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 7351–7400 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
7351 Beverages, grape juice drink, canned Beverages 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7352 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Crispy Rice Breakfast Cereals 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7353 Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7354 Pie, blueberry, prepared from recipe Baked Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7355 Egg, white, raw, fresh Dairy and Egg Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7356 Pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour, cooked, ANCIENT HARVEST Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7357 Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7358 Cereals, whole wheat hot natural cereal, cooked with water, with salt Breakfast Cereals 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7359 Cereals, whole wheat hot natural cereal, cooked with water, without salt Breakfast Cereals 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7360 Babyfood, apple-banana juice Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7361 Babyfood, fruit, papaya and applesauce with tapioca, strained Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7362 Babyfood, fruit, guava and papaya with tapioca, strained Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7363 Gravy, mushroom, canned Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7364 Salad dressing, italian dressing, commercial, regular, without salt Fats and Oils 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7365 Babyfood, fruit, bananas and pineapple with tapioca, strained Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7366 Babyfood, fruit, bananas and pineapple with tapioca, junior Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7367 Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7368 Peppers, hot chili, green, canned, pods, excluding seeds, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7369 Corn flour, whole-grain, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7370 Corn grain, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7371 Potatoes, frozen, whole, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7372 Peppers, sweet, red, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7373 Peppers, hot chili, red, canned, excluding seeds, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7374 Potatoes, frozen, whole, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7375 Plums, canned, purple, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7376 Pears, canned, extra light syrup pack, solids and liquids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7377 Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), canned, light syrup pack Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7378 Oheloberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7379 Pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7380 Corn flour, whole-grain, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7381 Pasta, cooked, enriched, without added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7382 Jellies Sweets 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7383 Potatoes, french fried, cottage-cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, as purchased Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7384 Arrowhead, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7385 T.G.I. FRIDAY'S, classic sirloin steak (10 oz) Restaurant Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7386 Stew, pinto bean and hominy, badufsuki (Hopi) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7387 Stew/soup, caribou (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7388 Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7389 Corn grain, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7390 Pectin, unsweetened, dry mix Sweets 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7391 Tomatillos, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7392 Peppers, sweet, red, sauteed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7393 Arrowhead, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7394 Fruit juice smoothie, ODWALLA, ORIGINAL SUPERFOOD Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7395 Apples, raw, gala, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7396 Guanabana nectar, canned Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7397 Fruit cocktail, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7398 Snacks, popcorn, air-popped Snacks 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7399 Apples, raw, fuji, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7400 Watermelon, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR

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