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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#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
6951	Sweets, syrup, table blend, pancake, calorie-reduced	Sweets	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6952	Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake	Baked Products	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6953	Pie crust, standard type, homemade, baked	Baked Products	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6954	Pie, cherry, homemade, 2 crust	Baked Products	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6955	Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked	Baked Products	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6956	Tomato products, canned, sauce with tomato tidbits	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6957	Juice, tomato, canned	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6958	Tomato, red, ripe, raw, year round average	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6959	Squash, winter, hubbard, boiled, mashed	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6960	Potato, french-fried, frozen, cottage cut, salt not added in processing, heated in oven	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6961	Potato, french-fried, frozen, restaurant prepared, fried in vegetable oil	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6962	Potato, hashed brown, frozen, plain, unprepared	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6963	Pepper, sweet, green, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6964	Arrowhead, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6965	Orange juice, canned	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6966	Grape, red or green (European type, such as Thompson seedless), adherent skin, raw	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6967	Cherry, sour, red, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6968	Pomegranate, raw	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6969	Plum, canned, purple, juice pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6970	Papaya nectar, canned	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6971	Melon balls, frozen (cantaloupe and honeydew)	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6972	Grape, thompson seedless, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6973	Grape, thompson seedless, canned, water pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6974	Cherry, sour, red, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6975	Cherry, sour, red, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6976	Avocado, raw, florida	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6977	Apricot, frozen, sweetened	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6978	Apricot, canned halves with skin, extra light syrup, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6979	Acerola juice, raw	Fruits and fruit juices	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6980	Soup, mushroom barley, canned, condensed	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	10.00 mg	1%	CNF
6981	Pear, Anjou, green, with skin, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	9.99 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6982	Tomato, roma	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	9.96 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6983	Tomato, roma	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	9.96 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6984	Pawpaw, peeled, seeded, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	9.91 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6985	Grapes, green, seedless, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	9.90 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6986	Grapes, green, seedless, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	9.90 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6987	Peppers, banana or Hungarian wax, seeded, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	9.82 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6988	Tomato juice, with added ingredients, from concentrate, shelf stable	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	9.74 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6989	Grape juice, purple, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable	Fruits and Fruit Juices	9.74 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6990	Orange juice, no pulp, not fortified, not from concentrate, refrigerated	Fruits and Fruit Juices	9.29 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6991	Rice, red, unenriched, dry, raw	Cereal Grains and Pasta	9.22 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6992	Millet, whole grain	Cereal Grains and Pasta	9.11 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6993	Melons, cantaloupe, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	9.00 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6994	Melons, cantaloupe, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	9.00 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6995	Egg, white, raw, frozen, pasteurized	Dairy and Egg Products	9.00 mg	1%	USDA_FF
6996	Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white	Beverages	9.00 mg	1%	USDA_SR
6997	Soup, onion, dry, mix, prepared with water	Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	9.00 mg	1%	USDA_SR
6998	Beverages, Wine, non-alcoholic	Beverages	9.00 mg	1%	USDA_SR
6999	Beverages, cranberry-apricot juice drink, bottled	Beverages	9.00 mg	1%	USDA_SR
7000	Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white, Chardonnay	Beverages	9.00 mg	1%	USDA_SR

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