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 5551–5600 of 8,316 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
5551	Snacks, crisped rice bar, chocolate chip	Snacks	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5552	Cracker, barge pilot biscuit	Baked Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5553	Pie crust, standard type, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked	Baked Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5554	Pancake, plain (includes buttermilk), dry mix, incomplete, unprepared	Baked Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5555	Cookie, chocolate sandwich, cream filling, regular	Baked Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5556	Cookie, chocolate chip, commercial, regular, higher fat	Baked Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5557	Bread, banana, homemade, made with margarine	Baked Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5558	Beans, lima, dry, large, canned, solids and liquid	Legumes and Legume Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5559	Hot chocolate, mix, powder, prepared with water	Beverages	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5560	Squash, winter, spaghetti, baked or boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5561	Pumpkin, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5562	Artichoke (Globe, French), boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5563	Squash, summer, zucchini, baby, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5564	Artichoke (Globe, French), boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5565	Vegetables, mixed, canned, solids and liquid	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5566	Squash, summer, crookneck, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5567	Potato, mashed, homemade, prepared with whole milk and margarine	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5568	Artichoke (Globe, French), frozen, boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5569	Sapodilla, raw	Fruits and fruit juices	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5570	Prune, dried, cooked, added sugar	Fruits and fruit juices	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5571	Jujube (chinese date), raw	Fruits and fruit juices	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5572	Guava, strawberry, raw	Fruits and fruit juices	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5573	Blackberry, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5574	Cereal, ready to eat, Honeycomb, Post	Breakfast cereals	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5575	Soup, pea, green, canned, condensed	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5576	Soup, minestrone, ready-to-serve	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	21.00 mg	2%	CNF
5577	Squash, summer, green, zucchini, includes skin, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	20.85 mg	2%	USDA_FF
5578	Asparagus, green, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	20.58 mg	2%	USDA_FF
5579	Cauliflower, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	20.35 mg	2%	USDA_FF
5580	Beverages, fruit punch juice drink, frozen concentrate	Beverages	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5581	Archway Home Style Cookies, Strawberry Filled	Baked Products	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5582	Archway Home Style Cookies, Sugar Free Oatmeal	Baked Products	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5583	Beverages, Lemonade, powder	Beverages	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5584	Snacks, popcorn, microwave, regular (butter) flavor, made with partially hydrogenated oil	Snacks	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5585	Snacks, FRITOLAY, SUNCHIPS, Multigrain Snack, original flavor	Snacks	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5586	Soup, vegetable, canned, low sodium, condensed	Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5587	Soup, minestrone, canned, reduced sodium, ready-to-serve	Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5588	Soy sauce made from soy (tamari)	Legumes and Legume Products	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5589	Apple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted, without added ascorbic acid	Fruits and Fruit Juices	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5590	Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, canned, plain	Legumes and Legume Products	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5591	Archway Home Style Cookies, Raspberry Filled	Baked Products	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5592	Pie crust, cookie-type, prepared from recipe, graham cracker, chilled	Baked Products	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5593	Bagels, cinnamon-raisin, toasted	Baked Products	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5594	Margarine-like spread with yogurt, 70% fat, stick, with salt	Fats and Oils	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5595	Babyfood, vegetables, corn, creamed, strained	Baby Foods	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5596	Wheat flour, white (industrial), 10% protein, bleached, unenriched	Cereal Grains and Pasta	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5597	Wheat flour, white (industrial), 10% protein, bleached, enriched	Cereal Grains and Pasta	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5598	Wheat flour, white (industrial), 9% protein, bleached, unenriched	Cereal Grains and Pasta	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5599	Wheat flour, white (industrial), 9% protein, bleached, enriched	Cereal Grains and Pasta	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR
5600	Sauce, barbecue, OPEN PIT, original	Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	20.00 mg	2%	USDA_SR

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