{"id":3451,"date":"2010-09-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toh.test.rda.net\/how-can-i-calculate-calcium-in-milligrams-based-on-food-labels\/"},"modified":"2018-03-13T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T08:59:17","slug":"how-can-i-calculate-calcium-in-milligrams-based-on-food-labels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/how-can-i-calculate-calcium-in-milligrams-based-on-food-labels\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I calculate calcium in milligrams based on food labels?"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peggy-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3335\" \/>\r\n\r\n<b>DEAR PEGGY: Every physician I've seen has told me how much calcium I need in milligrams, but food labels list it in percent daily value. 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