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 2251–2300 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2251 Bread, egg, (challah), toasted Baked Products 102.00 mg 8% CNF
2252 Soybeans, dry, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 102.00 mg 8% CNF
2253 Soybeans, dry, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 102.00 mg 8% CNF
2254 Borage, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 102.00 mg 8% CNF
2255 Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable Legumes and Legume Products 101.00 mg 8% USDA_FF
2256 Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable Legumes and Legume Products 101.00 mg 8% USDA_FF
2257 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER 100% Natural Granola with Oats, Wheat, Honey, and Raisins Breakfast Cereals 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2258 Doughnuts, yeast-leavened, glazed, enriched (includes honey buns) Baked Products 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2259 Cookies, peanut butter, refrigerated dough Baked Products 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2260 Cream, sour, cultured Dairy and Egg Products 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2261 Babyfood, cookies Baby Foods 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2262 Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2263 Milk, low sodium, fluid Dairy and Egg Products 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2264 Cream, whipped, cream topping, pressurized Dairy and Egg Products 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2265 Mustard greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2266 TACO BELL, BURRITO SUPREME with steak Fast Foods 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2267 Bacon bits, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2268 Mustard greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2269 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium, Infant, Liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2270 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium LIPIL, Infant, Liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2271 Puddings, banana, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk Sweets 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2272 Puddings, lemon, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2273 Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2274 Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Baked Snack Crackers, Parmesan Baked Products 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2275 Baking chocolate, unsweetened, squares Sweets 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2276 Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, raisin Snacks 101.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2277 Dessert, frozen, FUDGESICLE bar, no sugar added, with artificial sweetener Sweets 101.00 mg 8% CNF
2278 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, tubes, vitamin D added Dairy and Egg Products 101.00 mg 8% CNF
2279 Cereal, ready to eat, honey almond flax, Kashi Breakfast cereals 101.00 mg 8% CNF
2280 Mustard greens, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 101.00 mg 8% CNF
2281 Meatless, bacon bits Legumes and Legume Products 101.00 mg 8% CNF
2282 Sweets, baking chocolate, unsweetened, square Sweets 101.00 mg 8% CNF
2283 Doughnut (donut), yeast-leavened (honey bun), glazed Baked Products 101.00 mg 8% CNF
2284 Cookie, peanut butter, refrigerated dough Baked Products 101.00 mg 8% CNF
2285 Mustard greens, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 101.00 mg 8% CNF
2286 Cream, table (coffee), 15% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 101.00 mg 8% CNF
2287 Cream, whipped, cream topping, pressurized Dairy and Egg Products 101.00 mg 8% CNF
2288 Beverages, orange breakfast drink, ready-to-drink, with added nutrients Beverages 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2289 French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk Baked Products 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2290 Peanuts, spanish, oil-roasted, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2291 Taco shells, baked Baked Products 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2292 Peanuts, spanish, oil-roasted, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2293 Cocoa mix, NESTLE, Rich Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix Beverages 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2294 Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2295 Yogurt, Greek, vanilla, lowfat Dairy and Egg Products 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2296 Yogurt, Greek, fruit, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2297 Candies, sugar-coated almonds Sweets 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2298 Seeds, cottonseed kernels, roasted (glandless) Nut and Seed Products 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2299 Fast foods, hush puppies Fast Foods 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2300 Chicory greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR

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