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 1251–1300 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1251 Candies, bars, Krackel Sweets 158.00 mg 12% CNF
1252 Mustard spinach (tendergreen), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 158.00 mg 12% CNF
1253 Almond milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated Beverages 157.50 mg 12% USDA_FF
1254 Pancakes, buttermilk, prepared from recipe Baked Products 157.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1255 Candies, truffles, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 157.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1256 Ice creams, vanilla, light, soft-serve Sweets 157.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1257 Candies, truffles, homemade Sweets 157.00 mg 12% CNF
1258 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, low fat, vanilla, soft serve Sweets 157.00 mg 12% CNF
1259 Pancake, buttermilk, homemade Baked Products 157.00 mg 12% CNF
1260 Babyfood, cereal, rice, with bananas, prepared with whole milk Baby Foods 156.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1261 Pancake, plain, homemade with butter and maple syrup Baked Products 156.00 mg 12% CNF
1262 Cake, yellow, light, dry mix Baked Products 155.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1263 Ice creams, BREYERS, All Natural Light French Vanilla Sweets 155.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1264 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Almond Chocolate Candies Sweets 155.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1265 Snacks, tortilla chips, taco-flavor Snacks 155.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1266 Candies, M&M's Almond Chocolate Candies Sweets 155.00 mg 12% CNF
1267 Cake, yellow, light, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 155.00 mg 12% CNF
1268 Snacks, tortilla chips, taco Snacks 155.00 mg 12% CNF
1269 Soy milk, sweetened, plain, refrigerated Legumes and Legume Products 154.80 mg 12% USDA_FF
1270 Nabisco, Nabisco Ritz Crackers Baked Products 154.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1271 Milk dessert, frozen, milk-fat free, chocolate Sweets 154.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1272 Dessert, frozen, made with skim milk, chocolate Sweets 154.00 mg 12% CNF
1273 Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, egg and cheese sandwich Fast Foods 154.00 mg 12% CNF
1274 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, with bananas, prepared with whole milk Baby Foods 153.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1275 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with bananas, prepared with whole milk Baby Foods 153.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1276 Seeds, sesame meal, partially defatted Nut and Seed Products 153.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1277 SUBWAY, SUBWAY CLUB sub on white bread with lettuce and tomato Fast Foods 153.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1278 Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 153.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1279 Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 153.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1280 Spinach, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 153.00 mg 12% CNF
1281 Cake mix, angel food, dry, unprepared Baked Products 153.00 mg 12% CNF
1282 Seeds, sesame meal, partially defatted Nuts and Seeds 153.00 mg 12% CNF
1283 Spinach, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 153.00 mg 12% CNF
1284 Beans, Dry, Cranberry (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_FF
1285 Beans, Dry, Cranberry (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_FF
1286 Yogurt, fruit variety, nonfat, fortified with vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1287 Yogurt, fruit, low fat, 10 grams protein per 8 ounce, fortified with vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1288 Yogurt, fruit, lowfat, with low calorie sweetener Dairy and Egg Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1289 Yogurt, fruit, lowfat, with low calorie sweetener, fortified with vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1290 Tortellini, pasta with cheese filling, fresh-refrigerated, as purchased Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 152.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1291 Yogurt, fruit, low fat, 10 grams protein per 8 ounce Dairy and Egg Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1292 Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1293 Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1294 Yogurt, fruit variety, nonfat Dairy and Egg Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
1295 Bread, white, commercial, with added fibre, toasted Baked Products 152.00 mg 12% CNF
1296 Turnip greens, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 152.00 mg 12% CNF
1297 Grains, amaranth, flour Cereals, Grains and Pasta 152.00 mg 12% CNF
1298 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, tortellini with cheese filling, as purchased Mixed Dishes 152.00 mg 12% CNF
1299 Turnip greens, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 152.00 mg 12% CNF
1300 Crackers, cheese, low sodium Baked Products 151.00 mg 12% USDA_SR

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