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 1351–1400 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1351 Cheese, cream, low fat Dairy and Egg Products 148.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1352 Yogourt, plain, fat free, with added Vitamin D (0-0.5% MF) Dairy and Egg Products 148.00 mg 11% CNF
1353 Yogourt, plain, fat free (0-0.5% MF) Dairy and Egg Products 148.00 mg 11% CNF
1354 Cheese, cream, light Dairy and Egg Products 148.00 mg 11% CNF
1355 Coffee cake mix, cinnamon with crumb topping, dry, unprepared Baked Products 148.00 mg 11% CNF
1356 Spices, pepper, red or cayenne Spices and Herbs 148.00 mg 11% CNF
1357 Beans, navy, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 147.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1358 Fat free ice cream, no sugar added, flavors other than chocolate Dairy and Egg Products 147.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1359 Snacks, tortilla chips, nacho-flavor, made with enriched masa flour Snacks 147.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1360 Orange juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, diluted with 3 volume water, with added calcium Fruits and Fruit Juices 147.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1361 Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN Breakfast Cereals 147.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1362 Frozen yogurts, chocolate, soft-serve Sweets 147.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1363 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, fat free, no sugar added, flavours other than chocolate Sweets 147.00 mg 11% CNF
1364 Yogourt, plain (2-3.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 147.00 mg 11% CNF
1365 Dessert, frozen yogourt, chocolate, soft-serve Sweets 147.00 mg 11% CNF
1366 Beans, navy, raw Legumes and Legume Products 147.00 mg 11% CNF
1367 Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, flour, refrigerated Baked Products 146.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1368 Macaroni and cheese dinner with dry sauce mix, boxed, uncooked Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 146.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1369 Grapefruit juice, pink or red, with added calcium Fruits and Fruit Juices 146.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1370 Cake, yellow, prepared from recipe without frosting Baked Products 146.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1371 Milk shakes, thick vanilla Dairy and Egg Products 146.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1372 Egg custards, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 146.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1373 Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, with added calcium and vitamins A, D, E Fruits and Fruit Juices 146.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1374 CRACKER BARREL, macaroni n' cheese plate, from kid's menu Restaurant Foods 146.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1375 Malted milk, chocolate flavour, powder, with 2% M.F. milk Beverages 146.00 mg 11% CNF
1376 Fast foods, mexican, tostada with beans and cheese Fast Foods 146.00 mg 11% CNF
1377 Dessert, egg custard, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 146.00 mg 11% CNF
1378 Cake, yellow, homemade, without icing (frosting) Baked Products 146.00 mg 11% CNF
1379 Milk shake, vanilla, thick Beverages 146.00 mg 11% CNF
1380 Nuts, pilinuts, dried Nut and Seed Products 145.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1381 Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 145.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1382 CRACKER BARREL, macaroni n' cheese Restaurant Foods 145.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1383 Macaroni and cheese, box mix with cheese sauce, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 145.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1384 Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 145.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1385 Candies, ROLO Caramels in Milk Chocolate Sweets 145.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1386 Rhubarb, frozen, cooked, with sugar Fruits and Fruit Juices 145.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1387 Macaroni and cheese, box mix with cheese sauce, unprepared Mixed Dishes 145.00 mg 11% CNF
1388 Soybeans, green (edamame), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 145.00 mg 11% CNF
1389 Babyfood, cereal, ready-to-eat, 'O' Shaped with whole milk Babyfoods 145.00 mg 11% CNF
1390 Candies, Rolo Caramels in milk chocolate Sweets 145.00 mg 11% CNF
1391 Nuts, pilinuts-canarytree, dried Nuts and Seeds 145.00 mg 11% CNF
1392 Soybeans, green (edamame), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 145.00 mg 11% CNF
1393 Rhubarb, frozen, cooked, added sugar Fruits and fruit juices 145.00 mg 11% CNF
1394 SILK Plus Omega-3 DHA, soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 144.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1395 Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) Baked Products 144.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1396 SILK Very Vanilla, soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 144.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1397 McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER with Cheese Fast Foods 144.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1398 Muffin, wheat bran, with raisins, homemade Baked Products 144.00 mg 11% CNF
1399 Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 143.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1400 Waffles, whole wheat, lowfat, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 143.00 mg 11% USDA_SR

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