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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#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
7551	Cereal, ready to eat, Corn Flakes, Selection	Breakfast cereals	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7552	Mushroom, white, microwaved	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7553	Mushroom, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7554	Eggplant (aubergine, brinjal), boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7555	Cream, substitute, flavoured, liquid	Dairy and Egg Products	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7556	Vinegar, red wine	Spices and Herbs	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7557	Salad dressing, mayonnaise and mayonnaise type, fat free	Fats and Oils	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7558	Salad dressing, italian, calorie-reduced	Fats and Oils	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7559	Salad dressing, creamy, made with sour cream and/or buttermilk and oil, calorie-reduced	Fats and Oils	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7560	Sweets, syrups, grenadine	Sweets	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7561	Pear, canned, heavy syrup, drained	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7562	Salad dressing, mayonnaise, reduced fat	Fats and Oils	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7563	Cereal, ready to eat, Corn Dunks, President's Choice	Breakfast cereals	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7564	Arrowroot, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7565	Durian, raw or frozen	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7566	Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked	Cereals, Grains and Pasta	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7567	Pasta, made without egg, homemade, cooked	Cereals, Grains and Pasta	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7568	Grains, cornmeal (yellow), whole-grain	Cereals, Grains and Pasta	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7569	Icing (frosting), vanilla (white), creamy, dry mix, prepared with margarine	Sweets	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7570	Sweets, topping, pineapple	Sweets	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7571	Dessert, pudding, banana, dry mix, instant, unprepared	Sweets	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7572	Sweets, honey, strained or extracted	Sweets	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7573	Sweets, topping, strawberry	Sweets	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7574	Alcohol, wine cooler	Beverages	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7575	Pimento, canned	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7576	Mushroom, boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7577	Eggplant (aubergine, brinjal), boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7578	Apple juice, frozen concentrate, diluted, added vitamin C	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7579	Plum, raw	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7580	Peach, raw	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7581	Blueberry, raw	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7582	Apple, raw, with skin	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7583	Peach, spiced, canned whole, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7584	Peach, canned halves or slices, juice pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7585	Nectarine, raw	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7586	Melon, honeydew, raw	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7587	Lemon juice, raw	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7588	Fruit salad (peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, cherry), canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7589	Fruit salad (peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, cherry), canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7590	Fruit cocktail (peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, cherry, grape), canned, extra heavy syrup, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7591	Fruit cocktail (peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, cherry, grape), canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7592	Fruit cocktail (peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, cherry, grape), canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquid	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7593	Blueberry, frozen, sweetened	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7594	Apple juice, frozen concentrate, diluted, without added vitamin C	Fruits and fruit juices	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7595	Salad dressing, french, homemade, unspecified oil	Fats and Oils	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7596	Dessert topping (non dairy), frozen, semisolid	Dairy and Egg Products	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7597	Vinegar, distilled (white)	Spices and Herbs	6.00 mg	0%	CNF
7598	Apples, fuji, with skin, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	5.97 mg	0%	USDA_FF
7599	Potatoes, gold, without skin, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	5.94 mg	0%	USDA_FF
7600	Apples, granny smith, with skin, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	5.48 mg	0%	USDA_FF

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