Vegetarian foods high in Calcium (Canadian (CNF))

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 301–350 of 3,591 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
301 Collards, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 232.00 mg 18%
302 Candies, bars, Alpine White bar with almonds Sweets 231.00 mg 18%
303 Gravy, mushroom, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 230.00 mg 18%
304 Spices, paprika Spices and Herbs 229.00 mg 18%
305 Babyfood, cereal, oat, with milk powder and fruit, prepared with water Babyfoods 229.00 mg 18%
306 Granola bar, chewy, fruit flavour, yogourt coated Baked Products 228.00 mg 18%
307 Pizza, cheese, thin crust, frozen, cooked Fast Foods 228.00 mg 18%
308 Dessert, egg custard, dry mix, unprepared Sweets 228.00 mg 18%
309 Winged beans (goa bean) leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 224.00 mg 17%
310 Candies, bars, Hershey's Milk Chocolate with almonds Sweets 224.00 mg 17%
311 Egg, chicken, dried, whole, stabilized Dairy and Egg Products 222.00 mg 17%
312 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, vanilla, light, no sugar added, chocolate coated Sweets 222.00 mg 17%
313 Cracker, rye, sandwich-type with cheese filling Baked Products 222.00 mg 17%
314 Yogourt, Greek style, fruit flavoured, 2% M.F. Fats and Oils 220.00 mg 17%
315 Pancake, plain, homemade Baked Products 219.00 mg 17%
316 Bagel, plain (with onion, poppy seed and/or sesame seed) Baked Products 219.00 mg 17%
317 Cake, white, regular, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 219.00 mg 17%
318 Babyfood, cereal, wheat, with milk powder and fruit, dry Babyfoods 218.00 mg 17%
319 Pancake, buckwheat, dry mix, incomplete, prepared (with egg, oil, milk) Baked Products 217.00 mg 17%
320 Soybean, fermented products, natto Legumes and Legume Products 217.00 mg 17%
321 Roselle, raw Fruits and fruit juices 215.00 mg 17%
322 Amaranth leaves, fresh Vegetables and Vegetable Products 215.00 mg 17%
323 Pancake, plain (includes buttermilk), dry mix, incomplete, prepared with egg, oil, milk Baked Products 215.00 mg 17%
324 Babyfood, cereal, Rice, with milk powder, prepared with water Babyfoods 214.00 mg 16%
325 Doughnut (donut), cake-type, chocolate, sugared or glazed Baked Products 213.00 mg 16%
326 English muffin, multigrain (also granola), toasted Baked Products 213.00 mg 16%
327 Carrot, dehydrated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 212.00 mg 16%
328 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, fresh cheese-type, miniature size, with added Vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 212.00 mg 16%
329 Jute, potherb, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 211.00 mg 16%
330 Jute, potherb, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 211.00 mg 16%
331 Cake, yellow, regular, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 211.00 mg 16%
332 Collards, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 210.00 mg 16%
333 Mustard spinach (tendergreen), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 210.00 mg 16%
334 Collards, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 210.00 mg 16%
335 Amaranth leaves, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 209.00 mg 16%
336 Spices, dill weed, fresh Spices and Herbs 208.00 mg 16%
337 Jute, potherb, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 208.00 mg 16%
338 Cheese, ricotta, with whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 207.00 mg 16%
339 Pancake, blueberry, homemade Baked Products 206.00 mg 16%
340 Soy flour, full-fat, raw Legumes and Legume Products 206.00 mg 16%
341 Kale, scotch, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 205.00 mg 16%
342 Grains, wheat flour, white, tortilla mix Cereals, Grains and Pasta 205.00 mg 16%
343 Candies, confectioner's coating, yogourt Sweets 205.00 mg 16%
344 Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, homemade Baked Products 205.00 mg 16%
345 Sweets, fancy molasses Sweets 205.00 mg 16%
346 Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry, unprepared Soups, Sauces and Gravies 204.00 mg 16%
347 Cracker, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling Baked Products 204.00 mg 16%
348 Cereal, ready to eat, Life Multigrains, Quaker Breakfast cereals 204.00 mg 16%
349 Soup, cream, celery, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 203.00 mg 16%
350 Candies, Golden Almond Solitaires, chocolate with almonds Sweets 203.00 mg 16%

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