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 1701–1750 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1701 Milk, chocolate, fat free, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 127.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1702 Babyfood, juice, apple, with calcium Baby Foods 127.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1703 Spinach, canned, regular pack, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 127.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1704 Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, cheeseburger, regular, double patty, with condiments and special sauce Fast Foods 127.00 mg 10% CNF
1705 Sweet potato, flour Vegetables and Vegetable Products 127.00 mg 10% CNF
1706 Beans, cranberry (roman), raw Legumes and Legume Products 127.00 mg 10% CNF
1707 Spinach, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 127.00 mg 10% CNF
1708 Yogurt, plain, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 126.80 mg 10% USDA_FF
1709 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 126.00 mg 10% USDA_FF
1710 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 126.00 mg 10% USDA_FF
1711 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 126.00 mg 10% USDA_FF
1712 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 126.00 mg 10% USDA_FF
1713 Pancakes, plain, dry mix, complete, prepared Baked Products 126.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1714 Soymilk, chocolate, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 126.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1715 Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 1 minute cook time, cooked with water, microwaved, without salt Breakfast Cereals 126.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1716 Ice creams, BREYERS, 98% Fat Free Chocolate Sweets 126.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1717 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 126.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1718 Rennin, chocolate, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 126.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1719 Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, instant, dry mix Sweets 126.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1720 Candies, TOBLERONE, milk chocolate with honey and almond nougat Sweets 126.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1721 Cracker, honey sesame Snacks 126.00 mg 10% CNF
1722 Pancake, plain (includes buttermilk), dry mix, complete, prepared with water Baked Products 126.00 mg 10% CNF
1723 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, chocolate, low fat Sweets 126.00 mg 10% CNF
1724 Dessert, pudding, chocolate, dry mix, instant, low calorie, unprepared Sweets 126.00 mg 10% CNF
1725 Dessert, rennin, chocolate, dry mix, made with 2% milk Sweets 126.00 mg 10% CNF
1726 Cowpeas (black-eyed peas), immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 126.00 mg 10% CNF
1727 Sauce, white, thin, 2% milk, homemade Soups, Sauces and Gravies 126.00 mg 10% CNF
1728 Vitasoy USA, Organic Nasoya Firm Tofu Legumes and Legume Products 125.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1729 Sour cream, fat free Dairy and Egg Products 125.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1730 Milk, fluid, 1% fat, without added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 125.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1731 Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 1 minute cook time, cooked with water, stove-top, without salt Breakfast Cereals 125.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1732 Bread, wheat Baked Products 125.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1733 Infant Formula, GERBER GOOD START 2, GENTLE PLUS, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 125.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1734 Infant formula, GERBER, GOOD START 2 Soy, with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 125.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1735 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 125.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1736 Frozen novelties, KLONDIKE, SLIM-A-BEAR Chocolate Cone Sweets 125.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1737 Snacks, potato chips, white, restructured, baked Snacks 125.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1738 Pizza rolls, frozen, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 125.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1739 Candies, KIT KAT Wafer Bar Sweets 125.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1740 Waffle, buttermilk, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwaved Baked Products 125.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1741 Pizza roll, frozen, unprepared Mixed Dishes 125.00 mg 10% CNF
1742 Waffle, buttermilk, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwaved Baked Products 125.00 mg 10% CNF
1743 Snacks, potato chips, white, restructured, baked Snacks 125.00 mg 10% CNF
1744 Cream, sour, fat free Dairy and Egg Products 125.00 mg 10% CNF
1745 Candies, bars, Kit Kat wafer bar Sweets 125.00 mg 10% CNF
1746 Milk, fluid, partly skimmed, 1% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 125.00 mg 10% CNF
1747 Soymilk (all flavors), unsweetened, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 124.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1748 Bread, protein (includes gluten) Baked Products 124.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1749 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, sugared, pasteurized Dairy and Egg Products 124.00 mg 10% USDA_SR
1750 McDONALD'S, BIG MAC (without Big Mac Sauce) Fast Foods 124.00 mg 10% USDA_SR

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