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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# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
5701 Sauce, steak, tomato based Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5702 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, FRUITY PEBBLES Breakfast Cereals 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5703 Soup, cream of mushroom, low sodium, ready-to-serve, canned Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5704 SMART SOUP, Thai Coconut Curry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5705 Salad dressing, russian dressing, low calorie Fats and Oils 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5706 Salad dressing, sesame seed dressing, regular Fats and Oils 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5707 McDONALD'S, french fries Fast Foods 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5708 Snacks, corn cakes, very low sodium Snacks 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5709 Nuts, chestnuts, european, raw, peeled Nut and Seed Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5710 Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, roasted Nut and Seed Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5711 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, cooked, boiled, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5712 Chicory, witloof, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5713 Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5714 Babyfood, carrots, toddler Baby Foods 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5715 T.G.I. FRIDAY'S, french fries Restaurant Foods 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5716 Caribou, eye, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5717 Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5718 Noodles, egg, spinach, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5719 Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5720 Beans, kidney, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5721 Squash, summer, scallop, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5722 Potato salad, home-prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5723 CRACKER BARREL, onion rings, thick-cut Restaurant Foods 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5724 APPLEBEE'S, french fries Restaurant Foods 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5725 Snacks, corn cakes Snacks 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5726 Radicchio, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5727 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, cooked, boiled, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5728 Sesbania flower, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5729 Beans, kidney, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5730 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5731 Artichokes, (globe or french), frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5732 Cranberry juice blend, 100% juice, bottled, with added vitamin C and calcium Fruits and Fruit Juices 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5733 Blueberries, wild, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5734 Blueberries, dried, sweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5735 Java-plum, (jambolan), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5736 Plums, dried (prunes), stewed, without added sugar Fruits and Fruit Juices 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5737 CRACKER BARREL, steak fries Restaurant Foods 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5738 Glutino, Gluten Free Cookies, Chocolate Vanilla Creme Baked Products 19.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5739 Babyfood, vegetables, jarred, peas, all stages Babyfoods 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5740 Cookie, butter or sugar, with chocolate icing or filling Baked Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5741 Blueberry, dried, sweetened Fruits and fruit juices 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5742 Babyfood, snack, biscuit, rice Babyfoods 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5743 Soup, cream of vegetable, made with 2% M.F. milk, homemade Soups, Sauces and Gravies 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5744 Chinese dish, soup, hot and sour, restaurant prepared Soups, Sauces and Gravies 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5745 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, boiled, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5746 Salad dressing, sesame seed, regular Fats and Oils 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5747 Beans, kidney, sprouted, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5748 Soup, red pepper and black bean, ready-to-serve, reduced sodium Soups, Sauces and Gravies 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5749 Hot chocolate with marshmallows, mix, powder, prepared with water Beverages 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5750 Hot chocolate, rich, mix, powder, prepared with water Beverages 19.00 mg 1% CNF

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