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 2951–3000 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2951 Fig, dried, cooked Fruits and fruit juices 70.00 mg 5% CNF
2952 Beans, cannellini, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed Legumes and Legume Products 69.19 mg 5% USDA_FF
2953 Bread, rice bran Baked Products 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2954 Beverages, CYTOSPORT, Muscle Milk, ready-to-drink Beverages 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2955 Beans, navy, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2956 Beans, navy, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2957 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PROSOBEE, with iron, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2958 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ISOMIL, with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2959 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PROSOBEE, with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2960 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ALIMENTUM, ADVANCE, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2961 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ALIMENTUM, with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2962 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, Expert Care, Diarrhea, ready- to- feed with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2963 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ISOMIL, ADVANCE with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2964 Cream, fluid, light whipping Dairy and Egg Products 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2965 Chrysanthemum, garland, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2966 Candies, REESE'S PIECES Candy Sweets 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2967 Cowpeas, leafy tips, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2968 Chrysanthemum, garland, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2969 Cowpeas, leafy tips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2970 Candies, NESTLE, OH HENRY! Bar Sweets 69.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2971 Plant-based beverage, coconut, enriched, sweetened, all flavours Beverages 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2972 Soup, cream, mushroom, canned, condensed, reduced sodium, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2973 Cowpeas, leafy tips, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2974 Chrysanthemum, garland, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2975 Soup, pea, green, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2976 Candies, Reese's Pieces Sweets 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2977 Candies, bars, Oh Henry! Sweets 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2978 Bread, rice bran, gluten free Baked Products 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2979 Beans, navy, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2980 Beans, navy, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2981 Cowpeas, leafy tips, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2982 Chrysanthemum, garland, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2983 Cereal, ready to eat, All Bran Buds, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2984 Cream, whipping, 32% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 69.00 mg 5% CNF
2985 Spinach, baby Vegetables and Vegetable Products 68.35 mg 5% USDA_FF
2986 Spinach, baby Vegetables and Vegetable Products 68.35 mg 5% USDA_FF
2987 Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 68.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2988 Bread, pumpernickel Baked Products 68.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2989 Soup, tomato, canned, prepared with equal volume low fat (2%) milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 68.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2990 Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, prepared with equal volume low fat (2%) milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 68.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2991 Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 68.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2992 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, PROSOBEE, liquid concentrate, reconstituted, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 68.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2993 Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 68.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2994 Bread, reduced-calorie, oat bran, toasted Baked Products 68.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2995 Fast Foods, cheeseburger; double, large patty; with condiments, vegetables and mayonnaise Fast Foods 68.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2996 Candies, REESE'S NUTRAGEOUS Candy Bar Sweets 68.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2997 Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, light Fats and Oils 68.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2998 Babyfood, cereal, wheat, with milk powder and fruit, prepared with water Babyfoods 68.00 mg 5% CNF
2999 Soup, cream, mushroom, canned, condensed, reduced fat, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 68.00 mg 5% CNF
3000 Soup, cream, broccoli, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 68.00 mg 5% CNF

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