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
7701 Apple, Granny Smith, raw, with skin Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7702 Vodka cooler, fruit flavours Beverages 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7703 Soup, wonton (won ton), restaurant prepared Soups, Sauces and Gravies 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7704 Grains, corn flour, blue, whole-grain Cereals, Grains and Pasta 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7705 Grains, rice, white, steamed, Chinese restaurant Cereals, Grains and Pasta 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7706 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off the cob, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7707 Potato, flesh, cooked in skin, microwaved, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7708 Potato, boiled with skin, flesh, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7709 Potato, flesh, baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7710 Corn, sweet, canned, vacuum pack, niblets, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7711 Blackberry, wild, raw Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7712 Cream, substitute, flavoured, powdered Dairy and Egg Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7713 Snacks, popcorn, unpopped kernels Snacks 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7714 Candies, divinity, homemade Sweets 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7715 Sweets, jellies, reduced sugar or no sugar, home preserved Sweets 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7716 Alcohol, rice (sake) Beverages 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7717 Potatoes, canned, drained solids, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7718 Sauce, chili, peppers, hot, chili, immature green, canned Soups, Sauces and Gravies 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7719 Salad dressing, french, fat free Fats and Oils 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7720 Tomato, orange, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7721 Sweets, syrups, table blends, pancake, with 2% maple Sweets 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7722 Dessert, pudding, lemon, dry mix, regular, unprepared Sweets 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7723 Dessert, frozen, fruit and juice bar Sweets 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7724 Dessert, pudding, vanilla, dry mix, regular, unprepared Sweets 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7725 Cookie, coconut macaroon Baked Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7726 Juice, cocktail, cranberry, vitamin C added, frozen concentrate, water added Beverages 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7727 Juice drink, pineapple and orange, vitamin C added, canned Beverages 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7728 Drink, orange, vitamin C added, canned Beverages 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7729 Juice drink, orange and apricot, canned Beverages 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7730 Carbonated drinks, root beer Beverages 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7731 Carbonated drinks, orange soda Beverages 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7732 Carbonated drinks, cream soda Beverages 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7733 Carbonated drinks, club soda Beverages 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7734 Potato, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7735 Potato, flesh, cooked in skin, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7736 Potato, boiled with skin, flesh Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7737 Potato, flesh, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7738 Corn, sweet, canned, vacuum pack, niblets Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7739 Pickle relish, hot dog Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7740 Corn with red or green peppers, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7741 Pear, canned halves, light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7742 Banana, raw Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7743 Apple, raw, without skin, sliced, cooked, boiled Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7744 Apple, raw, without skin Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7745 Pear nectar, canned Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7746 Pear, canned halves, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7747 Pear, canned halves, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7748 Peach nectar, canned Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7749 Peach, canned halves or slices, extra light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
7750 Lychee (litchi), raw Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF

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