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 3601–3650 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3601 Lupins, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3602 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, AR, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3603 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Infant, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3604 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, LIPIL, low iron, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3605 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL LIPIL, with iron, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3606 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Infant, with iron, liquid concentrate, with ARA and DHA, reconstituted Baby Foods 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3607 Babyfood, dinner, macaroni and cheese, junior Baby Foods 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3608 McDONALD'S, BIG BREAKFAST Fast Foods 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3609 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Newborn, with DHA and ARA, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3610 Broccoli, frozen, spears, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3611 Radish seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3612 Chard, swiss, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3613 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium, Infant, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3614 BANQUET, Salisbury Steak With Gravy, family size, frozen, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3615 Puddings, chocolate, ready-to-eat Sweets 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3616 Broccoli, frozen, spears, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3617 Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, fat-free Fats and Oils 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3618 Restaurant, Latino, pupusas con frijoles (pupusas, bean) Restaurant Foods 51.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3619 Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, donair or gyro sandwich Fast Foods 51.00 mg 4% CNF
3620 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: Weight Control, Cinnamon, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 51.00 mg 4% CNF
3621 Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, fat free Fats and Oils 51.00 mg 4% CNF
3622 Dessert, pudding, chocolate, ready-to-eat Sweets 51.00 mg 4% CNF
3623 Cheesecake, commercial Baked Products 51.00 mg 4% CNF
3624 Biscuit, plain/buttermilk, refrigerated dough, higher fat Baked Products 51.00 mg 4% CNF
3625 Lupins, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 51.00 mg 4% CNF
3626 Lupins, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 51.00 mg 4% CNF
3627 Broccoli, frozen, spears, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 51.00 mg 4% CNF
3628 Radish seeds, sprouted, with seed, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 51.00 mg 4% CNF
3629 Chard, swiss, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 51.00 mg 4% CNF
3630 Broccoli, frozen, spears, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 51.00 mg 4% CNF
3631 Salt, table, iodized Spices and Herbs 50.00 mg 4% USDA_FF
3632 Salt, table, iodized Spices and Herbs 50.00 mg 4% USDA_FF
3633 Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3634 Crackers, cheese, sandwich-type with peanut butter filling Baked Products 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3635 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, MOTHER'S Cinnamon Oat Crunch Breakfast Cereals 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3636 Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3637 Salad dressing, ranch dressing, fat-free Fats and Oils 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3638 Margarine-like spread with yogurt, approximately 40% fat, tub, with salt Fats and Oils 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3639 Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled Dairy and Egg Products 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3640 McDONALD'S, Deluxe Breakfast, with syrup and margarine Fast Foods 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3641 Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Wheat Germ, Regular Breakfast Cereals 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3642 Crackers, whole-wheat, low salt Baked Products 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3643 Egg rolls, vegetable, frozen, prepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3644 Cookies, chocolate cream covered biscuit sticks Baked Products 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3645 Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Honey Crunch Wheat Germ Breakfast Cereals 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3646 Candies, M&M MARS Pretzel Chocolate Candies Sweets 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3647 Peas, edible-podded, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3648 Hyacinth-beans, immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3649 Yardlong bean, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3650 Beans, baked, canned, no salt added Legumes and Legume Products 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR

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