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 5801–5850 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
5801 Babyfood, vegetables, peas, strained Baby Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5802 Fast foods, potato, mashed Fast Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5803 Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil Fast Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5804 Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5805 Tomato products, canned, puree, with salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5806 Taro, cooked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5807 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5808 Rutabagas, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5809 Peppers, hot chili, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5810 Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5811 Tomato products, canned, puree, without salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5812 Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5813 Buckwheat Cereal Grains and Pasta 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5814 Nuts, coconut milk, canned (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) Nut and Seed Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5815 Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, raw Nut and Seed Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5816 Peas, green, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5817 Potatoes, Russet, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5818 Onions, welsh, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5819 Tangerine juice, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5820 Pinon Nuts, roasted (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5821 Cloudberries, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5822 Spanish rice mix, dry mix, prepared (with canola/vegetable oil blend or diced tomatoes and margarine) Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5823 Rice noodles, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5824 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, spinach, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5825 Popcorn, sugar syrup/caramel, fat-free Snacks 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5826 Snacks, fruit leather, pieces, with vitamin C Snacks 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5827 Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5828 Succotash, (corn and limas), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5829 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5830 Lettuce, iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5831 Asparagus, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5832 Beets, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5833 Snacks, potato sticks Snacks 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5834 Snacks, banana chips Snacks 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5835 Syrups, corn, dark Sweets 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5836 Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5837 Asparagus, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5838 Taro, cooked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5839 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5840 Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5841 Rutabagas, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5842 Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5843 Beverages, coffee, instant, with whitener, reduced calorie Beverages 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5844 Fruit juice smoothie, BOLTHOUSE FARMS, GREEN GOODNESS Fruits and Fruit Juices 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5845 Candied fruit Fruits and Fruit Juices 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5846 Sapote, mamey, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5847 Hearts of palm, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5848 Snacks, fruit leather, pieces Sweets 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5849 Babyfood, dinner, jarred, pasta with vegetables Babyfoods 18.00 mg 1% CNF
5850 Soup, cream, celery, canned, condensed, reduced fat, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 18.00 mg 1% CNF

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