n<li>Good Planet Mexican Blend\/Cheddar\/Mozzarella Shreds: 120 milligrams in \u00bc cup (1 ounce)<\/li>\n<li>Silk Dark Chocolate Coconut Almondmilk Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative: 120 milligrams in 5 ounces<\/li>\n<li>Daiya Dairy-free Cheddar\/American\/Provolone\/Swiss\/Smoked Gouda Slices: 100 milligrams in 1 slice (22 grams)<\/li>\n<li>Silk Vanilla Almondmilk Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative: 100 milligrams in 5 ounces<\/li>\n<li>Silk Vanilla Greek Style Coconutmilk Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative: 100 milligrams in 5 ounces<\/li>\n<li>VioLife Mexican Style Shreds: 100 milligrams in \u00bc cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that serving sizes vary. All information was obtained from product websites in April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>To read more about calcium for vegans see:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2026\/04\/20\/a-vegan-calcium-plan\/\">A Vegan Calcium Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/nutrition\/calcium.php\">Calcium in the Vegan Diet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/nutrition\/foods_calcium.htm\">Latin American Foods High in Calcium<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2009issue4\/2009_issue4_calcium_indian.php\">Calcium Content of Popular Indian Vegetarian Dishes and Ingredients<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2015issue1\/2015_issue1_nutrition_hotline.php\">Calcium Supplements<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2021issue4\/2021_issue4_scientific_update.php\">Lower Risk of Hip Fractures in Vegan Women Using Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To read more about vegan cheese see:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2024\/07\/23\/review-of-packaged-vegan-mac-cheese-products\/\">Vegan Cheese for Pizza<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2024\/07\/23\/review-of-packaged-vegan-mac-cheese-products\/\">Review of Vegan Packaged Mac &amp; Cheese Products<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The contents of this website and our other publications, including <em>The Vegan Journal<\/em>, are not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. We often depend on product and ingredient information from company statements. It is impossible to be 100% sure about a statement, info can change, people have different views, and mistakes can be made. Please use your best judgment about whether a product is suitable for you. To be sure, do further research or confirmation on your own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD Can a vegan cheese or vegan yogurt provide calcium? It depends on whether the product is fortified with calcium. Fortified products have as much as 390 milligrams of calcium in a serving. To put this into perspective, the RDA for calcium for adults age 19-50 years and men 51-70 years [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26639"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26720,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26639\/revisions\/26720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}