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 7851–7900 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
7851 Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, cooked (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7852 Elk, free range, ground, raw (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7853 Candies, butterscotch Sweets 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7854 Applesauce, canned, sweetened, with salt Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7855 Applesauce, canned, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7856 Pummelo, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7857 Babyfood, banana no tapioca, strained Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7858 Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, raw (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7859 Snacks, popcorn, oil-popped, microwave, regular flavor, no trans fat Snacks 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7860 Babyfood, dessert, jarred, banana with coconut cream Babyfoods 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7861 Babyfood, fruit, jarred, apple (applesauce), all stages Babyfoods 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7862 Soup, wonton (won ton), canned, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7863 Babyfood, juice, pear, all stages Babyfoods 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7864 Vitamin water, all flavours, low Calorie Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7865 Energy drink, with fruit juice Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7866 Energy drink, various flavours Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7867 Plantain, green, fried Fruits and fruit juices 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7868 Cereal, ready to eat, Corn Flakes: Frosted, Compliments Breakfast cereals 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7869 Salad dressing, sweet and sour Fats and Oils 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7870 Drink, fruit punch, frozen concentrate, water added Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7871 Corn, sweet, canned, brine pack, solids and liquid, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7872 Mushroom, white, stir-fried, no fat added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7873 Grains, tapioca, pearl, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7874 Drink, breakfast type, orange, ready-to-drink Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7875 Carbonated drinks, chocolate Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7876 Pasta, rice noodles, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7877 Pasta, Japanese noodles, soba, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7878 Pasta, corn, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7879 Sweets, pie fillings, canned apple Sweets 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7880 Icing (frosting), white, fluffy, dry mix, prepared with water Sweets 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7881 Icing (frosting), white, fluffy, dry mix, unprepared Sweets 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7882 Dessert, pudding, tapioca, dry mix, unprepared Sweets 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7883 Candies, butterscotch Sweets 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7884 Snacks, popcorn, oil-popped, microwave, regular flavour, no trans fat Snacks 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7885 Drink, lemonade flavour, vitamin C added, powder, water added Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7886 Alcohol, beer, regular, (5% alcohol by volume) Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7887 Lemonade, pink, frozen concentrate, water added Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7888 Carbonated drinks, non cola with aspartame Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7889 Coffee, instant, sweetened, mocha flavour, powder, water added Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7890 Coffee, instant, sweetened, French flavour, powder, water added Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7891 Coffee, instant, sweetened, cappucino flavour, powder, water added Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7892 Strawberry flavour mix, powder Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7893 Lemonade, white, frozen concentrate, water added Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7894 Coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder, water added Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7895 Coffee, instant with chicory, powder, water added Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7896 Coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder, water added Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7897 Coffee, instant, regular, powder, water added Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7898 Alcohol, beer, light (4% alcohol by volume) Beverages 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7899 Nuts, coconut milk (liquid from grated meat and water), frozen Nuts and Seeds 4.00 mg 0% CNF
7900 Nuts, ginkgo nuts, canned Nuts and Seeds 4.00 mg 0% CNF

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