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 1651–1700 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1651 Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added nonfat milk solids, vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim) Dairy and Egg Products 129.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1652 Milk, chocolate, lowfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 129.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1653 Nuts, mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, salt added, PLANTERS pistachio blend Nut and Seed Products 129.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1654 Taro, tahitian, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 129.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1655 Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 129.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1656 Plant-based beverage, cashew, enriched, sweetened Beverages 129.00 mg 10% CNF
1657 Dessert, frozen, light ice cream, soft serve, blended with cookie pieces Sweets 129.00 mg 10% CNF
1658 Fast foods, dessert, ice cream, light, vanilla, soft serve with cone Fast Foods 129.00 mg 10% CNF
1659 Dessert, frozen, pudding pop, vanilla Sweets 129.00 mg 10% CNF
1660 Taro, Tahitian, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 129.00 mg 10% CNF
1661 Spinach, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 129.00 mg 10% CNF
1662 Crackers, cheese, whole grain Baked Products 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1663 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON,NEXT STEP PROSOBEE, prepared from powder Baby Foods 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1664 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, NEXT STEP, PROSOBEE, LIPIL, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1665 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, GO AND GROW, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1666 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Enfagrow, Soy, Toddler ready-to-feed Baby Foods 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1667 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added nonfat milk solids, vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1668 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added nonfat milk solids and vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1669 Milk, filled, fluid, with lauric acid oil Dairy and Egg Products 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1670 Milk, filled, fluid, with blend of hydrogenated vegetable oils Dairy and Egg Products 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1671 Ice creams, regular, low carbohydrate, vanilla Sweets 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1672 WENDY'S, Frosty Dairy Dessert Fast Foods 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1673 Turnip greens and turnips, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1674 Turnip greens and turnips, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1675 Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened Sweets 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1676 Snacks, tortilla chips, low fat, made with olestra, nacho cheese Snacks 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1677 Wasabi, root, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1678 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1679 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1680 Ice creams, vanilla Sweets 128.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1681 Cracker, cheese, whole-grain Baked Products 128.00 mg 10% CNF
1682 Yogourt, coffee flavoured (2-3.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 128.00 mg 10% CNF
1683 Yogourt, plain, sweetened (2-3.9% M.F) Dairy and Egg Products 128.00 mg 10% CNF
1684 Egg, chicken, yolk, cooked Dairy and Egg Products 128.00 mg 10% CNF
1685 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, vanilla, reduced sugar Sweets 128.00 mg 10% CNF
1686 Wasabi, root, (Japanese horseradish), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 128.00 mg 10% CNF
1687 Sweets, sugars, maple, hard Sweets 128.00 mg 10% CNF
1688 Sweets, cocoa, powder, unsweetened Sweets 128.00 mg 10% CNF
1689 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, vanilla, 11% M.F. Sweets 128.00 mg 10% CNF
1690 Cowpeas, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 128.00 mg 10% CNF
1691 Turnip greens and turnips, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 128.00 mg 10% CNF
1692 Cowpeas (black-eyed peas), immature seeds, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 128.00 mg 10% CNF
1693 Egg, chicken, yolk, fresh or frozen, raw Dairy and Egg Products 128.00 mg 10% CNF
1694 Vitasoy USA, Vitasoy Organic Creamy Original Soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 127.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1695 Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 127.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1696 Beverages, ABBOTT, ENSURE, Nutritional Shake, Ready-to-Drink Beverages 127.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1697 Beverages, dairy drink mix, chocolate, reduced calorie, with aspartame, powder, prepared with water and ice Beverages 127.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1698 McDONALD'S, Hot Caramel Sundae Fast Foods 127.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1699 Fast foods, cheeseburger; double, regular patty; double decker bun with condiments and special sauce Fast Foods 127.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1700 Beverages, chocolate drink, milk and soy based, ready to drink, fortified Beverages 127.00 mg 10% USDA_SR

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