Calcium, protein and vitamin D
Calcium. Feel it in your bones.
One of our 6-ounce yogurts gives you 25–35% of your daily calcium, and our O'Soy soy yogurt is a good non-dairy source of calcium.
Calcium is vital for bone health. But nine out of ten women and teenage girls and plenty of men and teenage boys get too little of it. Kids, teens and young adults need calcium to build strong bones, and adults over 50 need it as part of a well-balanced diet to protect their bones from irreversible density loss and osteoporosis, the disease that makes bones brittle and weak.
Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium*
| Age (years) | Calcium (mg per day) |
| 1-3 | 500 mg |
| 4-8 | 800 mg |
| 9-18 | 1,300 mg |
| 19-50 | 1,000 mg |
| 51+ | 1,200 mg |
| Pregnant/lactating women | 1,000 mg |
* Dietary Reference Intakes: The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements (2006) Food and Nutrition Board
Powerful Protein
Our yogurts are a good source of protein. A 5.3-ounce serving of our Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt gives you 15 grams of protein—a good portion of your recommended dietary allowance—and our O'Soy has 7 grams of soy protein per 6-ounce serving.
Your body needs protein for growth, tissue repair, digestion, immune-system function and every chemical reaction in your body. The protein in our yogurt provides a source of the amino acid leucine, which helps maintain lean muscle during dieting.
Dietary Reference Intakes for protein*
| Age (years) | RDA of protein (grams per day) |
| 1-3 | 13 |
| 4-8 | 19 |
| 9-13 | 34 |
| Males | |
| 14-18 | 52 |
| 19+ | 56 |
| Females | |
| 14+ | 46 |
* Dietary Reference Intakes: The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements (2006) Food and Nutrition Board
The wonder vitamin: D
We add vitamin D to our yogurts because it helps your body absorb more of the calcium it needs to form and maintain strong bones. This is especially important for children, teenage girls, post-menopausal women, older men, obese people and those who live in higher latitudes and get less sun.
Vitamin D increases calcium absorption, helping to decrease the risk of osteoporosis. Very few foods in nature contain vitamin D. The best sources of vitamin D are found in the flesh of fatty fish (such as salmon, tuna, and mackerel) and fish liver oils. Most of the vitamin D in the American diet comes from fortified sources.
The vitamin D used in Stonyfield yogurt is in the D3 form, known to be better absorbed by the body. The Daily Value for vitamin D is 400 IU. This means that 20% of the DV, or that found in most Stonyfield yogurts, is 80 IU.
