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 4301–4350 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
4301 Orange juice, frozen concentrate, undiluted Fruits and fruit juices 38.00 mg 3% CNF
4302 Peach, dehydrated (low moisture), sulphured, uncooked Fruits and fruit juices 38.00 mg 3% CNF
4303 Elderberry, raw Fruits and fruit juices 38.00 mg 3% CNF
4304 Cereal, ready to eat, Honey Bunches of Oats with almonds, Post Breakfast cereals 38.00 mg 3% CNF
4305 Cereal, ready to eat, Brown Rice Crisps, Barbara's Bakery Breakfast cereals 38.00 mg 3% CNF
4306 Flour, quinoa Cereal Grains and Pasta 37.56 mg 3% USDA_FF
4307 Seeds, pumpkin seeds (pepitas), raw Nut and Seed Products 37.38 mg 3% USDA_FF
4308 Croissants, butter Baked Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4309 Cereals, MALT-O-MEAL, original, plain, prepared with water, without salt Breakfast Cereals 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4310 Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4311 Grapes, muscadine, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4312 Cookies, oatmeal, commercially prepared, regular Baked Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4313 Parsnips, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4314 Shallots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4315 Nuts, cashew nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4316 Pumpkin, flowers, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4317 Tomato products, canned, sauce, with herbs and cheese Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4318 Parsnips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4319 Beans, snap, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4320 Barley malt flour Cereal Grains and Pasta 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4321 Triticale Cereal Grains and Pasta 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4322 Beans, snap, yellow, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4323 Sweet potato, frozen, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4324 Pumpkin pie mix, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4325 Pumpkin flowers, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4326 Beans, snap, green, canned, regular pack, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4327 Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4328 Rye flour, dark Cereal Grains and Pasta 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4329 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, DOVE Dark Chocolate Sweets 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4330 Beans, fava, in pod, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4331 Restaurant, Latino, Arroz con frijoles negros (rice and black beans) Restaurant Foods 37.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4332 Egg, chicken, Spanish omelet, with onion, peppers, tomatoes and mushrooms Dairy and Egg Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4333 Cake, carrot, homemade, with cream cheese icing Baked Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4334 Cheesecake, plain, with cherry topping, homemade Baked Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4335 Pumpkin flowers, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4336 Parsnip, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4337 Nuts, cashew nuts, raw Nuts and Seeds 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4338 Grains, barley, malt flour Cereals, Grains and Pasta 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4339 Broadbeans (fava beans), in pod, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4340 Grains, triticale Cereals, Grains and Pasta 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4341 Croissant, butter, commercial Baked Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4342 Cookie, oatmeal (with or without raisins), commercial Baked Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4343 Peas, split, raw Legumes and Legume Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4344 Beverage mix, chocolate flavour, powder Beverages 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4345 Tomato products, canned, sauce with herbs and cheese Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4346 Parsnip, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4347 Beans, snap (Italian, green or yellow), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4348 Shallot, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4349 Sweet potato, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF
4350 Pumpkin pie mix, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 37.00 mg 3% CNF

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