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 5151–5200 of 8,316 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
5151	Doughnuts, yeast-leavened, with jelly filling	Baked Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5152	Doughnuts, yeast-leavened, with creme filling	Baked Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5153	Soymilk, original and vanilla, unfortified	Legumes and Legume Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5154	Pasta, whole grain, 51% whole wheat, remaining enriched semolina, dry (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)	Cereal Grains and Pasta	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5155	Beverages, citrus fruit juice drink, frozen concentrate	Beverages	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5156	Soup, minestrone, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve	Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5157	Babyfood, pretzels	Baby Foods	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5158	Sauce, teriyaki, ready-to-serve	Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5159	Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5160	Vegetables, mixed, frozen, unprepared	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5161	Peas, green, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5162	Carrots, canned, regular pack, drained solids	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5163	CHICK-FIL-A, Chick-n-Strips	Fast Foods	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5164	Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5165	Potatoes, hash brown, frozen, with butter sauce, unprepared	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5166	Persimmons, japanese, dried	Fruits and Fruit Juices	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5167	Eggplant, pickled	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5168	Kohlrabi, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5169	Radishes, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5170	Asparagus, frozen, unprepared	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5171	Meatballs, meatless	Legumes and Legume Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5172	Wheat, hard red spring	Cereal Grains and Pasta	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5173	Carrots, canned, no salt added, drained solids	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5174	Lentils, sprouted, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5175	Kohlrabi, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5176	Babyfood, dessert, blueberry yogurt, strained	Baby Foods	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5177	Raspberries, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5178	Corn, dried, yellow (Northern Plains Indians)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	25.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5179	Raspberry, frozen, unsweetened	Fruits and fruit juices	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5180	Soup, Italian wedding, ready-to-serve	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5181	Indian, bread, paratha, whole-wheat	Baked Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5182	Tourtiere, homemade	Baked Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5183	Cereal, ready to eat, Crispy Rice, Nature's Path	Breakfast cereals	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5184	Vegetables, mixed, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5185	Kohlrabi, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5186	Carrot, canned, drained solids, unsalted	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5187	Corn, dried, yellow	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5188	Eggplant, pickled	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5189	Meatless, meatballs	Legumes and Legume Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5190	Plant-based beverage, soy, unenriched, chocolate	Beverages	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5191	Sauce, teriyaki, ready-to-serve, reduced sodium	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5192	Potato, mashed, homemade, prepared with 2% M.F. milk and butter	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5193	Plant-based beverage, soy, original and vanilla, unenriched	Beverages	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5194	Cereal, ready to eat, Puffins: cinnamon, Barbara's Bakery	Breakfast cereals	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5195	Grains, wheat, hard red spring	Cereals, Grains and Pasta	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5196	Ice cream cone, cake or wafer-type	Baked Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5197	Doughnut (donut), yeast-leavened, with jelly filling	Baked Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5198	Doughnut (donut), yeast-leavened, with cream filling	Baked Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5199	Cookie, vanilla wafer, 18 to 21% fat	Baked Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF
5200	Cookie, oatmeal (with or without raisins), dry mix, unprepared	Baked Products	25.00 mg	2%	CNF

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