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 8151–8200 of 8,316 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
8151	Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Cran Lemonade	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8152	Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Cran Raspberry Juice Drink	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8153	Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Cranberry-Apple Juice Drink, bottled	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8154	Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8155	Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8156	Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water, decaffeinated	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8157	Beverages, The COCA-COLA company, Minute Maid, Lemonade	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8158	Beverages, coffee, brewed, breakfast blend	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8159	Beverages, Lemonade fruit juice drink light, fortified with vitamin E and C	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8160	Beverages, carbonated, limeade, high caffeine	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8161	Cereals, corn grits, yellow, regular and quick, unenriched, dry	Breakfast Cereals	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8162	Cream substitute, powdered	Dairy and Egg Products	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8163	Nuts, ginkgo nuts, raw	Nut and Seed Products	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8164	Corn, sweet, yellow, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8165	Peaches, canned, water pack, solids and liquids	Fruits and Fruit Juices	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8166	Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked	Cereal Grains and Pasta	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8167	Cornstarch	Cereal Grains and Pasta	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8168	Corn flour, yellow, degermed, unenriched	Cereal Grains and Pasta	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8169	Puddings, lemon, dry mix, instant	Sweets	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8170	Frozen novelties, ice type, lime	Sweets	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8171	Frozen novelties, ice type, fruit, no sugar added	Sweets	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8172	Mushrooms, shiitake, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8173	Beverages, Orange juice drink	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8174	Corn, sweet, white, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8175	Corn, sweet, white, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8176	Corn, sweet, white, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8177	Mushrooms, shiitake, stir-fried	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8178	Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, drained solids, rinsed with tap water	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8179	Plantains, green, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8180	Sourdock, young leaves (Alaska Native)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8181	Beverages, Cocktail mix, non-alcoholic, concentrated, frozen	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8182	Tea, tundra, herb and laborador combination (Alaska Native)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8183	Syrups, table blends, pancake, with butter	Sweets	2.00 mg	0%	USDA_SR
8184	Babyfood, vegetables, jarred, creamed corn	Babyfoods	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8185	Vitamin water, flavours not lemon/orange, low Calorie	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8186	Energy drink, caffeine free	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8187	Corn, sweet, canned, drained solids, rinsed	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8188	Mushroom, shiitake, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8189	Tea, tundra, herb and labrador	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8190	Juice drink, orange	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8191	Corn, sweet, white, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8192	Corn, sweet, white, on or off the cob, boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8193	Corn, sweet, white, on or off the cob, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8194	Mushroom, shiitake, stir-fried, no fat added	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8195	Sourdock (sorrel), native, young leaves	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8196	Cocktail mix, non-alcoholic, concentrated, frozen	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8197	Coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared, decaffeinated	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8198	Tea, instant, sweetened, lemon flavour, powder, decaffeinated	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8199	Carbonated drinks, cola	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	CNF
8200	Coffee, brewed, prepared with municipal water, decaffeinated	Beverages	2.00 mg	0%	CNF

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