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 1401–1450 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1401 Yogurt, vanilla or lemon flavor, nonfat milk, sweetened with low-calorie sweetener Dairy and Egg Products 143.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1402 Yogurt, vanilla or lemon flavor, nonfat milk, sweetened with low-calorie sweetener, fortified with vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 143.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1403 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added nonfat milk solids, without added vitamin A Dairy and Egg Products 143.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1404 Milk, nonfat, fluid, protein fortified, with added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free and skim) Dairy and Egg Products 143.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1405 Soup, onion, dry, mix Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 143.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1406 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, protein fortified, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 143.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1407 Frozen yogurts, vanilla, soft-serve Sweets 143.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1408 Puddings, all flavors except chocolate, low calorie, instant, dry mix Sweets 143.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1409 Papad Legumes and Legume Products 143.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1410 Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, reduced fat Dairy and Egg Products 143.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1411 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured, fat free, with added Vitamin D and A (0-0.5% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 143.00 mg 11% CNF
1412 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured, fat free (0-0.5% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 143.00 mg 11% CNF
1413 Beans, kidney, all types, raw Legumes and Legume Products 143.00 mg 11% CNF
1414 Dessert, pudding, all flavours except chocolate, dry mix, instant, low calorie, unprepared Sweets 143.00 mg 11% CNF
1415 Indian, papad (papadum) Legumes and Legume Products 143.00 mg 11% CNF
1416 Milk, fluid, buttermilk, cultured, 2% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 143.00 mg 11% CNF
1417 Waffle, whole wheat, low fat Baked Products 143.00 mg 11% CNF
1418 Dessert, frozen yogourt, vanilla, soft-serve Sweets 143.00 mg 11% CNF
1419 Soup, onion, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 143.00 mg 11% CNF
1420 Beans, cannellini, dry Legumes and Legume Products 142.90 mg 11% USDA_FF
1421 Winged beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 142.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1422 Winged beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 142.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1423 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, protein fortified, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 142.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1424 Frozen novelties, KLONDIKE, SLIM-A-BEAR Vanilla Sandwich Sweets 142.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1425 Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, granules with milk, dry form Vegetables and Vegetable Products 142.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1426 Vital wheat gluten Cereal Grains and Pasta 142.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1427 Ice creams, chocolate, rich Sweets 142.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1428 Wheat, vital wheat gluten Cereals, Grains and Pasta 142.00 mg 11% CNF
1429 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, chocolate, rich Sweets 142.00 mg 11% CNF
1430 Beans, winged (goa beans), dry, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 142.00 mg 11% CNF
1431 Beans, winged (goa beans), dry, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 142.00 mg 11% CNF
1432 Drink, fruit punch flavour, powder Beverages 142.00 mg 11% CNF
1433 Drink, fruit punch flavour, vitamin C added, powder Beverages 142.00 mg 11% CNF
1434 Potato, mashed, dehydrated, granules with milk, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 142.00 mg 11% CNF
1435 Beverages, chocolate-flavor beverage mix for milk, powder, with added nutrients, prepared with whole milk Beverages 141.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1436 Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, half the caffeine Beverages 141.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1437 Sour cream, light Dairy and Egg Products 141.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1438 Sour cream, reduced fat Dairy and Egg Products 141.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1439 Snack, Pretzel, hard chocolate coated Snacks 141.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1440 KRAFT BREAKSTONE'S FREE Fat Free Sour Cream Dairy and Egg Products 141.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1441 Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, powder Beverages 141.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1442 Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 141.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1443 Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from unroasted kernels (non-chemically removed seed coat) Nut and Seed Products 141.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1444 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Caramels, milk chocolate covered Sweets 141.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1445 Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, type of kernels unspecified Nut and Seed Products 141.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1446 Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 141.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1447 Frozen novelties, juice type, juice with cream Sweets 141.00 mg 11% USDA_SR
1448 Snacks, pretzels, hard, chocolate coated Snacks 141.00 mg 11% CNF
1449 Dip, sour cream base (with dehydrated onion soup) Soups, Sauces and Gravies 141.00 mg 11% CNF
1450 Dessert, frozen, juice with cream Sweets 141.00 mg 11% CNF

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