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 6401–6450 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
6401 Potatoes, o'brien, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6402 Potatoes, french fried, crinkle or regular cut, salt added in processing, frozen, oven-heated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6403 Potatoes, french fried, crinkle or regular cut, salt added in processing, frozen, as purchased Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6404 Chayote, fruit, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6405 Tomato products, canned, sauce, with mushrooms Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6406 Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6407 Potatoes, russet, flesh and skin, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6408 Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6409 Pineapple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6410 Beans, liquid from stewed kidney beans Legumes and Legume Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6411 Sorghum grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6412 Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat Sweets 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6413 Chayote, fruit, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6414 Bamboo shoots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6415 Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6416 Pineapple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, diluted with 3 volume water Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6417 Pineapple, raw, all varieties Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6418 Fireweed, young leaves, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6419 Potatoes, french fried, cross cut, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6420 Potatoes, french fried, steak cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6421 Pasta, whole-wheat, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6422 Rye flour, light Cereal Grains and Pasta 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6423 Syrups, corn, light Sweets 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6424 Candies, NESTLE, AFTER EIGHT Mints Sweets 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6425 Beets, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6426 Pineapple, raw, extra sweet variety Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6427 Pineapple, raw, traditional varieties Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6428 Pineapple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6429 Strawberries, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6430 Seal, ringed, liver (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6431 Cherry juice, tart Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6432 Horned melon (Kiwano) Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6433 Fruit salad, (pineapple and papaya and banana and guava), tropical, canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6434 Syrup, Cane Sweets 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6435 Blueberries, wild, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6436 Melon, banana (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 13.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6437 Margarine, tub, non-hydrogenated, canola oil, with plant sterols, Calorie-reduced Fats and Oils 13.00 mg 1% CNF
6438 Potato, french-fried, cross cut, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% CNF
6439 Alcohol, energy drink (7% alcohol by volume) Beverages 13.00 mg 1% CNF
6440 Sweets, syrups, cane Sweets 13.00 mg 1% CNF
6441 Melon, horned Fruits and fruit juices 13.00 mg 1% CNF
6442 Yogourt, soy, fruit flavoured Dairy and Egg Products 13.00 mg 1% CNF
6443 Cereal, ready to eat, Whole O's, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 13.00 mg 1% CNF
6444 Soup, vegetable, homemade Soups, Sauces and Gravies 13.00 mg 1% CNF
6445 Fruit salad, tropical (pineapple, red and yellow papaya), canned, juice pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 13.00 mg 1% CNF
6446 Blueberry, wild, raw Fruits and fruit juices 13.00 mg 1% CNF
6447 Jam type spread, Double Fruit Sweets 13.00 mg 1% CNF
6448 Salmonberry, raw Fruits and fruit juices 13.00 mg 1% CNF
6449 Lentils, pink, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 13.00 mg 1% CNF
6450 Fireweed, native, young leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1% CNF

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