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 1201–1250 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1201 Sweets, sugars, maple, granulated Sweets 161.00 mg 12% CNF
1202 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, light, vanilla Sweets 161.00 mg 12% CNF
1203 Orange peel, raw Fruits and fruit juices 161.00 mg 12% CNF
1204 Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 160.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1205 Taco shells, baked, without added salt Baked Products 160.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1206 Beverages, chocolate malt powder, prepared with 1% milk, fortified Beverages 160.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1207 Ice creams, BREYERS, All Natural Light Mint Chocolate Chip Sweets 160.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1208 Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched Nut and Seed Products 160.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1209 Arugula, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 160.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1210 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, DOVE Milk Chocolate Sweets 160.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1211 Cracker, cheese, Asiago Baked Products 160.00 mg 12% CNF
1212 Taco shell, baked, unsalted Baked Products 160.00 mg 12% CNF
1213 Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 160.00 mg 12% CNF
1214 Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched Nuts and Seeds 160.00 mg 12% CNF
1215 Arugula, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 160.00 mg 12% CNF
1216 Yogurt, frozen, flavors not chocolate, nonfat milk, with low-calorie sweetener Dairy and Egg Products 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1217 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Premature 30 Calories, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1218 Amaranth grain, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1219 Snacks, tortilla chips, low fat, unsalted Snacks 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1220 Seeds, sesame flour, high-fat Nut and Seed Products 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1221 Tortilla chips, low fat, baked without fat Snacks 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1222 Snacks, tortilla chips, nacho-flavor, reduced fat Snacks 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1223 Fungi, Cloud ears, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1224 Snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) Snacks 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1225 Frozen yogurts, chocolate, nonfat milk, sweetened without sugar Sweets 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1226 Schar, Gluten-Free, Wheat-Free, Classic White Bread Baked Products 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1227 Ice creams, chocolate, light Sweets 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1228 Dessert, frozen yogourt, flavours not chocolate, skim milk, with artificial sweetener Sweets 159.00 mg 12% CNF
1229 Dessert, frozen, FUDGESICLE bar, low fat Sweets 159.00 mg 12% CNF
1230 Dessert, frozen yogourt, chocolate, skim milk, with artificial sweetener Sweets 159.00 mg 12% CNF
1231 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, chocolate, light Sweets 159.00 mg 12% CNF
1232 Snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) Snacks 159.00 mg 12% CNF
1233 Snacks, tortilla chips, unsalted, low fat Snacks 159.00 mg 12% CNF
1234 Snacks, tortilla chips, low fat, baked without fat Snacks 159.00 mg 12% CNF
1235 Mushroom, fungi, Cloud ears, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 159.00 mg 12% CNF
1236 Grains, amaranth, raw Cereals, Grains and Pasta 159.00 mg 12% CNF
1237 Snacks, tortilla chips, nacho, light Snacks 159.00 mg 12% CNF
1238 Seeds, sesame flour, high-fat Nuts and Seeds 159.00 mg 12% CNF
1239 Beans, Dry, Brown (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 158.00 mg 12% USDA_FF
1240 Beans, Dry, Brown (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 158.00 mg 12% USDA_FF
1241 Pancakes, whole wheat, dry mix, incomplete Baked Products 158.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1242 Ice creams, BREYERS, All Natural Light Vanilla Chocolate Strawberry Sweets 158.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1243 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 158.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1244 Ice creams, BREYERS, All Natural Light French Chocolate Sweets 158.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1245 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 158.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1246 Candies, KRACKEL Chocolate Bar Sweets 158.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1247 Yogourt, soy, vanilla flavoured, with added fibre Dairy and Egg Products 158.00 mg 12% CNF
1248 Egg, chicken, omelet, with cheese Dairy and Egg Products 158.00 mg 12% CNF
1249 Mustard spinach (tendergreen), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 158.00 mg 12% CNF
1250 Cream, sour, light Dairy and Egg Products 158.00 mg 12% CNF

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