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 3551–3600 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3551 Beans, pink, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3552 Burrito, bean and cheese, frozen Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3553 English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) Baked Products 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3554 Beverages, orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, powder, prepared with water Beverages 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3555 Snacks, yucca (cassava) chips, salted Snacks 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3556 Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) Baked Products 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3557 Fast foods, burrito, with beans Fast Foods 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3558 Beverages, grape drink, canned Beverages 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3559 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, without salt Nut and Seed Products 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3560 Onions, young green, tops only Vegetables and Vegetable Products 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3561 Beans, pinto, immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3562 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3563 Olives, pickled, canned or bottled, green Fruits and Fruit Juices 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3564 Pasta mix, Italian lasagna, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3565 Puddings, tapioca, ready-to-eat, fat free Sweets 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3566 Beans, pinto, immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3567 Endive, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3568 Pan Dulce, La Ricura, Salpora de Arroz con Azucar, cookie-like, contains wheat flour and rice flour Baked Products 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3569 Cake, pound, Bimbo Bakeries USA, Panque Casero, home baked style Baked Products 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3570 Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing Vegetables and Vegetable Products 52.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3571 Cereal, ready to eat, Agave Sunflower Seeds Granola, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3572 Snacks, vegetable chips Snacks 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3573 Beans, pinto, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3574 Burrito, bean and cheese, frozen Mixed Dishes 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3575 Dessert, pudding, tapioca, ready-to-eat, fat free Sweets 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3576 Onion, young green, tops only Vegetables and Vegetable Products 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3577 Olive, pickled, canned or bottled, green Fruits and fruit juices 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3578 Cereal, ready to eat, Bran Flakes, too good to be true, President's Choice Breakfast cereals 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3579 Cereal, ready to eat, Muesli: supreme, Jordans Breakfast cereals 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3580 Fast foods, mexican, burrito with beans Fast Foods 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3581 Bread, French or Vienna (also sourdough) Baked Products 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3582 Beans, pink, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3583 Beans, pink, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3584 Drink, orange flavour, vitamin C added, powder, water added Beverages 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3585 Juice drink, grape, vitamin C added, canned Beverages 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3586 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, salted Nuts and Seeds 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3587 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted Nuts and Seeds 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3588 Escarole or endive (cichorium endivia), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3589 Beans, pinto, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3590 Cereal, ready to eat, Raisin Bran, Post Breakfast cereals 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3591 Cereal, hot, oats, large flakes, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3592 Cereal, hot, oats, quick, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3593 Cereal, hot, oats, one minute, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 52.00 mg 4% CNF
3594 Leeks, bulb and greens, root removed, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 51.41 mg 4% USDA_FF
3595 Oats, whole grain, steel cut Cereal Grains and Pasta 51.34 mg 4% USDA_FF
3596 Restaurant, Latino, pupusas con frijoles (pupusas, bean) Restaurant Foods 51.00 mg 4% USDA_FF
3597 Cereals ready-to-eat, NATURE'S PATH, Organic FLAX PLUS, Pumpkin Granola Breakfast Cereals 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3598 Lupins, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3599 Cake, cheesecake, commercially prepared Baked Products 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3600 Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, refrigerated dough, higher fat Baked Products 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR

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