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 7951–8000 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
7951 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Cran Grape Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7952 Beverages, Apple juice drink, light, fortified with vitamin C Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7953 Cranberry sauce, canned, sweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7954 Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7955 Beverages, DANNON, water, bottled, non-carbonated, with Fluoride Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7956 Beverages, water, bottled, non-carbonated, DANNON Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7957 Beverages, water, tap, drinking Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7958 Margarine, 80% fat, stick, includes regular and hydrogenated corn and soybean oils Fats and Oils 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7959 Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt Fats and Oils 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7960 Rice, brown, parboiled, cooked, UNCLE BENS Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7961 Beverages, tea, instant, lemon, diet Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7962 Beverages, Cranberry juice cocktail Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7963 Beverages, carbonated, pepper-type, contains caffeine Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7964 Beverages, carbonated, grape soda Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7965 Beverages, Mixed vegetable and fruit juice drink, with added nutrients Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7966 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Fruity DYNO-BITES Breakfast Cereals 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7967 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Frosted Flakes Breakfast Cereals 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7968 Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7969 Margarine-like spread, SMART BALANCE Light Buttery Spread Fats and Oils 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7970 Margarine, industrial, soy and partially hydrogenated soy oil, use for baking, sauces and candy Fats and Oils 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7971 Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, tub, without salt Fats and Oils 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7972 Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, tub, with salt Fats and Oils 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7973 Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, with salt Fats and Oils 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7974 Babyfood, plums, bananas and rice, strained Baby Foods 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7975 Vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol Spices and Herbs 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7976 Cornmeal, degermed, unenriched, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7977 Beverages, fruit juice drink, greater than 3% juice, high vitamin C Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7978 Beverages, fruit juice drink, greater than 3% fruit juice, high vitamin C and added thiamin Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7979 Beverages, tea, instant, lemon, with added ascorbic acid Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7980 Beverages, Malt liquor beverage Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7981 Cranberry juice cocktail, bottled Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7982 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Diet Cranberry Juice Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7983 Beverages, tea, green, ready to drink, ginseng and honey, sweetened Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7984 Carambola, (starfruit), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7985 Applesauce, canned, sweetened, without salt Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7986 Apples, dried, sulfured, stewed, with added sugar Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7987 Apples, dried, sulfured, stewed, without added sugar Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7988 Soup, vegetable broth, ready to serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7989 Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, tub, with salt, with added vitamin D Fats and Oils 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7990 Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, with salt, with added vitamin D Fats and Oils 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7991 Babyfood, juice, apple and peach Baby Foods 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7992 Soup, SWANSON, vegetable broth Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7993 Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt, with added vitamin D Fats and Oils 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7994 Babyfood, dessert, dutch apple, junior Baby Foods 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7995 Sour cream, imitation, cultured Dairy and Egg Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7996 Mushrooms, portabella, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7997 Mushrooms, shiitake, cooked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7998 Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
7999 Whipped cream substitute, dietetic, made from powdered mix Dairy and Egg Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8000 Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR

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