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
4551 Wheat, soft white Cereal Grains and Pasta 34.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4552 Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 34.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4553 Baking chocolate, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Semisweet Chocolate Mini Baking Bits Sweets 34.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4554 Pears, dried, sulfured, uncooked Fruits and Fruit Juices 34.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4555 Salad dressing, green goddess, regular Fats and Oils 34.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4556 Restaurant, family style, coleslaw Restaurant Foods 34.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4557 APPLEBEE'S, chili Restaurant Foods 34.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4558 Macaroni, vegetable, enriched, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 34.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4559 Wheat flour, whole-grain (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 34.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4560 Lima beans, immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 34.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4561 Kiwifruit, green, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 34.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4562 Baking chocolate, mexican, squares Sweets 34.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4563 Candies, confectioner's coating, butterscotch Sweets 34.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4564 Vegetables, broccoli and cauliflower, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4565 Sweet roll, cinnamon, refrigerated dough, with icing (frosting), baked Baked Products 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4566 Potato, skin, baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4567 Candies, toffee, homemade Sweets 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4568 Salad dressing, green goddess, regular Fats and Oils 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4569 Cereal, ready to eat, Kashi: high fibre flakes and granola, Kashi Breakfast cereals 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4570 Sweets, baking chocolate, M&M's Semisweet Chocolate Mini Baking Bits Sweets 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4571 Tomato, crushed, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4572 Pasta, macaroni (spirals), vegetable, enriched, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4573 Grains, wheat, durum Cereals, Grains and Pasta 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4574 Grains, wheat, soft white Cereals, Grains and Pasta 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4575 Sweets, confectioner's coating / chips, butterscotch Sweets 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4576 Cookie, fudge, cake-type Baked Products 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4577 Beans, kidney, all types, canned, solids and liquid Legumes and Legume Products 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4578 Beans, cranberry, canned, with solids and liquid Legumes and Legume Products 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4579 Beans, baked, canned, plain or vegetarian Legumes and Legume Products 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4580 Tomato, red, ripe, canned, stewed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4581 Potato, skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4582 Butterbur (fuki), canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4583 Beans, lima, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4584 Pear, dried halves, sulphured, uncooked Fruits and fruit juices 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4585 Kiwi fruit, raw Fruits and fruit juices 34.00 mg 3% CNF
4586 Carrots, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_FF
4587 Carrots, frozen, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_FF
4588 Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared Baked Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4589 Beverages, GEROLSTEINER BRUNNEN GmbH & Co. KG,Gerolsteiner naturally sparkling mineral water, Beverages 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4590 Sauce, barbecue Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4591 Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) Legumes and Legume Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4592 Currants, red and white, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4593 Ravioli, cheese-filled, canned Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4594 Beverages, GEROLSTEINER BRUNNEN GmbH & Co. KG (Gerolsteiner), naturally sparkling, mineral bottled water Beverages 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4595 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS with vanilla bunches Breakfast Cereals 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4596 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Raisin Bran Cereal Breakfast Cereals 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4597 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, BERRY COLOSSAL CRUNCH Breakfast Cereals 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4598 Bread, whole-wheat, prepared from recipe Baked Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4599 Frijoles rojos volteados (Refried beans, red, canned) Legumes and Legume Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4600 Chili con carne with beans, canned entree Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR

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