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 5751–5800 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
5751 Fast foods, breakfast, potatoes, hashed brown Fast Foods 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5752 Pasta, egg noodles, spinach, enriched, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5753 Grains, rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5754 Snacks, corn cakes, very low sodium Snacks 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5755 Snacks, corn cakes Snacks 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5756 Leavening agent, yeast, baker's, compressed Baked Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5757 Pie crust, standard type, frozen, ready-to-bake Baked Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5758 Muffin, corn, toaster type Baked Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5759 Cookie, brownie, regular, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5760 Biscuit, plain/buttermilk, refrigerated dough, lower fat, baked Baked Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5761 Bagel, cinnamon-raisin Baked Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5762 Lentils, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5763 Lentils, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5764 Nuts, European chestnuts (sweet), raw, peeled Nuts and Seeds 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5765 Nuts, Chinese chestnuts, roasted Nuts and Seeds 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5766 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, boiled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5767 Radicchio, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5768 Waxgourd (Chinese preserving melon), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5769 Squash, summer, scallop, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5770 Sesbania flowers, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5771 Potato salad, homemade Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5772 Potato, french-fried, frozen, restaurant prepared, fried in vegetable oil and animal fat Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5773 Belgium endive (chicory, witloof), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5774 Beans, kidney, sprouted, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5775 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd, bitter melon), pods, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5776 Artichoke (Globe, French), frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5777 Prune, dried, cooked, no added sugar Fruits and fruit juices 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5778 Java-plum, raw Fruits and fruit juices 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5779 Apricot, dried, sulphured, cooked without added sugar Fruits and fruit juices 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5780 Apple, dehydrated (low moisture), sulphured, uncooked Fruits and fruit juices 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5781 Sauce, steak, tomato based, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5782 Soup, mixed vegetable (with pasta), ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5783 Salad dressing, russian, commercial, low calorie Fats and Oils 19.00 mg 1% CNF
5784 Flour, 00 Cereal Grains and Pasta 18.68 mg 1% USDA_FF
5785 Pie crust, standard-type, frozen, ready-to-bake, unenriched Baked Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5786 Bagels, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate(includes onion, poppy, sesame) Baked Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5787 Bagels, plain, enriched, without calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame) Baked Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5788 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, MOTHER'S GRAHAM BUMPERS Breakfast Cereals 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5789 Babyfood, snack, GERBER GRADUATE FRUIT STRIPS, Real Fruit Bars Baby Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5790 Guavas, common, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5791 Muffins, blueberry, dry mix Baked Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5792 Babyfood, corn and sweet potatoes, strained Baby Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5793 Beverages, Horchata, as served in restaurant Beverages 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5794 Crabapples, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5795 Boysenberries, canned, heavy syrup Fruits and Fruit Juices 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5796 Soup, chunky vegetable, canned, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5797 Soup, tomato rice, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5798 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, soybean oil, without salt Fats and Oils 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5799 Sauce, hot chile, sriracha Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5800 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, soybean and safflower oil, with salt Fats and Oils 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR

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