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 1801–1850 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1801 Beans, black, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 123.00 mg 9% CNF
1802 Nuts, filberts or hazelnuts, dry roasted, unblanched Nuts and Seeds 123.00 mg 9% CNF
1803 Milk, nonfat, fluid, without added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim) Dairy and Egg Products 122.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1804 Fast foods, sundae, caramel Fast Foods 122.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1805 Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim) Dairy and Egg Products 122.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1806 Milk, chocolate, lowfat, reduced sugar Dairy and Egg Products 122.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1807 Ice creams, BREYERS, 98% Fat Free Vanilla Sweets 122.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1808 Cocoa, dry powder, hi-fat or breakfast, processed with alkali Sweets 122.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1809 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, fat free (0-0.5% M.F.), with added fibre and Vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 122.00 mg 9% CNF
1810 Sweets, maple taffy Sweets 122.00 mg 9% CNF
1811 Hot chocolate, cocoa, high fat or breakfast, processed with alkali, mix, powder Sweets 122.00 mg 9% CNF
1812 Hot chocolate, cocoa, high fat or breakfast, plain, mix, powder Sweets 122.00 mg 9% CNF
1813 Fast foods, dessert, sundae, caramel Fast Foods 122.00 mg 9% CNF
1814 Milk, fluid, skim Dairy and Egg Products 122.00 mg 9% CNF
1815 Olives, green, Manzanilla, stuffed with pimiento Fruits and Fruit Juices 121.00 mg 9% USDA_FF
1816 Yogurt, plain, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 121.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1817 Ice creams, BREYERS, No Sugar Added, Chocolate Caramel Sweets 121.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1818 Ice creams, BREYERS, No Sugar Added, Vanilla Fudge Twirl Sweets 121.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1819 Ice creams, chocolate, light, no sugar added Sweets 121.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1820 OLIVE GARDEN, cheese ravioli with marinara sauce Restaurant Foods 121.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1821 Chiton, leathery, gumboots (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 121.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1822 Rennin, vanilla, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 121.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1823 Yogourt, plain, fresh cheese-type (quark), fat free, no salt added Dairy and Egg Products 121.00 mg 9% CNF
1824 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, chocolate, light, no sugar added Sweets 121.00 mg 9% CNF
1825 Dessert, rennin, vanilla, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 121.00 mg 9% CNF
1826 Buttermilk, low fat Dairy and Egg Products 120.10 mg 9% USDA_FF
1827 Crackers, standard snack-type, regular, low salt Baked Products 120.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1828 Crackers, standard snack-type, regular Baked Products 120.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1829 Cake, pineapple upside-down, prepared from recipe Baked Products 120.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1830 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, without added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 120.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1831 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 120.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1832 Seaweed, spirulina, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 120.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1833 BURGER KING, Double Cheeseburger Fast Foods 120.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1834 Watercress, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 120.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1835 Frozen novelties, ice cream type, sundae, prepackaged Sweets 120.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1836 Restaurant, Italian, cheese ravioli with marinara sauce Restaurant Foods 120.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1837 Ice creams, strawberry Sweets 120.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1838 Ravioli, cheese-filled with marinara sauce Mixed Dishes 120.00 mg 9% CNF
1839 Fast foods, pizza, cheese and vegetables, regular crust Fast Foods 120.00 mg 9% CNF
1840 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, sundae, prepackaged Sweets 120.00 mg 9% CNF
1841 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, strawberry Sweets 120.00 mg 9% CNF
1842 Cracker, standard snack-type Baked Products 120.00 mg 9% CNF
1843 Cracker, standard snack type, low sodium Baked Products 120.00 mg 9% CNF
1844 Cake, pineapple upside-down, homemade Baked Products 120.00 mg 9% CNF
1845 Seaweed, spirulina, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 120.00 mg 9% CNF
1846 Watercress, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 120.00 mg 9% CNF
1847 Milk, fluid, partly skimmed, 2% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 120.00 mg 9% CNF
1848 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized Dairy and Egg Products 119.00 mg 9% USDA_FF
1849 Bread, white, commercially prepared, toasted Baked Products 119.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1850 Beverages, coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 119.00 mg 9% USDA_SR

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