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 1451–1500 of 8,316 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
1451	Coffee, instant, powder, half the caffeine	Beverages	141.00 mg	11%	CNF
1452	Dessert, frozen, pudding pop, chocolate	Sweets	141.00 mg	11%	CNF
1453	Coffee, instant, regular, powder	Beverages	141.00 mg	11%	CNF
1454	Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, unroasted kernels	Nuts and Seeds	141.00 mg	11%	CNF
1455	Collards, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	141.00 mg	11%	CNF
1456	Collards, boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	141.00 mg	11%	CNF
1457	Cream, sour, cultured, 14% M.F	Dairy and Egg Products	141.00 mg	11%	CNF
1458	Peanut flour, defatted	Legumes and Legume Products	140.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1459	Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder	Beverages	140.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1460	English muffins, whole grain white	Baked Products	140.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1461	Soymilk (All flavors), enhanced	Legumes and Legume Products	140.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1462	Cheese, goat, soft type	Dairy and Egg Products	140.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1463	Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared	Baked Products	140.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1464	Soybeans, mature seeds, dry roasted	Legumes and Legume Products	140.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1465	Gravy, au jus, dry	Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	140.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1466	Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, with added calcium	Fruits and Fruit Juices	140.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1467	Rice mix, cheese flavor, dry mix, unprepared	Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes	140.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1468	Dandelion greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	140.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1469	Dandelion greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	140.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1470	Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, with added calcium and vitamin D	Fruits and Fruit Juices	140.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1471	Dandelion greens, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	140.00 mg	11%	CNF
1472	Malted milk, natural flavour, powder, with 2% M.F. milk	Beverages	140.00 mg	11%	CNF
1473	Cake, angel food, commercial	Baked Products	140.00 mg	11%	CNF
1474	Soybeans, dry, roasted	Legumes and Legume Products	140.00 mg	11%	CNF
1475	Peanut flour, defatted, salted	Legumes and Legume Products	140.00 mg	11%	CNF
1476	Coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder	Beverages	140.00 mg	11%	CNF
1477	Dandelion greens, boiled, drained	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	140.00 mg	11%	CNF
1478	Gravy, au jus, dehydrated	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	140.00 mg	11%	CNF
1479	Cheese, goat, soft, (more than 55% water, 21% M.F.)	Dairy and Egg Products	140.00 mg	11%	CNF
1480	Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, with added nutrients, powder, prepared with whole milk	Beverages	139.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1481	McDONALD'S, Hot Fudge Sundae	Fast Foods	139.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1482	Muffins, English, raisin-cinnamon, toasted (includes apple-cinnamon)	Baked Products	139.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1483	Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Premature High Protein 24 Calories, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA	Baby Foods	139.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1484	Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SOY, with DHA and ARA, liquid concentrate	Baby Foods	139.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1485	DIGIORNO Pizza, supreme topping, rising crust, frozen, baked	Fast Foods	139.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1486	Egg custards, dry mix, prepared with whole milk	Sweets	139.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1487	Instant breakfast, powder, chocolate, prepared with 2% milk	Beverages	139.00 mg	11%	CNF
1488	Dessert, egg custard, dry mix prepared with whole milk	Sweets	139.00 mg	11%	CNF
1489	English muffin, raisin-cinnamon, (apple cinnamon) toasted	Baked Products	139.00 mg	11%	CNF
1490	Soybeans, mature seeds, roasted, no salt added	Legumes and Legume Products	138.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1491	Yardlong beans, mature seeds, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	138.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1492	Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	138.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1493	Bread, gluten-free, white, made with rice flour, corn starch, and/or tapioca	Baked Products	138.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1494	Yogurt, fruit, low fat, 9 grams protein per 8 ounce, fortified with vitamin D	Dairy and Egg Products	138.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1495	Soybeans, mature seeds, roasted, salted	Legumes and Legume Products	138.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1496	Yogurt, fruit, low fat,9 g protein/8 oz	Dairy and Egg Products	138.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1497	Parsley, fresh	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	138.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1498	Frozen novelties, KLONDIKE, SLIM-A-BEAR Fudge Bar, 98% fat free, no sugar added	Sweets	138.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1499	Corn flour, yellow, masa, enriched	Cereal Grains and Pasta	138.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR
1500	Corn flour, masa, unenriched, white	Cereal Grains and Pasta	138.00 mg	11%	USDA_SR

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