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 1051–1100 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1051 Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, cheeseburger, large, single patty, with condiments Fast Foods 179.00 mg 14% CNF
1052 Fast foods, pizza, cheese, regular crust, frozen, cooked Fast Foods 179.00 mg 14% CNF
1053 Biscuit, plain/buttermilk, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 179.00 mg 14% CNF
1054 Beans, Dry, Tan (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 178.00 mg 14% USDA_FF
1055 Beans, Dry, Tan (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 178.00 mg 14% USDA_FF
1056 Soy protein isolate, potassium type Legumes and Legume Products 178.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1057 Soy protein isolate Legumes and Legume Products 178.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1058 Beverages, Protein powder soy based Beverages 178.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1059 Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve) Baked Products 178.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1060 Muffins, English, wheat Baked Products 178.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1061 McDONALD'S, Double Cheeseburger Fast Foods 178.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1062 Plant-based beverage, protein powder, soy based, powder Beverages 178.00 mg 14% CNF
1063 Roll, dinner, plain (also brown and serve), commercial Baked Products 178.00 mg 14% CNF
1064 English muffin, wheat Baked Products 178.00 mg 14% CNF
1065 Soy protein isolate (prepared with potassium) Legumes and Legume Products 178.00 mg 14% CNF
1066 Soy protein isolate (prepared with sodium) Legumes and Legume Products 178.00 mg 14% CNF
1067 Basil, fresh Spices and Herbs 177.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1068 Pizza, cheese topping, rising crust, frozen, cooked Fast Foods 177.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1069 Yogourt, goat, vanilla flavoured Dairy and Egg Products 177.00 mg 14% CNF
1070 Yogourt, goat, vanilla flavoured, with added fibre Dairy and Egg Products 177.00 mg 14% CNF
1071 Fast foods, pizza, cheese, rising crust, frozen, cooked Fast Foods 177.00 mg 14% CNF
1072 Basil, fresh Spices and Herbs 177.00 mg 14% CNF
1073 Vitasoy USA Azumaya, Extra Firm Tofu Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1074 SILK Banana-Strawberry soy yogurt Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1075 SILK Key Lime soy yogurt Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1076 SILK Strawberry soy yogurt Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1077 SILK Vanilla soy yogurt (single serving size) Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1078 Rolls, dinner, wheat Baked Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1079 SILK Blueberry soy yogurt Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1080 SILK Black Cherry soy yogurt Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1081 SILK Peach soy yogurt Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1082 SILK Raspberry soy yogurt Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1083 Lupins, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1084 Spices, fenugreek seed Spices and Herbs 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1085 Parsley, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
1086 Poutine Mixed Dishes 176.00 mg 14% CNF
1087 Roll, dinner, wheat (60% whole wheat flour) Baked Products 176.00 mg 14% CNF
1088 Lupins, raw Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% CNF
1089 Parsley, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 176.00 mg 14% CNF
1090 Spices, fenugreek seed Spices and Herbs 176.00 mg 14% CNF
1091 Beans, great northern, mature seeds, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Legumes and Legume Products 175.00 mg 13% USDA_SR
1092 Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, corn, without added salt Baked Products 175.00 mg 13% USDA_SR
1093 Tofu, regular; soft or firm, prepared with magnesium chloride (nigari) Legumes and Legume Products 175.00 mg 13% CNF
1094 Tortilla, ready-to-bake / fry, corn, unsalted Baked Products 175.00 mg 13% CNF
1095 Beans, great northern, raw Legumes and Legume Products 175.00 mg 13% CNF
1096 English muffins, plain, unenriched, with calcium propionate (includes sourdough) Baked Products 174.00 mg 13% USDA_SR
1097 Tortilla, blue corn, Sakwavikaviki (Hopi) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 174.00 mg 13% USDA_SR
1098 Snacks, tortilla chips, unsalted, white corn Snacks 174.00 mg 13% USDA_SR
1099 Snacks, tortilla chips, unsalted Snacks 174.00 mg 13% CNF
1100 Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, cheeseburger, large, triple patty, plain Fast Foods 174.00 mg 13% CNF

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