Vegetarian foods high in Calcium

Calcium absorption from food depends on what else you eat at that meal. Phytates in grains and oxalates in leafy greens bind calcium and prevent your gut from taking it in. The numbers in the table below show total calcium, but your body may capture only part of it, depending on what you pair it with.

Dairy products, canned fish with bones, and fortified plant drinks cluster at the top of this ranking. Leafy greens contain calcium in large amounts yet sit lower in actual usable calcium because oxalates interfere with absorption. To meet the 1300 mg Daily Value, most people need multiple sources across the day rather than one single food.

Without dairy or fish, calcium comes from fortified plant drinks, tofu made with calcium sulphate, and leafy greens; though greens pose an absorption problem. Fortification becomes the reliable route: a glass of fortified soya drink delivers more usable calcium than a handful of spinach. You need to read labels closely, because not all plant-based alternatives are fortified, and levels vary widely between brands.

FDA daily value: 1300 mg

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Showing 4951–5000 of 8,316 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
4951	Soup, cream, broccoli, canned, condensed, reduced fat	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4952	Pasta mix, classic cheeseburger macaroni, unprepared	Mixed Dishes	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4953	Beans, lima, baby, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4954	Beans, kidney, all types, boiled, with salt	Legumes and Legume Products	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4955	Cookie, chocolate chip, refrigerated dough, baked	Baked Products	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4956	Radish, hawaiian style, pickled	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4957	Salad dressing, ranch dressing, commercial, regular	Fats and Oils	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4958	Grains, rice, white, long-grain, regular, dry	Cereals, Grains and Pasta	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4959	Grains, wheat, sprouted	Cereals, Grains and Pasta	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4960	Snacks, pretzels, hard, whole-wheat, including both salted and unsalted	Snacks	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4961	Beans, kidney, dark red, boiled, salted	Legumes and Legume Products	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4962	Beans, kidney, dark red, boiled	Legumes and Legume Products	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4963	Beans, adzuki, boiled, salted	Legumes and Legume Products	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4964	Beans, adzuki, boiled	Legumes and Legume Products	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4965	Drink, lemonade flavour, powder, water added	Beverages	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4966	Lemonade with artificial sweetener, powder, water added	Beverages	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4967	Tea, instant, unsweetened, lemon flavour, powder	Beverages	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4968	Beans, lima, baby, frozen, boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4969	Squash, winter, all varieties, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4970	Beans, lima, canned, solids and liquid	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4971	Raisin, seeded	Fruits and fruit juices	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4972	Peach, dried halves, sulphured, uncooked	Fruits and fruit juices	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4973	Fig, canned, water pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4974	Soup, minestrone, canned, condensed	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	28.00 mg	2%	CNF
4975	Blackeye pea, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed	Legumes and Legume Products	27.78 mg	2%	USDA_FF
4976	Lettuce, romaine, green, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	27.56 mg	2%	USDA_FF
4977	Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve	Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_FF
4978	Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	Legumes and Legume Products	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4979	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	Legumes and Legume Products	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4980	Crackers, rusk toast	Baked Products	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4981	Grapefruit juice, white, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted	Fruits and Fruit Juices	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4982	Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Legumes and Legume Products	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4983	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Legumes and Legume Products	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4984	Yokan, prepared from adzuki beans and sugar	Legumes and Legume Products	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4985	Figs, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids	Fruits and Fruit Juices	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4986	Figs, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids	Fruits and Fruit Juices	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4987	Cookies, vanilla sandwich with creme filling	Baked Products	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4988	Cookies, sugar wafers with creme filling, regular	Baked Products	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4989	Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, refrigerated dough, higher fat, baked	Baked Products	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4990	Babyfood, green beans, dices, toddler	Baby Foods	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4991	Vinegar, balsamic	Spices and Herbs	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4992	Boysenberries, frozen, unsweetened	Fruits and Fruit Juices	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4993	Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium	Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4994	Soup, cream of onion, canned, condensed	Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4995	Salad dressing, french dressing, commercial, regular	Fats and Oils	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4996	Babyfood, cereal, with eggs, strained	Baby Foods	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4997	Salad dressing, thousand island dressing, reduced fat	Fats and Oils	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4998	Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), toasted	Nut and Seed Products	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
4999	Nuts, chestnuts, european, raw, unpeeled	Nut and Seed Products	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5000	Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	27.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR

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