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 7601–7650 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
7601 Mushrooms, white button Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.46 mg 0% USDA_FF
7602 Mushrooms, white button Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.46 mg 0% USDA_FF
7603 Potatoes, red, without skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.13 mg 0% USDA_FF
7604 Apples, granny smith, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_FF
7605 Apples, red delicious, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_FF
7606 Bananas, ripe and slightly ripe, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_FF
7607 Bananas, ripe and slightly ripe, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_FF
7608 Beverages, orange drink, canned, with added vitamin C Beverages 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7609 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Ruby Red cranberry Beverages 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7610 Beverages, carbonated, orange Beverages 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7611 Beverages, carbonated, club soda Beverages 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7612 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7613 Beverages, fruit juice drink, reduced sugar, with vitamin E added Beverages 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7614 Blueberries, canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7615 Bananas, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7616 Apples, frozen, unsweetened, heated (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7617 Apples, raw, without skin, cooked, microwave Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7618 Apples, raw, without skin, cooked, boiled Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7619 Cereals, CREAM OF RICE, dry Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7620 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, CORN BURSTS Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7621 Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7622 Cranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentrate, prepared with water Beverages 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7623 Archway Home Style Cookies, Coconut Macaroon Baked Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7624 Beverages, pineapple and orange juice drink, canned Beverages 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7625 Beverages, orange and apricot juice drink, canned Beverages 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7626 Carbonated beverage, cream soda Beverages 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7627 Soup, mushroom barley, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7628 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce, junior Baby Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7629 Cream substitute, flavored, powdered Dairy and Egg Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7630 Pasta, gluten-free, brown rice flour, cooked, TINKYADA Cereal Grains and Pasta 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7631 Beverages, carbonated, root beer Beverages 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7632 Cookies, coconut macaroon Baked Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7633 Soup, wonton, Chinese restaurant Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7634 Apples, raw, without skin Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7635 Sauce, chili, peppers, hot, immature green, canned Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7636 Salad dressing, mayonnaise-type, light Fats and Oils 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7637 Salad dressing, french dressing, fat-free Fats and Oils 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7638 Salad dressing, mayonnaise type, regular, with salt Fats and Oils 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7639 Babyfood, dessert, cherry vanilla pudding, junior Baby Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7640 Babyfood, fruit, apple and raspberry, junior Baby Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7641 Babyfood, fruit, apple and raspberry, strained Baby Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7642 Babyfood, fruit, bananas with tapioca, strained Baby Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7643 Babyfood, dessert, cherry vanilla pudding, strained Baby Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7644 Babyfood, cherry cobbler, junior Baby Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7645 Babyfood, dessert, dutch apple, strained Baby Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7646 Babyfood, juice, orange and apple and banana Baby Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7647 Babyfood, fruit, apple and blueberry, junior Baby Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7648 Babyfood, fruit, bananas with apples and pears, strained Baby Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7649 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce with banana, junior Baby Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7650 Dessert topping, pressurized Dairy and Egg Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR

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