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 3801–3850 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3801 Cookie, ladyfinger (without lemon juice or peel) Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3802 Wonton wrapper (egg roll wrapper) Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3803 Cookie, ladyfinger (with lemon juice and rind) Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3804 Cake, pound, commercial, made with butter (includes fresh and frozen) Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3805 Bread, French or Vienna, (also sourdough), toasted Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3806 Chili with beans, canned Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3807 Beans, pinto, canned, solids and liquid Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3808 Beans, navy, canned, solids and liquid Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3809 Broccoli, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3810 Tomato, sun-dried, packed in oil, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3811 Salsify (oysterplant, vegetable oyster), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3812 Cereal, ready to eat, Raisin Bran, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3813 Cereal, ready to eat, Granola: Apples 'n cinnamon, Rogers Breakfast cereals 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3814 Soup, cauliflower, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3815 Whey, sweet, fluid Dairy and Egg Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
3816 Celery, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 46.28 mg 4% USDA_FF
3817 Broccoli, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_FF
3818 Broccoli, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_FF
3819 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3820 Danish pastry, raspberry, unenriched Baked Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3821 Cookies, raisin, soft-type Baked Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3822 Cookies, graham crackers, chocolate-coated Baked Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3823 Tofu, salted and fermented (fuyu) Legumes and Legume Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3824 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3825 Alcoholic beverage, whiskey sour, prepared with water, whiskey and powder mix Beverages 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3826 Danish pastry, lemon, unenriched Baked Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3827 Danish pastry, fruit, unenriched (includes apple, cinnamon, raisin, strawberry) Baked Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3828 Danish pastry, fruit, enriched (includes apple, cinnamon, raisin, lemon, raspberry, strawberry) Baked Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3829 Cookies, chocolate chip, commercially prepared, special dietary Baked Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3830 Cookies, marshmallow, chocolate-coated (includes marshmallow pies) Baked Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3831 Peas, green, split, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3832 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried Nut and Seed Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3833 Onion rings, breaded, par fried, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3834 Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled and steamed Nut and Seed Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3835 Potatoes, microwaved, cooked, in skin, skin with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3836 Potatoes, microwaved, cooked in skin, skin, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3837 Beans, snap, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3838 Beans, snap, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3839 Escarole, cooked, boiled, drained, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3840 Nance, frozen, unsweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3841 Bread, pound cake type, pan de torta salvadoran Baked Products 46.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
3842 Bread, sprouted wheat, commercial, toasted Baked Products 46.00 mg 4% CNF
3843 Cereal, ready to eat, All Bran Strawberry Bites, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 46.00 mg 4% CNF
3844 Sauce, Hollandaise (butter sauce) Soups, Sauces and Gravies 46.00 mg 4% CNF
3845 Cereal, ready to eat, Organic Crunchy Granola, Jordans Breakfast cereals 46.00 mg 4% CNF
3846 Potato, skin, cooked in skin, microwaved, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 46.00 mg 4% CNF
3847 Cereal, ready to eat, Morning Crisp: strawberry, Jordans Breakfast cereals 46.00 mg 4% CNF
3848 Fast foods, entree, salad, vegetable, no dressing, with cheese and egg Fast Foods 46.00 mg 4% CNF
3849 Grains, rice, white with pasta and seasonings, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 46.00 mg 4% CNF
3850 Danish pastry, fruit (apple, raisin, lemon, raspberry) Baked Products 46.00 mg 4% CNF

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