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 8001–8050 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
8001 Snacks, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES TREATS Squares Snacks 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8002 Toppings, marshmallow cream Sweets 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8003 Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat Sweets 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8004 Frostings, cream cheese-flavor, ready-to-eat Sweets 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8005 Syrups, table blends, pancake Sweets 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8006 Alcoholic beverage, daiquiri, prepared-from-recipe Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8007 Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, BUD LIGHT Beverages 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8008 Mushrooms, portabella, exposed to ultraviolet light, grilled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8009 Mushroom, white, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8010 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8011 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8012 Corn, sweet, white, canned, cream style, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8013 Corn, sweet, white, canned, whole kernel, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8014 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8015 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels, cut off cob, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8016 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, cream style, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8017 Mushrooms, portabella, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8018 Mushrooms, white, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8019 Mushrooms, portabella, grilled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8020 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, cream style, regular pack Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8021 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, whole kernel, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8022 Plantains, yellow, baked Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8023 Plantains, yellow, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8024 Peaches, frozen, sliced, sweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8025 Peaches, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8026 Peaches, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8027 Peaches, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8028 Rice, white, short-grain, raw, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8029 Rice, white, medium-grain, cooked, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8030 Cornmeal, degermed, unenriched, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8031 Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8032 Wild rice, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8033 Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8034 Rice, white, medium-grain, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8035 Millet, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8036 Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8037 Snacks, granola bar, fruit-filled, nonfat Snacks 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8038 Frostings, vanilla, creamy, dry mix Sweets 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8039 Mushrooms, oyster, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8040 Pickle relish, sweet Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8041 Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8042 Mushrooms, shiitake, cooked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8043 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8044 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8045 Plantains, green, boiled Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8046 Peaches, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8047 Candies, marshmallows Sweets 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8048 Candies, jellybeans Sweets 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8049 Candies, hard Sweets 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
8050 Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces Sweets 3.00 mg 0% USDA_SR

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