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 1301–1350 of 8,316 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
1301	Ice creams, BREYERS, No Sugar Added, French Vanilla	Sweets	151.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1302	Drumstick leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	151.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1303	Drumstick leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	151.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1304	Drumstick (horseradish-tree), leaves, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	151.00 mg	12%	CNF
1305	Cracker, cheese, reduced sodium	Baked Products	151.00 mg	12%	CNF
1306	Drumstick (horseradish-tree), leaves, boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	151.00 mg	12%	CNF
1307	Kale, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_FF
1308	Fast foods, cheeseburger; double, regular patty; with condiments	Fast Foods	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1309	Mothbeans, mature seeds, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1310	Lasagna, Vegetable, frozen, baked	Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1311	Gravy, unspecified type, dry	Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1312	Candies, M&M MARS 3 MUSKETEERS Truffle Crisp	Sweets	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1313	Seaweed, wakame, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1314	Fast foods, cheeseburger, double, regular patty and bun, with condiments	Fast Foods	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1315	Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted	Nut and Seed Products	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1316	Syrups, sorghum	Sweets	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1317	Kale, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1318	Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1319	Kale, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1320	Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	150.00 mg	12%	USDA_SR
1321	Lasagna, vegetable, frozen, baked	Mixed Dishes	150.00 mg	12%	CNF
1322	Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, cheeseburger, regular, double patty, with condiments	Fast Foods	150.00 mg	12%	CNF
1323	Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, cheeseburger, regular, double patty and bun, with condiments	Fast Foods	150.00 mg	12%	CNF
1324	Sweets, syrups, sorghum	Sweets	150.00 mg	12%	CNF
1325	Cake mix, chocolate (devil's food, fudge), regular, dry, unprepared	Baked Products	150.00 mg	12%	CNF
1326	Moth beans, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	150.00 mg	12%	CNF
1327	Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted	Nuts and Seeds	150.00 mg	12%	CNF
1328	Kale, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	150.00 mg	12%	CNF
1329	Seaweed, wakame, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	150.00 mg	12%	CNF
1330	Gravy, unspecified, dehydrated	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	150.00 mg	12%	CNF
1331	Beans, Dry, Small Red (0% moisture)	Legumes and Legume Products	149.00 mg	11%	USDA_FF
1332	Beans, Dry, Small Red (0% moisture)	Legumes and Legume Products	149.00 mg	11%	USDA_FF
1333	Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting, low-fat, with added fiber	Baked Products	149.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1334	HOUSE FOODS Premium Firm Tofu	Legumes and Legume Products	149.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1335	Ice creams, vanilla, fat free	Sweets	149.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1336	Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts, blanched	Nut and Seed Products	149.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1337	Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat	Nut and Seed Products	149.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1338	Taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	149.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1339	Taro, tahitian, cooked, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	149.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1340	Yogourt, with crunchy granola/cereal topping	Dairy and Egg Products	149.00 mg	11%	CNF
1341	Yogourt, plain, low fat (0.5-1.9% M.F.)	Dairy and Egg Products	149.00 mg	11%	CNF
1342	Taro, tahitian, cooked, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	149.00 mg	11%	CNF
1343	Dessert, frozen, ice cream, vanilla, fat free	Sweets	149.00 mg	11%	CNF
1344	Nuts, filberts or hazelnuts, dried, blanched	Nuts and Seeds	149.00 mg	11%	CNF
1345	Seeds, sesame flour, low fat	Nuts and Seeds	149.00 mg	11%	CNF
1346	Taro, Tahitian, cooked	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	149.00 mg	11%	CNF
1347	Oat milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated	Beverages	148.50 mg	11%	USDA_FF
1348	Beans, Dry, Red (0% moisture)	Legumes and Legume Products	148.00 mg	11%	USDA_FF
1349	Beans, Dry, Red (0% moisture)	Legumes and Legume Products	148.00 mg	11%	USDA_FF
1350	Spices, pepper, red or cayenne	Spices and Herbs	148.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR

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