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 6701–6750 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
6701 Mushrooms, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6702 Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), canned, juice pack Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6703 Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6704 Orange juice, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6705 Melons, casaba, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6706 Pie fillings, cherry, low calorie Sweets 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6707 Whale, beluga, liver, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6708 Whale, beluga, flipper, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6709 Macaroni, vegetable, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6710 Rice flour, brown Cereal Grains and Pasta 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6711 Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6712 Syrups, chocolate, HERSHEY'S Genuine Chocolate Flavored Lite Syrup Sweets 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6713 Pie fillings, canned, cherry Sweets 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6714 Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, boiled and steamed Nut and Seed Products 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6715 Succotash, (corn and limas), canned, with whole kernel corn, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6716 Succotash, (corn and limas), canned, with cream style corn Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6717 Mushrooms, shiitake, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6718 Juice, apple and grape blend, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6719 Strawberries, frozen, sweetened, sliced Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6720 Quinces, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6721 Popcorn, microwave, low fat and sodium Snacks 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6722 Rice cake, cracker (include hain mini rice cakes) Snacks 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6723 Cornmeal, white (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6724 Candies, YORK Peppermint Pattie Sweets 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6725 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat Snacks 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6726 Snacks, rice cracker brown rice, plain Snacks 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6727 Toaster pastries, fruit, toasted (include apple, blueberry, cherry, strawberry) Baked Products 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6728 Fruit juice smoothie, BOLTHOUSE FARMS, strawberry banana Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6729 Fruit juice smoothie, NAKED JUICE, GREEN MACHINE Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6730 Pomegranate juice, bottled Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6731 Pears, raw, green anjou (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6732 Pears, raw, red anjou Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6733 Cherries, sour, canned, water pack, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6734 Raspberries, canned, red, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6735 Tomato and vegetable juice, low sodium Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6736 Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced calorie Fats and Oils 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6737 Glutino, Gluten Free Cookies, Vanilla Creme Baked Products 11.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
6738 Margarine, tub, hydrogenated, soybean oil Fats and Oils 11.00 mg 1% CNF
6739 Babyfood, fruit, jarred, pear, all stages Babyfoods 11.00 mg 1% CNF
6740 Babyfood, fruit, jarred, mixed fruit Babyfoods 11.00 mg 1% CNF
6741 Margarine, tub, non-hydrogenated, soybean oil Fats and Oils 11.00 mg 1% CNF
6742 Margarine, stick, palm and soybean oils Fats and Oils 11.00 mg 1% CNF
6743 Soup, cream, mushroom, canned, condensed, reduced fat, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 11.00 mg 1% CNF
6744 Snacks, brown rice chips Snacks 11.00 mg 1% CNF
6745 Soy sauce (made with hydrolyzed vegetable protein), reduced sodium Legumes and Legume Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
6746 Pear, green anjou, raw Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
6747 Pear, red anjou, raw Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
6748 Cherry, sour, canned, water pack, drained Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
6749 Juice, apple and grape, with added vitamin C Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
6750 Pomegranate juice, ready-to-drink Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF

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