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 7501–7550 of 8,316 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
7501	Peaches, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7502	Peaches, yellow, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7503	Nectarines, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7504	Melons, honeydew, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7505	Cornmeal, whole-grain, white	Cereal Grains and Pasta	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7506	Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked	Cereal Grains and Pasta	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7507	Cornmeal, whole-grain, yellow	Cereal Grains and Pasta	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7508	Toppings, pineapple	Sweets	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7509	Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant	Sweets	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7510	Honey	Sweets	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7511	Mushrooms, white, microwaved	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7512	Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7513	Mushrooms, white, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7514	Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7515	Peach nectar, canned, with sucralose, without added ascorbic acid	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7516	Peaches, spiced, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7517	Sea lion, Steller, liver (Alaska Native)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7518	Caribou, tongue, raw (Alaska Native)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7519	Pasta, homemade, made without egg, cooked	Cereal Grains and Pasta	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7520	Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant, with added oil	Sweets	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7521	Frostings, vanilla, creamy, dry mix, prepared with margarine	Sweets	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7522	Toppings, strawberry	Sweets	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7523	Pimento, canned	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7524	Mushrooms, white, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7525	Arrowroot, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7526	Apples, raw, golden delicious, with skin	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7527	Apples, raw, red delicious, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7528	Plantains, yellow, fried, Latino restaurant	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7529	Durian, raw or frozen	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7530	Peach nectar, canned, with added ascorbic acid	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7531	Pears, canned, heavy syrup, drained	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7532	Blueberries, canned, light syrup, drained	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7533	Babyfood, fruit supreme dessert	Baby Foods	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7534	Salad dressing, italian dressing, reduced calorie	Fats and Oils	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7535	Syrups, grenadine	Sweets	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7536	Cornmeal, yellow (Navajo)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7537	Apple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, diluted with 3 volume water, with added ascorbic acid	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7538	Lemon juice, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7539	Salad Dressing, mayonnaise-like, fat-free	Fats and Oils	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7540	Vegetable oil-butter spread, reduced calorie	Fats and Oils	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7541	Babyfood, apple yogurt dessert, strained	Baby Foods	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7542	Creamy dressing, made with sour cream and/or buttermilk and oil, reduced calorie	Fats and Oils	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7543	DENNY'S, top sirloin steak	Restaurant Foods	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7544	Potatoes, hash brown, refrigerated, unprepared	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
7545	Babyfood, fruit, jarred, apple and other fruit (plum, mango, kiwi, pear, banana, apricot and/or pineapple), all stages	Babyfoods	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7546	Babyfood, fruit, jarred, apple and berries (blueberries, raspberries or strawberries), all stages	Babyfoods	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7547	Apple, Red Delicious, raw, with skin	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7548	Vitamin water, all flavours, sweetened	Beverages	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7549	Energy drink, with electrolytes, sugar free/low calorie	Beverages	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7550	Apple, Golden Delicious, raw, with skin	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF

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