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 5351–5400 of 8,316 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
5351	Noodles, japanese, somen, dry	Cereal Grains and Pasta	23.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5352	Syrups, table blends, corn, refiner, and sugar	Sweets	23.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5353	Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5354	Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5355	Asparagus, cooked, boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5356	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, honey roasted	Breakfast Cereals	23.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5357	Pie crust, deep dish, frozen, baked, made with enriched flour	Baked Products	23.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5358	Pillsbury Grands, Buttermilk Biscuits, refrigerated dough	Baked Products	23.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5359	Raspberries, puree, with seeds	Fruits and Fruit Juices	23.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5360	Babyfood, vegetables, peas and carrots, all stages	Babyfoods	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5361	Cereal, ready to eat, Puffed Wheat, Safeway	Breakfast cereals	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5362	Cereal, ready to eat, Oaty Bites, Nature's Path	Breakfast cereals	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5363	Peas and carrots, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5364	Cowpeas (black-eyed peas), immature seeds, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5365	Asparagus, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5366	Snacks, pretzels, soft, unsalted	Snacks	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5367	Butter replacement, without fat, powder	Fats and Oils	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5368	Snacks, pretzels, soft	Snacks	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5369	Pickles, chowchow, with cauliflower onion mustard, sweet	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5370	Cereal, ready to eat, Kashi: honey puffed, Kashi	Breakfast cereals	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5371	Grains, rice, brown, long-grain, dry	Cereals, Grains and Pasta	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5372	Pasta, Japanese noodles, somen, dry	Cereals, Grains and Pasta	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5373	Sweets, syrups, table blends, corn, refiner's syrup and sugar	Sweets	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5374	Cracker meal	Baked Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5375	Cracker, matzo, whole-wheat	Baked Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5376	Cake, Boston cream pie, commercial	Baked Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5377	Meatless, bacon	Legumes and Legume Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5378	Pepper, jalapeno, canned, solids and liquid	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5379	Turnip, frozen, unprepared	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5380	Squash, winter, spaghetti, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5381	Peas, green, canned, drained solids	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5382	Onion, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5383	Peas and onions, frozen, unprepared	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5384	Peas and carrots, frozen, boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5385	Peas and carrots, canned, solids and liquid	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5386	Cowpeas (black-eyed peas), immature seeds, frozen, boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5387	Asparagus, boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5388	Cereal, ready to eat, Special K, Kellogg's	Breakfast cereals	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5389	Soup, cream, asparagus, canned, condensed	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	23.00 mg	2%	CNF
5390	Squash, summer, yellow, includes skin, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	22.69 mg	2%	USDA_FF
5391	Sweet potatoes, orange flesh, without skin, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	22.33 mg	2%	USDA_FF
5392	Flour, wheat, all-purpose, unenriched, unbleached	Cereal Grains and Pasta	22.00 mg	2%	USDA_FF
5393	Crackers, saltines, fat-free, low-sodium	Baked Products	22.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5394	Pie, fried pies, lemon	Baked Products	22.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5395	Pie, pecan, commercially prepared	Baked Products	22.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5396	Pie, mince, prepared from recipe	Baked Products	22.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5397	Bread, sticks, plain	Baked Products	22.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5398	Grapefruit, raw, pink and red, all areas	Fruits and Fruit Juices	22.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5399	Sauce, peanut, made from peanut butter, water, soy sauce	Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	22.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5400	Bananas, dehydrated, or banana powder	Fruits and Fruit Juices	22.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR

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