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 3151–3200 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3151 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN, with iron, liquid concentrate not reconstituted, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3152 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PREGESTIMIL, with iron, with ARA and DHA, prepared from powder Baby Foods 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3153 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Pregestimil 20 Calories, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3154 Egg, whole, cooked, fried Dairy and Egg Products 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3155 Peanuts, valencia, raw Legumes and Legume Products 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3156 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN, with iron, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3157 Egg, white, dried Dairy and Egg Products 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3158 Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Dairy and Egg Products 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3159 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN AA, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3160 Light ice cream, Creamsicle Dairy and Egg Products 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3161 Potatoes, scalloped, dry mix, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3162 Chocolate, dark, 60-69% cacao solids Sweets 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3163 Raisins, dark, seedless (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3164 Kumquats, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 62.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3165 Soup, French onion, homemade (with bread and cheese) Soups, Sauces and Gravies 62.00 mg 5% CNF
3166 Candies, chocolate, dark, 60-69% cacao solids Sweets 62.00 mg 5% CNF
3167 Cream, whipping, 35% M.F., sweetened, whipped Dairy and Egg Products 62.00 mg 5% CNF
3168 Coffee, instant, French vanilla flavour, with aspartame and acesulfame potassium, fat free, sugar free, low calorie, powder Beverages 62.00 mg 5% CNF
3169 Egg, chicken, white, dried Dairy and Egg Products 62.00 mg 5% CNF
3170 Cake, yellow, commercial, with vanilla (white) icing (frosting) Baked Products 62.00 mg 5% CNF
3171 Beans, yellow, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 62.00 mg 5% CNF
3172 Peanuts, Valencia, raw Legumes and Legume Products 62.00 mg 5% CNF
3173 Beans, yellow, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 62.00 mg 5% CNF
3174 Potato, scalloped, dry mix, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 62.00 mg 5% CNF
3175 Kumquat, raw Fruits and fruit juices 62.00 mg 5% CNF
3176 Cabbage, bok choy, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 61.93 mg 5% USDA_FF
3177 Lentils, dry Legumes and Legume Products 61.85 mg 5% USDA_FF
3178 Sorghum bran, white, unenriched, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 61.66 mg 5% USDA_FF
3179 Cream, heavy Dairy and Egg Products 61.21 mg 5% USDA_FF
3180 Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3181 Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix Baked Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3182 Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3183 Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, with cinnamon and spice, prepared with water Breakfast Cereals 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3184 Beans, baked, home prepared Legumes and Legume Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3185 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil 24, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3186 Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat Dairy and Egg Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3187 Apricots, dehydrated (low-moisture), sulfured, uncooked Fruits and Fruit Juices 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3188 Winged bean, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3189 Winged beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3190 Nuts, walnuts, black, dried Nut and Seed Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3191 Nuts, hickorynuts, dried Nut and Seed Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3192 Seeds, breadfruit seeds, boiled Nut and Seed Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3193 Beans, snap, green, frozen, all styles, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3194 Peppers, hot pickled, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3195 Syrups, malt Sweets 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3196 Candies, REESE'S, FAST BREAK, milk chocolate peanut butter and soft nougats Sweets 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3197 Peppers, ancho, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3198 Pickles, cucumber, sweet (includes bread and butter pickles) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3199 Cress, garden, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3200 Nuts, cashew butter, plain, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 61.00 mg 5% USDA_SR

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