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 2301–2350 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2301 Candies, dark chocolate coated coffee beans Sweets 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2302 Broccoli, chinese, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2303 Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2304 Candies, NESTLE, CRUNCH Bar and Dessert Topping Sweets 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2305 Frozen yogurts, flavors other than chocolate Sweets 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2306 Frozen yogurts, chocolate Sweets 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2307 Beverages, Chocolate-flavored drink, whey and milk based Beverages 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2308 Candies, NESTLE, CHUNKY Bar Sweets 100.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2309 Bread, whole grain (whole-wheat), commercial Baked Products 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2310 Candies, sugar-coated almonds Sweets 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2311 Chocolate flavour drink, whey and milk based Beverages 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2312 Dessert, frozen yogourt, chocolate Sweets 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2313 Candies, dark chocolate coated coffee beans Sweets 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2314 Broccoli, chinese, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2315 Hot chocolate, rich, mix, powder Beverages 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2316 Fast foods, side dish, hush puppies Fast Foods 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2317 Candies, bars, Nestle Crunch Sweets 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2318 Candies, bars, Chunky Sweets 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2319 Cookie, oatmeal (with raisins), commercial, less than 5g fat/serving Baked Products 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2320 Bread, wheat germ, toasted Baked Products 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2321 Taco shell, baked Baked Products 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2322 French toast, homemade, with 2% milk and margarine Baked Products 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2323 Cookie, oatmeal, homemade, with raisins Baked Products 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2324 Peanuts, Spanish, oil-roasted Legumes and Legume Products 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2325 Peanuts, Spanish, oil-roasted, salted Legumes and Legume Products 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2326 Seeds, cottonseed kernels, roasted Nuts and Seeds 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2327 Chicory greens (cichorium intybus), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2328 Dessert, frozen yogourt Sweets 100.00 mg 8% CNF
2329 PAPA JOHN'S 14" The Works Pizza, Original Crust Fast Foods 99.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2330 Pancakes, special dietary, dry mix Baked Products 99.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2331 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ADVANCE, with iron, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 99.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2332 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, with iron, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 99.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2333 Egg, turkey, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 99.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2334 Yogurt, Greek, vanilla, nonfat Dairy and Egg Products 99.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2335 Restaurant, family style, macaroni & cheese, from kids' menu Restaurant Foods 99.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2336 Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk Sweets 99.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2337 Puddings, lemon, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 99.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2338 Spinach, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 99.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2339 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, rich/Mediterranean style (6-9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 99.00 mg 8% CNF
2340 Salad dressing, buttermilk as main ingredient Fats and Oils 99.00 mg 8% CNF
2341 Fast foods, side dish, potato, baked, topped with cheese sauce and broccoli Fast Foods 99.00 mg 8% CNF
2342 Bagel, plain (with onion, poppy seed and/or sesame seed), toasted Baked Products 99.00 mg 8% CNF
2343 Spinach, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 99.00 mg 8% CNF
2344 Egg, turkey, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 99.00 mg 8% CNF
2345 Beans, Dry, Dark Red Kidney (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 98.00 mg 8% USDA_FF
2346 Beans, Dry, Light Tan (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 98.00 mg 8% USDA_FF
2347 Beans, Dry, Light Tan (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 98.00 mg 8% USDA_FF
2348 Beans, Dry, Dark Red Kidney (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 98.00 mg 8% USDA_FF
2349 Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 98.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2350 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, Natural Granola Apple Cranberry Almond Breakfast Cereals 98.00 mg 8% USDA_SR

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