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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# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3651 Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, regular, dry mix Sweets 50.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3652 Potato, scalloped, dry mix, prepared with water, 2% milk and margarine Vegetables and Vegetable Products 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3653 Egg roll, vegetable, refrigerated, heated Mixed Dishes 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3654 Dessert, pudding, chocolate, dry mix, regular, low calorie, unprepared Sweets 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3655 Beans, baked, canned, no salt added Legumes and Legume Products 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3656 Salad dressing, ranch dressing, fat free Fats and Oils 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3657 Cracker, whole wheat, low sodium Baked Products 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3658 Cracker, cheese, sandwich-type, with peanut butter filling Baked Products 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3659 Beans, cranberry (roman), boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3660 Beans, cranberry (roman), boiled Legumes and Legume Products 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3661 Peas, edible-podded (snow peas), frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3662 Beans, hyacinth, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3663 Beans, yardlong, (asparagus bean or cowpea), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3664 Raisin, seedless (sultana) Fruits and fruit juices 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3665 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: maple and brown sugar, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3666 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: cinnamon and spice, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3667 Cereal, ready to eat, Flax Plus Red Berry Crunch, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3668 Cereal, ready to eat, Oatmeal Squares, Quaker Breakfast cereals 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3669 Soup, cheddar cheese, canned, condensed, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 50.00 mg 4% CNF
3670 Peanut butter, creamy Legumes and Legume Products 49.85 mg 4% USDA_FF
3671 Peanuts, raw Legumes and Legume Products 49.13 mg 4% USDA_FF
3672 Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_FF
3673 Crackers, wheat, low salt Baked Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3674 Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Legumes and Legume Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3675 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3676 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3677 Cereals, MALT-O-MEAL, chocolate, prepared with water, without salt Breakfast Cereals 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3678 Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, frozen, baked Baked Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3679 Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3680 Hummus, home prepared Legumes and Legume Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3681 Burdock root, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3682 Puddings, vanilla, ready-to-eat Sweets 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3683 Fennel, bulb, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3684 Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, prepared from flakes without milk, whole milk and margarine added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3685 Burdock root, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3686 Beans, snap, yellow, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3687 Beans, snap, yellow, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3688 Teff, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3689 Toppings, butterscotch or caramel Sweets 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3690 Syrups, chocolate, fudge-type Sweets 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3691 Candies, fudge, chocolate marshmallow, with nuts, prepared-by-recipe Sweets 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3692 Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3693 Puddings, all flavors except chocolate, low calorie, regular, dry mix Sweets 49.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3694 Cereal, hot, cream of wheat, instant: whole grain, dry Breakfast cereals 49.00 mg 4% CNF
3695 Cereal, ready to eat, Muslix: Almond Raisin, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 49.00 mg 4% CNF
3696 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: Weight Control, Maple and Brown Sugar, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 49.00 mg 4% CNF
3697 Granola bar, crunchy, plain Baked Products 49.00 mg 4% CNF
3698 Potato, mashed, prepared from flakes without milk, whole milk and margarine added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 49.00 mg 4% CNF
3699 Burdock root, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 49.00 mg 4% CNF
3700 Grains, teff, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 49.00 mg 4% CNF

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