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 2751–2800 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2751 Okra, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 77.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2752 Snacks, granola bars, hard, chocolate chip Snacks 77.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2753 Babyfood, cereal, mixed grain, with biscuit, milk powder and fruit, prepared with water Babyfoods 77.00 mg 6% CNF
2754 Cereal, ready to eat, Kashi: GoLean Crunch, Kashi Breakfast cereals 77.00 mg 6% CNF
2755 Okra (gumbo), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 77.00 mg 6% CNF
2756 Pie, chocolate mousse, prepared from mix, no-bake type Baked Products 77.00 mg 6% CNF
2757 Cookie, graham cracker, plain or honey (includes cinnamon) Baked Products 77.00 mg 6% CNF
2758 Cookie, ginger snap Baked Products 77.00 mg 6% CNF
2759 Cake, white, pudding-type, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 77.00 mg 6% CNF
2760 Seeds, safflower seed meal, partially defatted Nuts and Seeds 77.00 mg 6% CNF
2761 Swamp cabbage (skunk cabbage, water convulvolus), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 77.00 mg 6% CNF
2762 Okra (gumbo), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 77.00 mg 6% CNF
2763 Cabbage, Chinese (pe-tsai), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 77.00 mg 6% CNF
2764 Cereal, ready to eat, Smart Bran Psyllium, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 77.00 mg 6% CNF
2765 Bread, reduced-calorie, rye Baked Products 76.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2766 Croutons, plain Baked Products 76.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2767 Cereals ready-to-eat, granola, homemade Breakfast Cereals 76.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2768 Candies, NESTLE, 100 GRAND Bar Sweets 76.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2769 Tostada shells, corn Baked Products 76.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2770 Soup, cream, celery, canned, condensed, reduced fat, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 76.00 mg 6% CNF
2771 Sandwich, egg salad, homemade Mixed Dishes 76.00 mg 6% CNF
2772 Soup, cream, celery, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 76.00 mg 6% CNF
2773 Candies, bars, 100 Grand Sweets 76.00 mg 6% CNF
2774 Croutons, plain Baked Products 76.00 mg 6% CNF
2775 Cake mix, marble, pudding-type, dry, unprepared Baked Products 76.00 mg 6% CNF
2776 Bread, rice bran, toasted Baked Products 75.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2777 Muffins, corn, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 75.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2778 Vitasoy USA, Organic Nasoya Silken Tofu Legumes and Legume Products 75.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2779 Soup, cream of celery, canned, prepared with equal volume milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 75.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2780 Pie, banana cream, prepared from recipe Baked Products 75.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2781 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Peanut Butter Cookie Bars Sweets 75.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2782 Bread, italian, toasted Baked Products 75.00 mg 6% CNF
2783 Bread, spelt, commercial, toasted Baked Products 75.00 mg 6% CNF
2784 Candies, bars, Twix peanut butter cookie Sweets 75.00 mg 6% CNF
2785 Bread, rice bran, gluten free, toasted Baked Products 75.00 mg 6% CNF
2786 Pie, banana cream, homemade Baked Products 75.00 mg 6% CNF
2787 Flour, cassava Vegetables and Vegetable Products 74.55 mg 6% USDA_FF
2788 Bagels, plain, unenriched, with calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame) Baked Products 74.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2789 Muffins, corn, commercially prepared Baked Products 74.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2790 Soup, tomato bisque, canned, prepared with equal volume milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 74.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2791 Cookies, molasses Baked Products 74.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2792 Beverages, coffee, ready to drink, milk based, sweetened Beverages 74.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2793 Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 74.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2794 Ginger root, pickled, canned, with artificial sweetener Vegetables and Vegetable Products 74.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2795 Snacks, crisped rice bar, almond Snacks 74.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2796 Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 74.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2797 Tamarinds, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 74.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2798 Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Baked Snack Crackers, Original Baked Products 74.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2799 Snacks, pretzels, hard, confectioner's coating, chocolate-flavor Snacks 74.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2800 Bread, oat (includes oatmeal and oat bran), commercial Baked Products 74.00 mg 6% CNF

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