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 851–900 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
851 OLIVE GARDEN, lasagna classico Restaurant Foods 211.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
852 Jute, potherb, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 211.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
853 Jute, potherb, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 211.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
854 Jute, potherb, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 211.00 mg 16% CNF
855 Cake, yellow, regular, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 211.00 mg 16% CNF
856 Jute, potherb, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 211.00 mg 16% CNF
857 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, Oatmeal Squares, cinnamon Breakfast Cereals 210.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
858 Collards, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 210.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
859 Collards, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 210.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
860 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 210.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
861 Collards, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 210.00 mg 16% CNF
862 Mustard spinach (tendergreen), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 210.00 mg 16% CNF
863 Collards, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 210.00 mg 16% CNF
864 PIZZA HUT 14" Cheese Pizza, Hand-Tossed Crust Fast Foods 209.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
865 PIZZA HUT 12" Cheese Pizza, Hand-Tossed Crust Fast Foods 209.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
866 Amaranth leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 209.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
867 Amaranth leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 209.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
868 Amaranth leaves, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 209.00 mg 16% CNF
869 Dill weed, fresh Spices and Herbs 208.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
870 PIZZA HUT 12" Cheese Pizza, Pan Crust Fast Foods 208.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
871 Jute, potherb, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 208.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
872 Jute, potherb, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 208.00 mg 16% CNF
873 Spices, dill weed, fresh Spices and Herbs 208.00 mg 16% CNF
874 School Lunch, pizza, TONY'S SMARTPIZZA Whole Grain 4x6 Cheese Pizza 50/50 Cheese, frozen Fast Foods 207.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
875 Cheese, ricotta, with whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 207.00 mg 16% CNF
876 Soy flour, full-fat, raw Legumes and Legume Products 206.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
877 Pancakes, blueberry, prepared from recipe Baked Products 206.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
878 Cheese, ricotta, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 206.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
879 Pancake, blueberry, homemade Baked Products 206.00 mg 16% CNF
880 Soy flour, full-fat, raw Legumes and Legume Products 206.00 mg 16% CNF
881 Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe Baked Products 205.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
882 Wheat flour, white, tortilla mix, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 205.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
883 Molasses Sweets 205.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
884 Candies, confectioner's coating, yogurt Sweets 205.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
885 Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, homemade Baked Products 205.00 mg 16% CNF
886 Candies, confectioner's coating, yogourt Sweets 205.00 mg 16% CNF
887 Grains, wheat flour, white, tortilla mix Cereals, Grains and Pasta 205.00 mg 16% CNF
888 Sweets, fancy molasses Sweets 205.00 mg 16% CNF
889 Kale, scotch, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 205.00 mg 16% CNF
890 Meat extender Legumes and Legume Products 204.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
891 Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling Baked Products 204.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
892 Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 204.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
893 Milk, fluid, nonfat, calcium fortified (fat free or skim) Dairy and Egg Products 204.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
894 Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry, unprepared Soups, Sauces and Gravies 204.00 mg 16% CNF
895 Cracker, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling Baked Products 204.00 mg 16% CNF
896 Cereal, ready to eat, Life Multigrains, Quaker Breakfast cereals 204.00 mg 16% CNF
897 Arugula, baby, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 203.70 mg 16% USDA_FF
898 Candies, HERSHEY'S GOLDEN ALMOND SOLITAIRES Sweets 203.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
899 Candies, Golden Almond Solitaires, chocolate with almonds Sweets 203.00 mg 16% CNF
900 Soup, cream, celery, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 203.00 mg 16% CNF

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