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 2651–2700 of 8,316 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
2651	Dip, spinach, sour cream base	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	82.00 mg	6%	CNF
2652	Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, bean sprouts, stir-fried, with salt, no fat added	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	82.00 mg	6%	CNF
2653	Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, bean sprouts, stir-fried, no fat added	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	82.00 mg	6%	CNF
2654	Okra (gumbo), raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	82.00 mg	6%	CNF
2655	Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, corn	Baked Products	81.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2656	Crackers, standard snack-type, sandwich, with peanut butter filling	Baked Products	81.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2657	Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe	Baked Products	81.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2658	Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	81.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2659	Lima beans, large, mature seeds, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	81.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2660	Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	81.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2661	Pie, coconut custard, commercially prepared	Baked Products	81.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2662	Okra, frozen, unprepared	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	81.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2663	Cress, garden, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	81.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2664	Babyfood, mixed fruit juice with low fat yogurt	Baby Foods	81.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2665	Bread, oat (includes oatmeal and oat bran), commercial, toasted	Baked Products	81.00 mg	6%	CNF
2666	Sauce, cheese and salsa, medium	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	81.00 mg	6%	CNF
2667	Salad, caesar, homemade	Mixed Dishes	81.00 mg	6%	CNF
2668	Bread, Irish soda, homemade	Baked Products	81.00 mg	6%	CNF
2669	Bread, whole wheat, commercial, toasted	Baked Products	81.00 mg	6%	CNF
2670	Tortilla, ready-to-bake / fry, corn	Baked Products	81.00 mg	6%	CNF
2671	Pie, coconut custard, commercial	Baked Products	81.00 mg	6%	CNF
2672	Cracker, standard snack-type, sandwich with peanut butter	Baked Products	81.00 mg	6%	CNF
2673	Beans, lima, dry, baby, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	81.00 mg	6%	CNF
2674	Beans, lima, dry, large, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	81.00 mg	6%	CNF
2675	Okra (gumbo), frozen, unprepared	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	81.00 mg	6%	CNF
2676	Cress, garden, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	81.00 mg	6%	CNF
2677	Beverages, Cocoa mix, NESTLE, Hot Cocoa Mix Rich Chocolate With Marshmallows	Beverages	80.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2678	Pie, egg custard, commercially prepared	Baked Products	80.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2679	Bread, rye, toasted	Baked Products	80.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2680	Okara	Legumes and Legume Products	80.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2681	Cereals, WHEATENA, cooked with water, with salt	Breakfast Cereals	80.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2682	Cereals, WHEATENA, cooked with water	Breakfast Cereals	80.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2683	Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved)	Breakfast Cereals	80.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2684	Crackers, wheat, reduced fat	Baked Products	80.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2685	Cereals ready-to-eat, OAT BRAN FLAKES, HEALTH VALLEY	Breakfast Cereals	80.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2686	Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, peanut butter and chocolate chip	Snacks	80.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2687	Hot chocolate with marshmallows, powder, mix	Beverages	80.00 mg	6%	CNF
2688	Pie, egg custard, commercial	Baked Products	80.00 mg	6%	CNF
2689	Okara	Legumes and Legume Products	80.00 mg	6%	CNF
2690	Cereal, ready to eat, Granola: with almonds, Rogers	Breakfast cereals	80.00 mg	6%	CNF
2691	Cereal, ready to eat, Harvest Crunch: original, Quaker	Breakfast cereals	80.00 mg	6%	CNF
2692	Nabisco, Nabisco Grahams Crackers	Baked Products	79.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2693	Snacks, vegetable chips, HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, TERRA CHIPS	Snacks	79.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2694	Cereals, QUAKER, Oat Bran, QUAKER/MOTHER'S Oat Bran, dry	Breakfast Cereals	79.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2695	Ravioli, cheese with tomato sauce, frozen, not prepared, includes regular and light entrees	Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes	79.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2696	Spices, garlic powder	Spices and Herbs	79.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2697	APPLEBEE'S, KRAFT, Macaroni & Cheese, from kid's menu	Restaurant Foods	79.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2698	Babyfood, banana juice with low fat yogurt	Baby Foods	79.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2699	Beverages, ABBOTT, ENSURE PLUS, ready-to-drink	Beverages	79.00 mg	6%	USDA_SR
2700	Bread, whole grain (whole-wheat), +seeds and bran, commercial	Baked Products	79.00 mg	6%	CNF

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