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 7801–7850 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
7801 Cereals, corn grits, white, regular and quick, enriched, dry Breakfast Cereals 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7802 Babyfood, dessert, peach cobbler, junior Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7803 Babyfood, dessert, peach cobbler, strained Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7804 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce and pineapple, junior Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7805 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce and pineapple, strained Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7806 Babyfood, fruit, peaches, junior Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7807 Babyfood, fruit, peaches, strained Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7808 Babyfood, vegetables, corn, creamed, junior Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7809 Gravy, au jus, canned Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7810 Margarine-like spread, BENECOL Light Spread Fats and Oils 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7811 Babyfood, juice, apple Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7812 Babyfood, fruit, apple and blueberry, strained Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7813 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, brine pack, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7814 Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, with no added salt Sweets 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7815 Nuts, ginkgo nuts, canned Nut and Seed Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7816 Nuts, coconut cream, canned, sweetened Nut and Seed Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7817 Waterchestnuts, chinese, canned, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7818 Salad dressing, sweet and sour Fats and Oils 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7819 Frostings, white, fluffy, dry mix, prepared with water Sweets 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7820 Puddings, tapioca, dry mix Sweets 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7821 Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, low carb Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7822 Nuts, coconut milk, frozen (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) Nut and Seed Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7823 Pickle relish, hamburger Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7824 Pickles, cucumber, sweet, low sodium (includes bread and butter pickles) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7825 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels on cob, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7826 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7827 Corn, sweet, white, canned, cream style, regular pack Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7828 Corn, sweet, white, canned, whole kernel, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7829 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7830 Mushrooms, white, stir-fried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7831 Pears, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7832 Passion-fruit juice, yellow, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7833 Passion-fruit juice, purple, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7834 Caribou, liver, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7835 Rice noodles, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7836 Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7837 Pasta, gluten-free, corn, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7838 Pie fillings, apple, canned Sweets 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7839 Frostings, white, fluffy, dry mix Sweets 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7840 Alcoholic beverage, beer, light Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7841 Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, BUDWEISER SELECT Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7842 Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, BUDWEISER Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7843 Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7844 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7845 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels cut off cob, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7846 Corn, sweet, white, canned, whole kernel, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7847 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7848 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7849 Plantains, green, fried Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7850 Pears, asian, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR

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