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 7401–7450 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
7401 Mayonnaise dressing, no cholesterol Fats and Oils 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7402 Babyfood, juice, apple - cherry Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7403 CRACKER BARREL, grilled sirloin steak Restaurant Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7404 Chilchen (Red Berry Beverage) (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7405 Moose, liver, braised (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
7406 Babyfood, fruit, jarred, banana and other fruit Babyfoods 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7407 Babyfood, juice, apple and prune Babyfoods 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7408 Beverage, coconut water, unsweetened, ready-to-drink Beverages 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7409 Apple, Fuji, raw, with skin Fruits and fruit juices 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7410 Apple, Gala, raw, with skin Fruits and fruit juices 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7411 Grains, rice and vermicelli mix, chicken flavour, prepared with margarine Cereals, Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7412 Sangria Beverages 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7413 Chinese dish, soup, egg drop, restaurant prepared Soups, Sauces and Gravies 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7414 Potato, whole, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7415 Arrowhead, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7416 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, no cholesterol Fats and Oils 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7417 Pepper, sweet, red, sauteed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7418 Fruit cocktail (peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, cherry, grape), canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and fruit juices 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7419 Soup, cream, mushroom, ready-to-serve, reduced sodium Soups, Sauces and Gravies 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7420 Pasta, macaroni (elbow), unenriched, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7421 Pasta, macaroni (elbow), enriched, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7422 Pasta, spaghetti, unenriched, cooked, salted Cereals, Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7423 Pasta, spaghetti, unenriched, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7424 Pasta, spaghetti, enriched, cooked, salted Cereals, Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7425 Pasta, spaghetti, enriched, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7426 Grains, corn flour, yellow, whole-grain Cereals, Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7427 Grains, corn, yellow, field, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7428 Grains, buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7429 Sweets, pectin, unsweetened, dry mix Sweets 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7430 Sweets, jellies Sweets 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7431 Snacks, popcorn, air-popped Snacks 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7432 Pie, blueberry, homemade, 2 crust Baked Products 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7433 Pie, apple, homemade, 2 crust Baked Products 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7434 Juice drink, pineapple and grapefruit, vitamin C added, canned Beverages 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7435 Malt beverage, includes non-alcoholic beer (<0.5% alcohol by volume) Beverages 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7436 Drink, grape, vitamin C added, canned Beverages 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7437 Juice drink, fruit punch, frozen concentrate, water added Beverages 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7438 Lemonade, white, frozen concentrate Beverages 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7439 Pepper, sweet, red, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7440 Potato, french-fried, frozen, cottage cut, salt not added in processing, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7441 Tomatillo, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7442 Potato, whole, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7443 Pepper, hot chili, red or green, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7444 Arrowhead, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7445 Tangerine (mandarin), canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7446 Grapefruit juice, canned, no added sugar Fruits and fruit juices 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7447 Fruit salad (peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, cherry), canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7448 Apricot nectar, canned Fruits and fruit juices 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7449 Watermelon, raw Fruits and fruit juices 7.00 mg 1% CNF
7450 Plum, canned, purple, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 7.00 mg 1% CNF

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