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 4601–4650 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
4601 Crackers, whole grain, sandwich-type, with peanut butter filling Baked Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4602 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, OAT BLENDERS with honey & almonds Breakfast Cereals 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4603 Cereals, ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Blueberry Mini SPOONERS Breakfast Cereals 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4604 Milk substitutes, fluid, with lauric acid oil Dairy and Egg Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4605 Salad dressing, caesar, fat-free Fats and Oils 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4606 Carrots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4607 Cabbage, kimchi Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4608 Barley, hulled Cereal Grains and Pasta 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4609 Candies, NESTLE, BUTTERFINGER Crisp Sweets 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4610 Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4611 Sweet potato leaves, cooked, steamed, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4612 Turnips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4613 Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4614 Potatoes, hash brown, frozen, with butter sauce, prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4615 Broccoli, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4616 Frankfurter, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4617 Rice, brown, medium-grain, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4618 Cauliflower, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4619 Sweet potato leaves, cooked, steamed, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4620 Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4621 Litchis, dried Fruits and Fruit Juices 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4622 Wheat flour, whole-grain, soft wheat Cereal Grains and Pasta 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4623 Broccoli, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4624 Squash, winter, acorn, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4625 Lettuce, red leaf, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4626 Limes, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4627 Candies, halavah, plain Sweets 33.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
4628 Babyfood, cereal, wheat, dry Babyfoods 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4629 Ravioli, cheese-filled, canned Mixed Dishes 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4630 Grains, wheat flour, whole-grain, soft wheat Cereals, Grains and Pasta 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4631 Salad dressing, caesar, fat free Fats and Oils 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4632 Cereal, ready to eat, Mesa Sunrise, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4633 Indien, samosa, vegetarian Mixed Dishes 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4634 Muffin, wheat bran, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4635 Sweet potato leaves, steamed, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4636 Broccoli, frozen, chopped, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4637 Wiener (frankfurter), meatless Legumes and Legume Products 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4638 Lettuce, red leaf Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4639 Chili con carne with beans, canned Mixed Dishes 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4640 Candies, halavah (halvah), plain Sweets 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4641 Grains, rye Cereals, Grains and Pasta 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4642 Grains, barley, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4643 Grains, rice, brown, medium-grain, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4644 Cake, fruitcake, commercial Baked Products 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4645 Bread, whole wheat, homemade (2/3 whole wheat flour) Baked Products 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4646 Soy sauce (made with soy and wheat), shoyu, regular Legumes and Legume Products 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4647 Water, mineral, carbonated, bottled Beverages 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4648 Tomato, red, ripe, canned, whole Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4649 Squash, winter, acorn, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% CNF
4650 Carrot, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 33.00 mg 3% CNF

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