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 2601–2650 of 8,316 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
2601	McDONALD'S, Hotcakes (plain)	Fast Foods	84.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2602	Cake, angelfood, dry mix, prepared	Baked Products	84.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2603	Bread, naan, plain, commercially prepared, refrigerated	Baked Products	84.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2604	Winged beans, immature seeds, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	84.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2605	McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER	Fast Foods	84.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2606	Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, nut and raisin	Snacks	84.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2607	Lasagna, cheese, frozen, unprepared	Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes	84.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2608	Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	84.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2609	Lasagna, cheese, frozen, unprepared	Mixed Dishes	84.00 mg	6%	CNF
2610	Indian, bread, naan	Baked Products	84.00 mg	6%	CNF
2611	Bread, rye	Baked Products	84.00 mg	6%	CNF
2612	Cake, angel food, dry mix, prepared	Baked Products	84.00 mg	6%	CNF
2613	Winged beans (goa bean), green, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	84.00 mg	6%	CNF
2614	Balsam-pear (bitter gourd, bitter melon), leafy tips, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	84.00 mg	6%	CNF
2615	Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	83.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2616	Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced	Dairy and Egg Products	83.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2617	Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	83.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2618	Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd	Dairy and Egg Products	83.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2619	Babyfood, cookie, baby, fruit	Baby Foods	83.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2620	Potatoes, au gratin, dry mix, prepared with water, whole milk and butter	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	83.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2621	Spinach, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	83.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2622	Spinach, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	83.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2623	Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared	Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes	83.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2624	Sugars, brown	Sweets	83.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2625	Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Caramels. dark chocolate covered	Sweets	83.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2626	DENNY'S, macaroni & cheese, from kid's menu	Restaurant Foods	83.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2627	Desserts, flan, caramel custard, prepared-from-recipe	Sweets	83.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2628	Grains, rice and vermicelli mix, pilaf flavour, unprepared	Cereals, Grains and Pasta	83.00 mg	6%	CNF
2629	Yogourt beverage, vanilla flavoured, with added Vitamin D	Dairy and Egg Products	83.00 mg	6%	CNF
2630	Yogourt beverage, vanilla flavoured	Dairy and Egg Products	83.00 mg	6%	CNF
2631	Spinach, canned, solids and liquids, unsalted	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	83.00 mg	6%	CNF
2632	Dessert, flan, caramel custard, homemade	Sweets	83.00 mg	6%	CNF
2633	Candied foods, citron	Sweets	83.00 mg	6%	CNF
2634	Sweets, sugar, brown	Sweets	83.00 mg	6%	CNF
2635	Beans, kidney, dark red, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	83.00 mg	6%	CNF
2636	Drink, lemonade flavour, vitamin C added, powder	Beverages	83.00 mg	6%	CNF
2637	Spinach, canned, solids and liquid	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	83.00 mg	6%	CNF
2638	Potato, au gratin, dry mix, prepared with water, whole milk and butter	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	83.00 mg	6%	CNF
2639	Egg, chicken, white, pan dried, flakes	Dairy and Egg Products	83.00 mg	6%	CNF
2640	Cheese, cottage, creamed (4.5% M.F.)	Dairy and Egg Products	83.00 mg	6%	CNF
2641	Soymilk (All flavors), lowfat, with added calcium, vitamins A and D	Legumes and Legume Products	82.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2642	Continental Mills, Krusteaz Almond Poppyseed Muffin Mix, Artificially Flavored, dry	Baked Products	82.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2643	Rolls, gluten-free, white, made with brown rice flour, tapioca starch, and potato starch	Baked Products	82.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2644	BURGER KING, WHOPPER, with cheese	Fast Foods	82.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2645	Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	82.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2646	Okra, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	82.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2647	Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	82.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2648	Udi's, Gluten Free, Classic French Dinner Rolls	Baked Products	82.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2649	Milk, imitation, non-soy	Dairy and Egg Products	82.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2650	Bread, whole grain (whole-wheat), with added fibre, commercial, toasted	Baked Products	82.00 mg	6%	CNF

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