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 2351–2400 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2351 Beverages, Carob-flavor beverage mix, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 98.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2352 Dip, salsa con queso, cheese and salsa- medium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 98.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2353 Cookies, chocolate sandwich, with creme filling, special dietary Baked Products 98.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2354 Yogurt, Greek, nonfat, raspberry, CHOBANI Dairy and Egg Products 98.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2355 Babyfood, yogurt, whole milk, with fruit, multigrain cereal and added iron fortified Baby Foods 98.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2356 Seeds, breadnut tree seeds, raw Nut and Seed Products 98.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2357 Nuts, walnuts, english Nut and Seed Products 98.00 mg 8% USDA_SR
2358 Babyfood, cereal, rice, with milk powder and fruit, prepared with water Babyfoods 98.00 mg 8% CNF
2359 Bread, whole grain (whole-wheat) + seeds (flax, sunflower), commercial, toasted Baked Products 98.00 mg 8% CNF
2360 Dip, cheese with chili peppers, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 98.00 mg 8% CNF
2361 Malted milk, chocolate flavour, powder, milk whole milk Beverages 98.00 mg 8% CNF
2362 Beverage mix, carob flavour, powder, with whole milk Beverages 98.00 mg 8% CNF
2363 Nuts, walnuts, English or Persian, dried Nuts and Seeds 98.00 mg 8% CNF
2364 Seeds, breadnuttree seeds, raw Nuts and Seeds 98.00 mg 8% CNF
2365 Cream, table (coffee), 18% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 98.00 mg 8% CNF
2366 Cheese, cream Dairy and Egg Products 98.00 mg 8% CNF
2367 Cream cheese, full fat, block Dairy and Egg Products 97.11 mg 7% USDA_FF
2368 Yogurt, Greek, strawberry, nonfat Dairy and Egg Products 97.00 mg 7% USDA_FF
2369 Bread, stuffing, dry mix Baked Products 97.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2370 Cereals, farina, enriched, cooked with water, with salt Breakfast Cereals 97.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2371 Cheese, cream Dairy and Egg Products 97.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2372 Cereals, farina, enriched, assorted brands including CREAM OF WHEAT, quick (1-3 minutes), cooked with water, without salt Breakfast Cereals 97.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2373 Yogurt, Greek, strawberry, nonfat Dairy and Egg Products 97.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2374 Peppers, pasilla, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 97.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2375 Raspberry juice concentrate Fruits and Fruit Juices 97.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2376 Bread, multigrain, commercial, reduced sodium Baked Products 97.00 mg 7% CNF
2377 Dessert, pudding, rice, with raisins, homemade Sweets 97.00 mg 7% CNF
2378 Pepper, pasilla, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 97.00 mg 7% CNF
2379 Fast foods, mexican, taco salad Fast Foods 97.00 mg 7% CNF
2380 Bread stuffing, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 97.00 mg 7% CNF
2381 Bread, multigrain, commercial Baked Products 97.00 mg 7% CNF
2382 McDONALD'S, McCHICKEN Sandwich (without mayonnaise) Fast Foods 96.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2383 Croutons, seasoned Baked Products 96.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2384 Tempeh, cooked Legumes and Legume Products 96.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2385 Cream, half and half, fat free Dairy and Egg Products 96.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2386 Yogurt, Greek, nonfat, lemon blend, CHOBANI Dairy and Egg Products 96.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2387 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, POP'ABLES SNICKERS Brand Bite Size Candies Sweets 96.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2388 Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 96.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2389 Mush, blue corn with ash (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 96.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2390 Yogourt, Greek style, vanilla flavoured, fat free (0-0.5% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 96.00 mg 7% CNF
2391 Sugar pie, 1 crust, homemade Baked Products 96.00 mg 7% CNF
2392 Dessert, mousse, chocolate, homemade Sweets 96.00 mg 7% CNF
2393 Soybean, fermented products, Tempeh (tempe), cooked Legumes and Legume Products 96.00 mg 7% CNF
2394 Croutons, seasoned Baked Products 96.00 mg 7% CNF
2395 Rolls, hard (includes kaiser) Baked Products 95.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2396 Beverages, ABBOTT, EAS soy protein powder Beverages 95.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2397 Cereals ready-to-eat, UNCLE SAM CEREAL Breakfast Cereals 95.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2398 Beverages, chocolate-flavor beverage mix, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 95.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2399 TACO BELL, Taco Salad Fast Foods 95.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2400 Vegetarian fillets Legumes and Legume Products 95.00 mg 7% USDA_SR

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