Palta (avocado) is grown throughout Chile. Tomatoes and onions are other overwhelmingly popular and readily available vegetables. The nation's most important crops include grapes, plums, apples, pears, onions, corn, peaches, garlic, asparagus and beans.
The truth lies somewhere in the middle. It is easy to get enough protein on a vegan diet if you eat multiple servings of high-lysine foods (legumes, seitan, amaranth, quinoa, pistachios, and pumpkin seeds) each day. But there are many vegans who are probably not eating enough high-lysine foods.
Non-vegans get most of their calcium from dairy foods (milk, cheese and yogurt), but vegans can get it from other foods. Good sources of calcium for vegans include: 1  fortified soya, rice and oat drinks. 2  calcium-set tofu. 3  sesame seeds and tahini.