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 7651–7700 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
7651 Syrups, table blends, pancake, with 2% maple, with added potassium Sweets 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7652 Potatoes, microwaved, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7653 Tomatoes, orange, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7654 Potatoes, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7655 Potatoes, microwaved, cooked in skin, flesh, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7656 Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7657 Frozen novelties, juice type, POPSICLE SCRIBBLERS Sweets 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7658 Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7659 Potatoes, baked, flesh, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7660 Potatoes, baked, flesh, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7661 Pear nectar, canned, without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7662 Pears, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7663 Pears, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7664 Peaches, canned, extra light syrup, solids and liquids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7665 Tea, herbal, brewed, Hohoysi (Hopi) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7666 Rice, white, steamed, Chinese restaurant Cereal Grains and Pasta 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7667 Frozen novelties, fruit and juice bars Sweets 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7668 Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, regular Sweets 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7669 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, vacuum pack, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7670 Corn with red and green peppers, canned, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7671 Corn, yellow, whole kernel, frozen, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7672 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, vacuum pack, regular pack Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7673 Pears, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7674 Litchis, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7675 Potatoes, canned, drained solids, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7676 Sea lion, Steller, heart (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7677 Blackberries, wild, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7678 Corn flour, whole-grain, blue (harina de maiz morado) Cereal Grains and Pasta 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7679 Candies, divinity, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7680 Syrups, table blends, pancake, with 2% maple Sweets 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7681 Puddings, lemon, dry mix, regular Sweets 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7682 Pickle relish, hot dog Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7683 Corn, sweet, white, canned, vacuum pack, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7684 Corn, sweet, white, canned, vacuum pack, regular pack Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7685 Apples, raw, granny smith, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7686 Pear nectar, canned, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7687 Jellies, reduced sugar, home preserved Sweets 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7688 Elk, free range, ground, cooked patties (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7689 Alcoholic beverage, rice (sake) Beverages 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7690 Bread, kneel down (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7691 Cornmeal, blue (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7692 Whale, bowhead, skin and subcutaneous fat (muktuk) (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 5.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7693 Babyfood, vegetable and grain, jarred, creamed corn with rice Babyfoods 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7694 Babyfood, dessert, jarred, strawberry Babyfoods 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7695 Babyfood, fruit, jarred, peach, all stages Babyfoods 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7696 Babyfood, fruit, jarred, banana, all stages Babyfoods 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7697 Margarine, tub, non-hydrogenated, canola oil (includes some sunflower oil), lactose free, vegan Fats and Oils 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7698 Babyfood, juice, apple, all stages Babyfoods 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7699 Soup, broth, vegetable, ready-to-serve, reduced sodium Soups, Sauces and Gravies 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7700 Soup, broth, vegetable, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 5.00 mg 0% CNF

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