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 1851–1900 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1851 Ice cream, bar or stick, chocolate covered Dairy and Egg Products 119.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1852 Bread, white, commercially prepared, toasted, low sodium no salt Baked Products 119.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1853 Kefir, lowfat, strawberry, LIFEWAY Dairy and Egg Products 119.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1854 Milk, producer, fluid, 3.7% milkfat Dairy and Egg Products 119.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1855 Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain Fast Foods 119.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1856 Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using margarine Vegetables and Vegetable Products 119.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1857 Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter Vegetables and Vegetable Products 119.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1858 Rennin, vanilla, dry mix, prepared with whole milk Sweets 119.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1859 Dessert, frozen, ice cream bar or stick, chocolate covered Sweets 119.00 mg 9% CNF
1860 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, low fat, with added vitamin D (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 119.00 mg 9% CNF
1861 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, low fat (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 119.00 mg 9% CNF
1862 Lasagna, vegetarian, homemade Mixed Dishes 119.00 mg 9% CNF
1863 Potato, au gratin, homemade, with margarine Vegetables and Vegetable Products 119.00 mg 9% CNF
1864 Coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder, with 2% milk Beverages 119.00 mg 9% CNF
1865 Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, cheeseburger, regular, single patty, plain Fast Foods 119.00 mg 9% CNF
1866 Dessert, rennin, vanilla, dry mix, prepared with whole milk Sweets 119.00 mg 9% CNF
1867 Coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder, with whole milk Beverages 119.00 mg 9% CNF
1868 Potato, au gratin, homemade, with butter Vegetables and Vegetable Products 119.00 mg 9% CNF
1869 Milk, fluid, whole, producer, 3.7% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 119.00 mg 9% CNF
1870 Hot chocolate, cocoa, homemade, prepared with whole milk Beverages 119.00 mg 9% CNF
1871 Beverages, Orange drink, breakfast type, with juice and pulp, frozen concentrate, prepared with water Beverages 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1872 Sweet rolls, cheese Baked Products 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1873 Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, unsweetened Beverages 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1874 Sauce, homemade, white, medium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1875 Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, soy, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1876 Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, powder Beverages 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1877 Beverages, rice milk, unsweetened Beverages 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1878 Rolls, gluten-free, whole grain, made with tapioca starch and brown rice flour Baked Products 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1879 Yogurt, vanilla, non-fat Dairy and Egg Products 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1880 Mustard greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1881 Turnip greens, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1882 Turnip greens, canned, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1883 Broccoli raab, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1884 Mustard greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1885 Candies, WHATCHAMACALLIT Candy Bar Sweets 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1886 Turnip greens, canned, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1887 Tofu yogurt Legumes and Legume Products 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1888 Udi's, Gluten Free, Whole Grain Dinner Rolls Baked Products 118.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1889 Hot chocolate, mix, powder, prepared with 2% milk Beverages 118.00 mg 9% CNF
1890 Mustard greens, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 118.00 mg 9% CNF
1891 Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, fortified with added calcium and vitamin D Fruits and fruit juices 118.00 mg 9% CNF
1892 Yogourt, tofu Legumes and Legume Products 118.00 mg 9% CNF
1893 Turnip greens, canned, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 118.00 mg 9% CNF
1894 Broccoli raab (rapini), cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 118.00 mg 9% CNF
1895 Tea, instant, unsweetened, powder, decaffeinated Beverages 118.00 mg 9% CNF
1896 Candies, bars, Whatchamacallit Sweets 118.00 mg 9% CNF
1897 Sweet roll, cheese Baked Products 118.00 mg 9% CNF
1898 Tea, instant, unsweetened, powder Beverages 118.00 mg 9% CNF
1899 Turnip greens, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 118.00 mg 9% CNF
1900 Turnip greens, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 118.00 mg 9% CNF

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