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 951–1000 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
951 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: Wild Berry Medley, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 193.00 mg 15% CNF
952 English muffin, wheat, toasted Baked Products 193.00 mg 15% CNF
953 Milk, fluid, sheep, whole Dairy and Egg Products 193.00 mg 15% CNF
954 Beans, Dry, Great Northern (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 192.00 mg 15% USDA_FF
955 Beans, Dry, Great Northern (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 192.00 mg 15% USDA_FF
956 McDONALD'S, Egg McMUFFIN Fast Foods 192.00 mg 15% USDA_SR
957 PIZZA HUT 14" Cheese Pizza, Pan Crust Fast Foods 192.00 mg 15% USDA_SR
958 DIGIORNO Pizza, cheese topping, rising crust, frozen, baked Fast Foods 192.00 mg 15% USDA_SR
959 Candies, HERSHEY'S POT OF GOLD Almond Bar Sweets 192.00 mg 15% USDA_SR
960 Fast foods, breakfast, croissant with egg and cheese Fast Foods 192.00 mg 15% CNF
961 Candies, bars, Golden Almond Sweets 192.00 mg 15% CNF
962 Beans, Dry, Black (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 191.00 mg 15% USDA_FF
963 Beans, Dry, Black (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 191.00 mg 15% USDA_FF
964 Mission Foods, Mission Flour Tortillas, Soft Taco, 8 inch Baked Products 191.00 mg 15% USDA_SR
965 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: raisins and spice, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 191.00 mg 15% CNF
966 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: apple and cinnamon, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 191.00 mg 15% CNF
967 Goji berries, dried Fruits and Fruit Juices 190.00 mg 15% USDA_SR
968 Turnip greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 190.00 mg 15% USDA_SR
969 Turnip greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 190.00 mg 15% CNF
970 Soup, tomato, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 190.00 mg 15% CNF
971 Muffins, blueberry, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk Baked Products 189.00 mg 15% USDA_SR
972 Candies, milk chocolate Sweets 189.00 mg 15% USDA_SR
973 Candies, bars / chips, milk chocolate, plain Sweets 189.00 mg 15% CNF
974 Muffin, blueberry, homemade, with 2% milk Baked Products 189.00 mg 15% CNF
975 Cake mix, german chocolate, pudding-type mix, dry, unprepared Baked Products 189.00 mg 15% CNF
976 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: cinnamon and spice, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 189.00 mg 15% CNF
977 Beverages, almond milk, chocolate, ready-to-drink Beverages 188.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
978 Vitasoy USA, Organic Nasoya Super Firm Cubed Tofu Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
979 Soy flour, full-fat, roasted Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
980 Beverages, coconut milk, sweetened, fortified with calcium, vitamins A, B12, D2 Beverages 188.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
981 Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust Fast Foods 188.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
982 Beverages, chocolate almond milk, unsweetened, shelf-stable, fortified with vitamin D2 and E Beverages 188.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
983 Soybean, curd cheese Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
984 Beverages, almond milk, sweetened, vanilla flavor, ready-to-drink Beverages 188.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
985 Bread, potato Baked Products 188.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
986 Bread, potato Baked Products 188.00 mg 14% CNF
987 Fast foods, pizza, cheese, regular crust Fast Foods 188.00 mg 14% CNF
988 Willow, native, young leaves, chopped Vegetables and Vegetable Products 188.00 mg 14% CNF
989 Soybean, curd cheese Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 14% CNF
990 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: golden honey with bran, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 188.00 mg 14% CNF
991 Soy flour, full-fat, roasted Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 14% CNF
992 Soup, bouillon cubes and granules, low sodium, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 187.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
993 Dandelion greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 187.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
994 Candies, milk chocolate, with rice cereal Sweets 187.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
995 Soup, bouillon cubes and granules, low sodium, dry Soups, Sauces and Gravies 187.00 mg 14% CNF
996 Sauce, nacho cheese sauce, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 187.00 mg 14% CNF
997 Candies, bars, milk chocolate with rice cereal Sweets 187.00 mg 14% CNF
998 Dandelion greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 187.00 mg 14% CNF
999 Beans, french, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 186.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1000 Beans, french, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 186.00 mg 14% CNF

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