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 7101–7150 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
7101 Non-alcoholic, wine Beverages 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7102 Potato, white, flesh and skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7103 Yautia (tannier), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7104 Grains, rice, white, medium-grain, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7105 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, corn Snacks 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7106 Icing (frosting), vanilla (white), creamy, dry mix, prepared with butter Sweets 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7107 Snacks, popcorn, cakes Snacks 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7108 Snacks, corn nuts, plain Snacks 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7109 Pie crust, standard type, homemade, unbaked Baked Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7110 Juice drink, citrus fruit, frozen concentrate, water added Beverages 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7111 Juice drink, cranberry and apricot, bottled Beverages 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7112 Alcohol, table wine, white (11.5% alcohol by volume) Beverages 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7113 Potato, boiled, flesh and skin Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7114 Pepper, sweet, red, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7115 Pepper, sweet, red, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7116 Pepper, sweet, green, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7117 Potato, french-fried, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7118 Pepper, sweet, green, frozen, chopped, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7119 Pepper, sweet, green, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7120 Potato, french-fried, frozen, extruded, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7121 Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7122 Eggplant (aubergine, brinjal), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7123 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd, bitter melon), pods, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7124 Plum, canned, purple, light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7125 Pear, raw, with skin Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7126 Melon, cantaloupe, raw Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7127 Cherry, sweet, canned, light syrup pack Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7128 Plum, canned, purple, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7129 Plum, canned, purple, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7130 Pitanga, raw Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7131 Pineapple, frozen chunks, sweetened Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7132 Pear, canned halves, juice pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7133 Peach, dried halves, sulphured, cooked, no added sugar Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7134 Groundcherry, raw Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7135 Grapefruit juice, white, raw Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7136 Cherry, sweet, canned, extra heavy syrup pack Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7137 Cherry, sweet, canned, heavy syrup pack Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7138 Apricot, canned whole no skin, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7139 Apricot, canned halves with skin, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7140 Soup, onion, dehydrated, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7141 Soup, cream, asparagus, dehydrated, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7142 Coffee whitener (non dairy), liquid Dairy and Egg Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
7143 Grapefruit juice, red, not fortified, not from concentrate, refrigerated Fruits and Fruit Juices 8.88 mg 1% USDA_FF
7144 Nuts, pine nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 8.74 mg 1% USDA_FF
7145 Peppers, poblano, seeded, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 8.37 mg 1% USDA_FF
7146 Rice, brown, long grain, unenriched, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 8.06 mg 1% USDA_FF
7147 Pears, raw, bartlett Fruits and Fruit Juices 8.00 mg 1% USDA_FF
7148 Pears, raw, bartlett (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 8.00 mg 1% USDA_FF
7149 Alcoholic beverage, wine, dessert, dry Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7150 Leavening agents, cream of tartar Baked Products 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR

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