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 7151–7200 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
7151 Pie, peach Baked Products 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7152 Cookies, sugar, refrigerated dough Baked Products 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7153 Grapefruit juice, white, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, diluted with 3 volume water Fruits and Fruit Juices 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7154 Grapefruit juice, white, canned, sweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7155 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7156 Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons Breakfast Cereals 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7157 Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7158 Beverages, vegetable and fruit juice blend, 100% juice, with added vitamins A, C, E Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7159 Beverages, Vegetable and fruit juice drink, reduced calorie, with low-calorie sweetener, added vitamin C Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7160 Beverages, V8 V-FUSION Juices, Tropical Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7161 Beverages, V8 SPLASH Juice Drinks, Diet Strawberry Kiwi Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7162 Beverages, Fruit punch drink, frozen concentrate Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7163 Beverages, Fruit punch drink, with added nutrients, canned Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7164 Beverages, aloe vera juice drink, fortified with Vitamin C Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7165 Beverages, Energy drink, Citrus Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7166 Blueberries, frozen, unsweetened (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7167 Apricots, canned, water pack, without skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7168 Apple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7169 Lemonade, frozen concentrate, pink Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7170 Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, red Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7171 Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, all Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7172 Alcoholic beverage, wine, dessert, sweet Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7173 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, extra light syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7174 Cereals, QUAKER, QUAKER MultiGrain Oatmeal, prepared with water, salt Breakfast Cereals 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7175 Cereals, QUAKER, QUAKER MultiGrain Oatmeal, prepared with water, no salt Breakfast Cereals 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7176 Soup, cream of potato, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7177 CAMPBELL'S, Cream of Mushroom Soup, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7178 Pie, blueberry, commercially prepared Baked Products 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7179 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, fat-free, tub Fats and Oils 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7180 Babyfood, fruit, bananas with tapioca, junior Baby Foods 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7181 Egg, white, raw, frozen, pasteurized Dairy and Egg Products 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7182 Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7183 Beverages, V8 V-FUSION Juices, Strawberry Banana Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7184 Beverages, V8 V-FUSION Juices, Peach Mango Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7185 Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7186 Beverages, water, bottled, non-carbonated, EVIAN Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7187 Beverages, fruit punch drink, without added nutrients, canned Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7188 Alcoholic beverages, beer, higher alcohol Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7189 Beverages, cranberry-grape juice drink, bottled Beverages 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7190 Cranberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7191 Apricots, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, without skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7192 Apricots, canned, water pack, with skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7193 Soup, tomato, low sodium, with water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7194 Babyfood, juice, mixed fruit Baby Foods 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7195 Babyfood, fruit dessert, mango with tapioca Baby Foods 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7196 Babyfood, fruit, pears, strained Baby Foods 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7197 Soup, tomato, canned, prepared with equal volume water, commercial Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7198 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, regular Fats and Oils 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7199 Babyfood, juice, orange and pineapple Baby Foods 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7200 Babyfood, fruit and vegetable, apple and sweet potato Baby Foods 8.00 mg 1% USDA_SR

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