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 3251–3300 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3251 Coffee, instant, mocha, powder, with whitener and artificial sweetener, decaffeinated Beverages 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3252 Pasta with sliced franks in tomato sauce, canned Mixed Dishes 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3253 Fast foods, breakfast, biscuit with egg Fast Foods 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3254 Snacks, taro chips Snacks 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3255 Roll, dinner, plain, homemade, with 2% milk Baked Products 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3256 Doughnut (donut), cake-type, plain, sugared or glazed Baked Products 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3257 Cake, chocolate, homemade, without icing (frosting) Baked Products 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3258 Malted milk, chocolate flavour, powder Beverages 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3259 Seeds, sesame seed kernels, dried, shelled Nuts and Seeds 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3260 Salsify (oysterplant, vegetable oyster), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3261 Cereal, ready to eat, All Bran Original, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3262 Soup, pea, green or split, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3263 Soup, oxtail, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3264 Soup, consomme, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3265 Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 60.00 mg 5% CNF
3266 Green onion, (scallion), bulb and greens, root removed, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.44 mg 5% USDA_FF
3267 Rolls, dinner, egg Baked Products 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3268 Snacks, sweet potato chips, unsalted Snacks 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3269 Bread, gluten-free, white, made with tapioca starch and brown rice flour Baked Products 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3270 Bread, naan, whole wheat, commercially prepared, refrigerated Baked Products 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3271 Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, soy, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3272 Cake, coffeecake, cheese Baked Products 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3273 Salad dressing, poppyseed, creamy Fats and Oils 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3274 Peas, edible-podded, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3275 Peas, edible-podded, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3276 Butterbur, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3277 Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3278 Butterbur, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3279 Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3280 Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3281 Udi's, Gluten Free, Soft & Delicious White Sandwich Bread Baked Products 59.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
3282 Indian, bread, naan, whole-wheat Baked Products 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3283 Salad dressing, poppyseed, creamy Fats and Oils 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3284 Cake, chocolate, homemade, with chocolate icing (frosting) Baked Products 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3285 Peas, edible-podded (snow peas), frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3286 Butterbur (fuki), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3287 Snacks, sweet potato chips, unsalted Snacks 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3288 Roll, dinner, egg Baked Products 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3289 Coffee cake, cheese Baked Products 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3290 Bread, white with raisins, commercial Baked Products 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3291 Leeks (bulb and lower-leaf portion), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3292 Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, bean sprouts, steamed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3293 Peas, edible-podded (snow peas), frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3294 Butterbur (fuki), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3295 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: regular, prepared Breakfast cereals 59.00 mg 5% CNF
3296 Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, canned, drained solids, rinsed in tap water Legumes and Legume Products 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3297 Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3298 Beverages, coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder Beverages 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3299 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, Shredded Wheat, original spoon-size Breakfast Cereals 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3300 Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR

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