Vegetarian foods high in Calcium (Canadian (CNF))

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 551–600 of 3,591 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
551 Dessert, egg custard, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 146.00 mg 11%
552 Cake, yellow, homemade, without icing (frosting) Baked Products 146.00 mg 11%
553 Malted milk, chocolate flavour, powder, with 2% M.F. milk Beverages 146.00 mg 11%
554 Soybeans, green (edamame), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 145.00 mg 11%
555 Candies, Rolo Caramels in milk chocolate Sweets 145.00 mg 11%
556 Nuts, pilinuts-canarytree, dried Nuts and Seeds 145.00 mg 11%
557 Babyfood, cereal, ready-to-eat, 'O' Shaped with whole milk Babyfoods 145.00 mg 11%
558 Rhubarb, frozen, cooked, added sugar Fruits and fruit juices 145.00 mg 11%
559 Soybeans, green (edamame), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 145.00 mg 11%
560 Macaroni and cheese, box mix with cheese sauce, unprepared Mixed Dishes 145.00 mg 11%
561 Muffin, wheat bran, with raisins, homemade Baked Products 144.00 mg 11%
562 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured, fat free (0-0.5% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 143.00 mg 11%
563 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured, fat free, with added Vitamin D and A (0-0.5% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 143.00 mg 11%
564 Dessert, pudding, all flavours except chocolate, dry mix, instant, low calorie, unprepared Sweets 143.00 mg 11%
565 Dessert, frozen yogourt, vanilla, soft-serve Sweets 143.00 mg 11%
566 Waffle, whole wheat, low fat Baked Products 143.00 mg 11%
567 Milk, fluid, buttermilk, cultured, 2% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 143.00 mg 11%
568 Indian, papad (papadum) Legumes and Legume Products 143.00 mg 11%
569 Beans, kidney, all types, raw Legumes and Legume Products 143.00 mg 11%
570 Soup, onion, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 143.00 mg 11%
571 Drink, fruit punch flavour, powder Beverages 142.00 mg 11%
572 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, chocolate, rich Sweets 142.00 mg 11%
573 Potato, mashed, dehydrated, granules with milk, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 142.00 mg 11%
574 Beans, winged (goa beans), dry, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 142.00 mg 11%
575 Beans, winged (goa beans), dry, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 142.00 mg 11%
576 Drink, fruit punch flavour, vitamin C added, powder Beverages 142.00 mg 11%
577 Wheat, vital wheat gluten Cereals, Grains and Pasta 142.00 mg 11%
578 Dip, sour cream base (with dehydrated onion soup) Soups, Sauces and Gravies 141.00 mg 11%
579 Snacks, pretzels, hard, chocolate coated Snacks 141.00 mg 11%
580 Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, unroasted kernels Nuts and Seeds 141.00 mg 11%
581 Collards, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 141.00 mg 11%
582 Dessert, frozen, juice with cream Sweets 141.00 mg 11%
583 Coffee, instant, powder, half the caffeine Beverages 141.00 mg 11%
584 Cream, sour, cultured, 14% M.F Dairy and Egg Products 141.00 mg 11%
585 Collards, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 141.00 mg 11%
586 Coffee, instant, regular, powder Beverages 141.00 mg 11%
587 Dessert, frozen, pudding pop, chocolate Sweets 141.00 mg 11%
588 Cake, angel food, commercial Baked Products 140.00 mg 11%
589 Malted milk, natural flavour, powder, with 2% M.F. milk Beverages 140.00 mg 11%
590 Dandelion greens, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 140.00 mg 11%
591 Dandelion greens, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 140.00 mg 11%
592 Cheese, goat, soft, (more than 55% water, 21% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 140.00 mg 11%
593 Coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder Beverages 140.00 mg 11%
594 Soybeans, dry, roasted Legumes and Legume Products 140.00 mg 11%
595 Peanut flour, defatted, salted Legumes and Legume Products 140.00 mg 11%
596 Gravy, au jus, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 140.00 mg 11%
597 English muffin, raisin-cinnamon, (apple cinnamon) toasted Baked Products 139.00 mg 11%
598 Dessert, egg custard, dry mix prepared with whole milk Sweets 139.00 mg 11%
599 Instant breakfast, powder, chocolate, prepared with 2% milk Beverages 139.00 mg 11%
600 Bread, white, commercial, with added fibre Baked Products 138.00 mg 11%

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