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 2401–2450 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2401 Puddings, rice, ready-to-eat Sweets 95.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2402 Yogourt beverage, fruit flavoured, with added Vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 95.00 mg 7% CNF
2403 Kefir, fruit flavours, low fat (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 95.00 mg 7% CNF
2404 Yogourt beverage, fruit flavoured Dairy and Egg Products 95.00 mg 7% CNF
2405 Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, cheeseburger, large, single patty, with condiments and vegetables Fast Foods 95.00 mg 7% CNF
2406 Vegetarian fillets, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 95.00 mg 7% CNF
2407 Meatless, fish sticks Legumes and Legume Products 95.00 mg 7% CNF
2408 Dessert, pudding, rice, ready to eat Sweets 95.00 mg 7% CNF
2409 Roll (kaiser), hard Baked Products 95.00 mg 7% CNF
2410 Beverage mix, chocolate flavour, powder, with whole milk Beverages 95.00 mg 7% CNF
2411 Cream, table (coffee), 20% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 95.00 mg 7% CNF
2412 Bread, reduced-calorie, white Baked Products 94.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2413 Pie, pumpkin, prepared from recipe Baked Products 94.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2414 Cake, gingerbread, dry mix Baked Products 94.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2415 Yogurt, Greek, nonfat, strawberry, DANNON OIKOS Dairy and Egg Products 94.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2416 Yogurt, Greek, nonfat, Fruit on Bottom, Blackberry, CHOBANI Dairy and Egg Products 94.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2417 Yogurt, Greek, 2% fat,mixed berry blend, CHOBANI Dairy and Egg Products 94.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2418 Candies, HERSHEYS, PAYDAY Bar Sweets 94.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2419 Seeds, breadnut tree seeds, dried Nut and Seed Products 94.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2420 Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 94.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2421 Olives, ripe, canned (jumbo-super colossal) Fruits and Fruit Juices 94.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2422 Pancake, whole wheat, dry mix, incomplete, prepared, (with egg, oil, milk) Baked Products 94.00 mg 7% CNF
2423 Fast foods, mexican, taco salad with chili con carne Fast Foods 94.00 mg 7% CNF
2424 Pie, pumpkin, homemade Baked Products 94.00 mg 7% CNF
2425 Danish pastry, nut (almond, raisin nut, cinnamon nut) Baked Products 94.00 mg 7% CNF
2426 Cake mix, gingerbread, dry, unprepared Baked Products 94.00 mg 7% CNF
2427 Seeds, breadnuttree seeds, dried Nuts and Seeds 94.00 mg 7% CNF
2428 Olive, ripe, canned, jumbo to super colossal Fruits and fruit juices 94.00 mg 7% CNF
2429 Soup, cheddar cheese, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces and Gravies 94.00 mg 7% CNF
2430 Crackers, melba toast, plain Baked Products 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2431 Bagels, whole grain white Baked Products 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2432 Fast foods, bagel, with breakfast steak, egg, cheese, and condiments Fast Foods 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2433 Crackers, melba toast, plain, without salt Baked Products 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2434 Bread, egg Baked Products 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2435 Child formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, PEDIASURE, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2436 Bread, chapati or roti, plain, commercially prepared Baked Products 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2437 Yogurt, Greek, 2%fat, coconut blend, CHOBANI Dairy and Egg Products 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2438 Yogurt, Greek, nonfat, Fruit on Bottom, Strawberry, CHOBANI Dairy and Egg Products 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2439 Yogurt, Greek, nonfat, Fruit on Bottom, Pomegranate, CHOBANI Dairy and Egg Products 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2440 McDONALD'S, RANCH SNACK WRAP, Grilled Fast Foods 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2441 Borage, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2442 Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2443 BURGER KING, Cheeseburger Fast Foods 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2444 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS Bar Sweets 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2445 Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2446 Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Baked Snack Crackers, Pizza Baked Products 93.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2447 Indian, bread, chapati or roti, plain Baked Products 93.00 mg 7% CNF
2448 Bread, 60% whole wheat, commercial Baked Products 93.00 mg 7% CNF
2449 Fast foods, breakfast, bagel, with breakfast steak, egg, cheese, and condiments Fast Foods 93.00 mg 7% CNF
2450 Cracker, wheat, low fat Baked Products 93.00 mg 7% CNF

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