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
3751 Lentils, pink, raw Legumes and Legume Products 48.00 mg 4% CNF
3752 Grains, barley, malt, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 48.00 mg 4% CNF
3753 Cookie, vanilla wafer, 12 to 17% fat Baked Products 48.00 mg 4% CNF
3754 Cake, cherry fudge with chocolate icing (frosting) Baked Products 48.00 mg 4% CNF
3755 Beans, baked, canned, with wieners Legumes and Legume Products 48.00 mg 4% CNF
3756 Hot chocolate, with aspartame, mix, powder, prepared with water Beverages 48.00 mg 4% CNF
3757 Cabbage, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 48.00 mg 4% CNF
3758 New Zealand spinach, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 48.00 mg 4% CNF
3759 Cereal, ready to eat, Blueberry Muesli with Almonds, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 48.00 mg 4% CNF
3760 Grains, barley, malt extract, dried Cereals, Grains and Pasta 48.00 mg 4% CNF
3761 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids, low sodium Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3762 Chili with beans, canned Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3763 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3764 Cookies, ladyfingers, with lemon juice and rind Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3765 Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3766 Cereals, QUAKER, Quick Oats with Iron, Dry Breakfast Cereals 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3767 Sauce, barbecue, KRAFT, original Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3768 Hummus, commercial Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3769 Beans, navy, mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3770 Cereals, QUAKER, Quick Oats, Dry Breakfast Cereals 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3771 Cookies, ladyfingers, without lemon juice and rind Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3772 Wonton wrappers (includes egg roll wrappers) Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3773 Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3774 Whey, sweet, fluid Dairy and Egg Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3775 Amaranth grain, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3776 Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3777 Broccoli, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3778 TACO BELL, Nachos Supreme Fast Foods 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3779 Tomatoes, sun-dried, packed in oil, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3780 Cabbage, common (danish, domestic, and pointed types), stored, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3781 Cabbage, common (danish, domestic, and pointed types), freshly harvest, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3782 Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3783 Ascidians (tunughnak) (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3784 Salisbury steak with gravy, frozen Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3785 Quinoa, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3786 Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Baked Snack Crackers, Explosive Pizza Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3787 Candies, NESTLE, BABY RUTH Bar Sweets 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3788 Candies, fudge, vanilla with nuts Sweets 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3789 Beans, pinto, canned, solids and liquid, reduced sodium Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3790 Cereal, ready to eat, Maximum Raisin Bran Flakes, Compliments Breakfast cereals 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3791 Cereal, ready to eat, Multigrain, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3792 Cereal, ready to eat, Flax Plus Maple Pecan Crunch, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3793 Cereal, ready to eat, Morning Crisp: maple & pecan, Jordans Breakfast cereals 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3794 Grains, amaranth, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3795 Salsify (oysterplant, vegetable oyster), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3796 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: golden honey with bran, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3797 Cereal, ready to eat, Shredded Wheat: honey nut, Post Breakfast cereals 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3798 Grains, quinoa, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3799 Candies, bars, Baby Ruth Sweets 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3800 Candies, fudge, vanilla, with nuts, homemade Sweets 47.00 mg 4% CNF

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