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 3001–3050 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3001 Bread, spelt, commercial Baked Products 68.00 mg 5% CNF
3002 Granola bar, chewy, fruit flavour, soy protein added, yogourt coated Baked Products 68.00 mg 5% CNF
3003 Cake, gingerbread, dry mix, prepared, without icing Baked Products 68.00 mg 5% CNF
3004 Burrito, bean and cheese, microwaved Mixed Dishes 68.00 mg 5% CNF
3005 Fast Foods, sandwiches and burgers, cheeseburger, large, double patty, with condiments, vegetables and mayonnaise Fast Foods 68.00 mg 5% CNF
3006 Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, calorie-reduced Fats and Oils 68.00 mg 5% CNF
3007 Soup, cream, potato, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 68.00 mg 5% CNF
3008 Bread, Italian Baked Products 68.00 mg 5% CNF
3009 Beans, great northern, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 68.00 mg 5% CNF
3010 Beans, great northern, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 68.00 mg 5% CNF
3011 Beans, great northern, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed Legumes and Legume Products 67.16 mg 5% USDA_FF
3012 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SOY, with DHA and ARA, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 67.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3013 Soup, cream of potato, canned, prepared with equal volume milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 67.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3014 Salad dressing, honey mustard dressing, reduced calorie Fats and Oils 67.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3015 Nuts, pecans, oil roasted, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 67.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3016 Nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, unpeeled Nut and Seed Products 67.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3017 Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 67.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3018 Cabbage, mustard, salted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 67.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3019 Tennis Bread, plain (Apache) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 67.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3020 Nuts, pecans, oil roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 67.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3021 Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 67.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3022 Rolls, pumpernickel Baked Products 67.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3023 Crackers, cheese, reduced fat Baked Products 67.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3024 Yeast extract spread Vegetables and Vegetable Products 67.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3025 Soup, tomato, canned, condensed, reduced sodium, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3026 Cracker, roasted vegetable Baked Products 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3027 Yogourt, soy, plain Dairy and Egg Products 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3028 Meal replacement (cereal), ready to eat, Force Active, President's Choice Breakfast cereals 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3029 Cereal, ready to eat, Life, Toasted Cinnamon, Quaker Breakfast cereals 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3030 Granola bar, chewy, fruit and/or nut Baked Products 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3031 Salad dressing, honey mustard, calorie-reduced Fats and Oils 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3032 Roll, pumpernickel Baked Products 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3033 Yeast extract spread Vegetables and Vegetable Products 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3034 Cabbage, mustard, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3035 Cracker, cheese, reduced fat Baked Products 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3036 Nuts, pecans, oil roasted, salted Nuts and Seeds 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3037 Nuts, pecans, oil roasted Nuts and Seeds 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3038 Nuts, European chestnuts (sweet), dried, unpeeled Nuts and Seeds 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3039 Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, bean sprouts, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3040 Coriander (cilantro), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 67.00 mg 5% CNF
3041 Spinach, mature Vegetables and Vegetable Products 66.64 mg 5% USDA_FF
3042 Spinach, mature Vegetables and Vegetable Products 66.64 mg 5% USDA_FF
3043 Pie, chocolate creme, commercially prepared Baked Products 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3044 Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Toasted Wheat Bran Breakfast Cereals 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3045 Beans, kidney, california red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3046 Vitasoy USA Azumaya, Silken Tofu Legumes and Legume Products 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3047 Beans, kidney, california red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3048 Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3049 Margarine, industrial, non-dairy, cottonseed, soy oil (partially hydrogenated ), for flaky pastries Fats and Oils 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3050 Babyfood, dinner, macaroni and cheese, strained Baby Foods 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR

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