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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# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3051 Bread, raisin, unenriched Baked Products 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3052 Bread, raisin, enriched Baked Products 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3053 Bread, oatmeal Baked Products 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3054 Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled Dairy and Egg Products 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3055 Soup, bean with frankfurters, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3056 Cream, fluid, heavy whipping Dairy and Egg Products 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3057 Snacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, with peanuts Snacks 66.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3058 Quinoa burger patty, frozen Mixed Dishes 66.00 mg 5% CNF
3059 Soup, cream, mushroom, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 66.00 mg 5% CNF
3060 Snacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, with peanuts Snacks 66.00 mg 5% CNF
3061 Pie, chocolate cream, commercial Baked Products 66.00 mg 5% CNF
3062 Beans, kidney, light red, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 66.00 mg 5% CNF
3063 Beans, kidney, light red, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 66.00 mg 5% CNF
3064 Beans, adzuki, raw Legumes and Legume Products 66.00 mg 5% CNF
3065 Cream, whipping, 35% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 66.00 mg 5% CNF
3066 Snacks, granola bar, QUAKER, DIPPS, all flavors Snacks 65.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3067 Snacks, NUTRI-GRAIN FRUIT AND NUT BAR Snacks 65.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3068 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, Low Fat 100% Natural Granola with Raisins Breakfast Cereals 65.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3069 Bread, oat bran Baked Products 65.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3070 Babyfood, vegetables, green beans, junior Baby Foods 65.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3071 Purslane, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 65.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3072 Lemon grass (citronella), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 65.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3073 Potato flour Vegetables and Vegetable Products 65.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3074 Cowpeas, young pods with seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 65.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3075 Dumpling, plain Baked Products 65.00 mg 5% CNF
3076 Granola bar, chewy, chocolate chip Baked Products 65.00 mg 5% CNF
3077 Soup, tomato, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 65.00 mg 5% CNF
3078 Lemon grass (citronella), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 65.00 mg 5% CNF
3079 Potato flour Vegetables and Vegetable Products 65.00 mg 5% CNF
3080 Purslane, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 65.00 mg 5% CNF
3081 Cowpeas, young pods with seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 65.00 mg 5% CNF
3082 Cake, pound, commercially prepared, other than all butter, unenriched Baked Products 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3083 Cake, pound, commercially prepared, other than all butter, enriched Baked Products 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3084 Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, instant, prepared with water, without salt Breakfast Cereals 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3085 Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared (microwaved or boiling water added), without salt Breakfast Cereals 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3086 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, canned, drained solids, rinsed in tap water Legumes and Legume Products 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3087 Pie, pumpkin, commercially prepared Baked Products 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3088 Cookies, fig bars Baked Products 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3089 Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3090 Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3091 Cereals, QUAKER, oatmeal, REAL MEDLEYS, blueberry hazelnut, dry Breakfast Cereals 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3092 Babyfood, juice, fruit punch, with calcium Baby Foods 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3093 Nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, peeled Nut and Seed Products 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3094 Seeds, sunflower seed butter, without salt Nut and Seed Products 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3095 Seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Nut and Seed Products 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3096 Dates, medjool Fruits and Fruit Juices 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3097 Raisins, golden, seedless Fruits and Fruit Juices 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3098 Candies, ALMOND JOY Candy Bar Sweets 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3099 Snacks, potato chips, made from dried potatoes, sour-cream and onion-flavor Snacks 64.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3100 Beverage, protein drink, ready-to-drink, MUSCLE MLK, light Beverages 64.00 mg 5% CNF

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