Vegetarian foods high in Calcium (USDA Foundation)

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 151–200 of 336 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
151 Beans, black, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed Legumes and Legume Products 43.31 mg 3%
152 Oranges, raw, navels (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 43.00 mg 3%
153 Oranges, raw, navels Fruits and Fruit Juices 43.00 mg 3%
154 Flour, oat, whole grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 42.81 mg 3%
155 Lettuce, leaf, red, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.59 mg 3%
156 Carrots, baby, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.23 mg 3%
157 Rutabaga, peeled, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
158 Nuts, cashew nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 41.95 mg 3%
159 Cabbage, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.84 mg 3%
160 Einkorn, grain, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 41.41 mg 3%
161 Fennel, bulb, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.30 mg 3%
162 Hummus, commercial Legumes and Legume Products 41.00 mg 3%
163 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed Legumes and Legume Products 40.48 mg 3%
164 Beans, snap, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 40.05 mg 3%
165 Lettuce, leaf, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 39.84 mg 3%
166 Brussels sprouts, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 38.64 mg 3%
167 Flour, whole wheat, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 38.00 mg 3%
168 Flour, quinoa Cereal Grains and Pasta 37.56 mg 3%
169 Seeds, pumpkin seeds (pepitas), raw Nut and Seed Products 37.38 mg 3%
170 Tomato, paste, canned, without salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 36.85 mg 3%
171 Beans, snap, green, canned, regular pack, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 36.00 mg 3%
172 Flour, coconut Nut and Seed Products 35.98 mg 3%
173 Flour, barley Cereal Grains and Pasta 35.56 mg 3%
174 Cabbage, napa, leaf, destemmed, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 35.05 mg 3%
175 Kiwifruit, green, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 35.00 mg 3%
176 Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 35.00 mg 3%
177 Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 35.00 mg 3%
178 Bulgur, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 34.11 mg 3%
179 Carrots, frozen, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3%
180 Carrots, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3%
181 Turnips, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 32.70 mg 3%
182 Flour, rye Cereal Grains and Pasta 32.24 mg 2%
183 Cabbage, red, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 30.99 mg 2%
184 Radicchio, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 30.91 mg 2%
185 Flour, buckwheat Cereal Grains and Pasta 30.55 mg 2%
186 Carrots, mature, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 30.48 mg 2%
187 Flour, spelt, whole grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 30.04 mg 2%
188 Tomatoes, canned, red, ripe, diced Vegetables and Vegetable Products 30.00 mg 2%
189 Cookies, oatmeal, soft, with raisins Baked Products 29.00 mg 2%
190 Peas, green, sweet, canned, sodium added, sugar added, drained and rinsed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 28.21 mg 2%
191 Sauce, salsa, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 28.00 mg 2%
192 Onion rings, breaded, par fried, frozen, prepared, heated in oven Vegetables and Vegetable Products 28.00 mg 2%
193 Sauce, salsa, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 28.00 mg 2%
194 Blackeye pea, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed Legumes and Legume Products 27.78 mg 2%
195 Lettuce, romaine, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.56 mg 2%
196 Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 27.00 mg 2%
197 Shallots, bulb, peeled, root removed, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.06 mg 2%
198 Farro, pearled, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 25.94 mg 2%
199 Squash, winter, acorn, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.82 mg 2%
200 Kiwifruit (kiwi), green, peeled, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 24.38 mg 2%

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