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 6301–6350 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
6301 Lentils, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6302 Pineapple juice, canned, not from concentrate, unsweetened, with added vitamins A, C and E Fruits and Fruit Juices 14.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6303 Lime juice, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 14.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6304 Salad dressing, mayonnaise and mayonnaise-type, low calorie Fats and Oils 14.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6305 Acorn stew (Apache) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 14.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6306 Stew, dumpling with mutton (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 14.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6307 Corn, white, steamed (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 14.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6308 Raspberries, puree, seedless Fruits and Fruit Juices 14.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6309 Soursop, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 14.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6310 DENNY'S, french fries Restaurant Foods 14.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6311 Pastry, Pastelitos de Guava (guava pastries) Baked Products 14.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6312 Pie, Dutch Apple, Commercially Prepared Baked Products 14.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6313 Babyfood, vegetables and fruit, zucchini and apple Babyfoods 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6314 Soup, tomato and red pepper, ready-to-serve, low sodium Soups, Sauces and Gravies 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6315 Soup, cream, asparagus, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6316 Potato, french-fried, wedge cut, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6317 Cracker, multigrain Baked Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6318 Pasta salad with vegetables, prepared with Italian dressing, homemade Mixed Dishes 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6319 Grains, wheat flour, white, all purpose, unbleached Cereals, Grains and Pasta 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6320 Yam, boiled, drained or baked, salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6321 Taro shoots, cooked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6322 Peas and onions, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6323 Lentils, sprouted, stir-fried, with salt, no fat added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6324 Soup, butternut squash, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6325 Snacks, popcorn, microwave, lower in fat Snacks 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6326 Grains, millet, flour Cereals, Grains and Pasta 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6327 Salad dressing, mayonnaise and mayonnaise-type, low calorie Fats and Oils 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6328 Tomato sauce, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6329 Salad dressing, coleslaw Fats and Oils 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6330 Pepper, banana, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6331 Cucumber, peeled, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6332 Fast foods, side dish, potato salad Fast Foods 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6333 Grains, wheat flour, white, all purpose, bleached Cereals, Grains and Pasta 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6334 Sweets, fruit butters, apple Sweets 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6335 Dessert, pudding, rice, dry mix, unprepared Sweets 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6336 Muffin, blueberry, toaster-type, toasted Baked Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6337 Cookie, chocolate chip, refrigerated dough Baked Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6338 Peas, split, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6339 Peas, split, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6340 Chocolate syrup, thin type Sweets 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6341 Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, sweetened, flaked, canned Nuts and Seeds 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6342 Nuts, coconut meat, raw Nuts and Seeds 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6343 Vegetable juice cocktail, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6344 Tomato products, canned, sauce Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6345 Squash, winter, hubbard, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6346 Potato puff, frozen, prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6347 Beans, mung, mature seeds, sprouted, bean sprouts, canned, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6348 Yam, boiled, drained or baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6349 Taro shoots, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF
6350 Potato, hashed-brown, homemade Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1% CNF

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