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 2101–2150 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2101 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, chocolate Sweets 109.00 mg 8% CNF
2102 Dessert, pudding, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk Sweets 109.00 mg 8% CNF
2103 Snacks, trail mix, regular, with chocolate chips, salted nuts and seeds Snacks 109.00 mg 8% CNF
2104 Vine spinach, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 109.00 mg 8% CNF
2105 Milk, fluid, chocolate, partly skimmed, 2% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 109.00 mg 8% CNF
2106 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, SENSITIVE, (LACTOSE FREE), liquid concentrate, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 108.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2107 Bread, white, commercially prepared, low sodium, no salt Baked Products 108.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2108 Reddi Wip Fat Free Whipped Topping Dairy and Egg Products 108.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2109 POPEYES, biscuit Fast Foods 108.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2110 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premature, with iron, 20 calories, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 108.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2111 Broccoli raab, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 108.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2112 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premature, 24 calories ready-to-feed Low iron Baby Foods 108.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2113 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premature, 20 calories ready-to-feed Low iron Baby Foods 108.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2114 Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 108.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2115 Granola bar, soft, milk chocolate coated, peanut butter Snacks 108.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2116 Chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread Sweets 108.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2117 Snacks, granola bars, soft, coated, milk chocolate coating, peanut butter Snacks 108.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2118 Yogourt, fruit flavoured (2-3.9% M.F.), with added Vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 108.00 mg 8% CNF
2119 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured, rich/Mediterranean style (6-9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 108.00 mg 8% CNF
2120 Yogourt, fruit flavoured (2-3.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 108.00 mg 8% CNF
2121 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, low fat, with added omega-3 from flax (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 108.00 mg 8% CNF
2122 Salad, Greek, homemade Mixed Dishes 108.00 mg 8% CNF
2123 Sweets, topping, chocolate flavour hazelnut spread Sweets 108.00 mg 8% CNF
2124 Broccoli raab (rapini), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 108.00 mg 8% CNF
2125 Dessert topping (non dairy), fat free, Reddi Wip Dairy and Egg Products 108.00 mg 8% CNF
2126 Cream, sour, full fat Dairy and Egg Products 107.20 mg 8% USDA_FF
2127 French toast, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 107.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2128 Sauce, worcestershire Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 107.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2129 Cream, fluid, half and half Dairy and Egg Products 107.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2130 Babyfood, yogurt, whole milk, with fruit, multigrain cereal and added DHA fortified Baby Foods 107.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2131 Nuts, pistachio nuts, dry roasted, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 107.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2132 Desserts, egg custard, baked, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 107.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2133 Nuts, pistachio nuts, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 107.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2134 Taro leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 107.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2135 Bread, multigrain, commercial, reduced sodium, toasted Baked Products 107.00 mg 8% CNF
2136 Kefir, plain, low fat (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 107.00 mg 8% CNF
2137 Dessert, egg custard, baked, homemade Sweets 107.00 mg 8% CNF
2138 Chocolate syrup, thin type, 2% M.F. milk added Dairy and Egg Products 107.00 mg 8% CNF
2139 Soup, cheddar cheese, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 107.00 mg 8% CNF
2140 French toast, frozen, ready to heat Baked Products 107.00 mg 8% CNF
2141 Bread, multigrain, toasted Baked Products 107.00 mg 8% CNF
2142 Nuts, pistachio nuts, dry roasted, salted Nuts and Seeds 107.00 mg 8% CNF
2143 Nuts, pistachio nuts, dry roasted Nuts and Seeds 107.00 mg 8% CNF
2144 Taro leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 107.00 mg 8% CNF
2145 Sauce, worcestershire, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 107.00 mg 8% CNF
2146 Cream, cereal (half and half), 10% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 107.00 mg 8% CNF
2147 Peanuts, spanish, raw Legumes and Legume Products 106.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2148 Fast foods, cheeseburger; double, large patty; with condiments Fast Foods 106.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2149 Rolls, dinner, whole-wheat Baked Products 106.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2150 McDONALD'S, DOUBLE QUARTER POUNDER with Cheese Fast Foods 106.00 mg 8% USDA_SR

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