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 3301–3350 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3301 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, MOTHER'S Toasted Oat Bran cereal Breakfast Cereals 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3302 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, SENSITIVE (LACTOSE FREE) ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3303 Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3304 WENDY'S, CLASSIC DOUBLE, with cheese Fast Foods 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3305 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, puffs or twists, cheese-flavor, unenriched Snacks 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3306 Beans, pinto, immature seeds, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3307 Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3308 Spaghetti, spinach, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3309 Oat bran, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3310 Hearts of palm, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3311 New Zealand spinach, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 58.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3312 Energy drink, coffee flavours Beverages 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3313 Beans, kidney, red, canned, drained and rinsed Legumes and Legume Products 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3314 Cake, chocolate, pudding-type, dry mix, prepared, with chocolate icing (frosting) Baked Products 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3315 Granola bar, crunchy, fruit and/or nut Baked Products 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3316 Pasta, spaghetti, spinach, enriched, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3317 Grains, oat bran, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3318 Peanuts, all types, dry roasted Legumes and Legume Products 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3319 Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, salted Legumes and Legume Products 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3320 Coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder Beverages 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3321 Hearts of palm, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3322 New Zealand spinach, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3323 Chard, swiss, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3324 Beans, pinto, immature seeds, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3325 Cereal, ready to eat, Breakfast O's, Barbara's Bakery Breakfast cereals 58.00 mg 4% CNF
3326 Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe Baked Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3327 Bread, white, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk Baked Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3328 Bread, cornbread, dry mix, enriched (includes corn muffin mix) Baked Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3329 Snacks, granola bar, GENERAL MILLS NATURE VALLEY, SWEET&SALTY NUT, peanut Snacks 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3330 Soup, cheese, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3331 Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, canned, drained solids Legumes and Legume Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3332 Pancakes, plain, reduced fat Baked Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3333 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3334 Macaroni and Cheese, canned, microwavable Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3335 McDONALD'S, Hotcakes (with 2 pats margarine & syrup) Fast Foods 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3336 Fast foods, egg, scrambled Fast Foods 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3337 Bread, cornbread, dry mix, unenriched (includes corn muffin mix) Baked Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3338 Bread, reduced-calorie, oat bran Baked Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3339 Miso Legumes and Legume Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3340 Cereals, QUAKER, oatmeal, REAL MEDLEYS, apple walnut, dry Breakfast Cereals 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3341 Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with margarine Vegetables and Vegetable Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3342 Candies, chocolate, dark, NFS (45-59% cacao solids 90%; 60-69% cacao solids 5%; 70-85% cacao solids 5%) Sweets 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3343 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, without salt Nut and Seed Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3344 Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with butter Vegetables and Vegetable Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3345 Rice bran, crude Cereal Grains and Pasta 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3346 Cereals ready-to-eat, WEETABIX whole grain cereal Breakfast Cereals 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3347 ON THE BORDER, refried beans Restaurant Foods 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3348 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3349 Pickles, cucumber, dill, reduced sodium Vegetables and Vegetable Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3350 Pickles, cucumber, dill or kosher dill Vegetables and Vegetable Products 57.00 mg 4% USDA_SR

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