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 2551–2600 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2551 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, without salt Nut and Seed Products 87.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2552 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 87.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2553 Plant-based beverage, cashew, enriched, unsweetened Beverages 87.00 mg 7% CNF
2554 Plant-based beverage, coconut, enriched, unsweetened Beverages 87.00 mg 7% CNF
2555 Bread, whole grain (whole-wheat), +seeds and bran, commercial, toasted Baked Products 87.00 mg 7% CNF
2556 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, Balkan style (4-6% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 87.00 mg 7% CNF
2557 Bread, white, commercial, toasted, reduced sodium Baked Products 87.00 mg 7% CNF
2558 Bread, white, commercial, toasted Baked Products 87.00 mg 7% CNF
2559 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted Nuts and Seeds 87.00 mg 7% CNF
2560 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, salted Nuts and Seeds 87.00 mg 7% CNF
2561 Bread, pita, white, enriched Baked Products 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2562 Peanuts, virginia, oil-roasted, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2563 Peanuts, virginia, oil-roasted, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2564 Bread, pita, white, unenriched Baked Products 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2565 Ice cream sandwich, vanilla, light, no sugar added Dairy and Egg Products 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2566 Ice cream sandwich Dairy and Egg Products 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2567 Cheese, cottage, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd Dairy and Egg Products 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2568 McDONALD'S, Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait Fast Foods 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2569 Yogurt, Greek, strawberry, DANNON OIKOS Dairy and Egg Products 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2570 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, ENFACARE, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2571 Seeds, breadfruit seeds, roasted Nut and Seed Products 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2572 Taro, leaves, cooked, steamed, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2573 Candies, milk chocolate coated raisins Sweets 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2574 Candies, HEATH BITES Sweets 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2575 Taro leaves, cooked, steamed, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2576 Bread, pan dulce, sweet yeast bread Baked Products 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2577 Rhubarb, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 86.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2578 Dessert, frozen, ice cream sandwich Sweets 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2579 Granola bar, cereal bar, fruit-filled, all flavours Baked Products 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2580 Taro leaves, steamed, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2581 Fast foods, mexican, burrito with beans, cheese and chili peppers Fast Foods 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2582 Candies, milk chocolate coated raisins Sweets 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2583 Bread, pita, white Baked Products 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2584 Peanuts, Virginia, oil-roasted Legumes and Legume Products 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2585 Peanuts, Virginia, oil-roasted, salted Legumes and Legume Products 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2586 Seeds, breadfruit seeds, roasted Nuts and Seeds 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2587 Taro leaves, steamed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2588 Rhubarb, raw Fruits and fruit juices 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2589 Currant, zante, dried Fruits and fruit juices 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2590 Cheese, cottage, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd, nonfat Dairy and Egg Products 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2591 Cheese, cottage, uncreamed, dry curd (0.4% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 86.00 mg 7% CNF
2592 Cowpeas, catjang, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 85.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2593 Rolls, dinner, oat bran Baked Products 85.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2594 Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 85.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2595 Macaroni and cheese, box mix with cheese sauce, prepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 85.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2596 Candies, NESTLE, RAISINETS Chocolate Covered Raisins Sweets 85.00 mg 7% USDA_SR
2597 Macaroni and cheese, box mix with cheese sauce, prepared Mixed Dishes 85.00 mg 7% CNF
2598 Roll, dinner, oat bran Baked Products 85.00 mg 7% CNF
2599 Black-eyed peas (cowpeas), catjang, raw Legumes and Legume Products 85.00 mg 7% CNF
2600 Nuts, macadamia (bushnuts, queensland), raw Nuts and Seeds 85.00 mg 7% CNF

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