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 4901–4950 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
4901 Refried beans, canned Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
4902 Beans, lima, dry, baby, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
4903 Beans, kidney, dark red, canned, solids and liquid Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
4904 Nuts, European chestnuts (sweet), roasted Nuts and Seeds 29.00 mg 2% CNF
4905 Nuts, Chinese chestnuts, dried Nuts and Seeds 29.00 mg 2% CNF
4906 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
4907 Beans, snap (Italian, green or yellow), canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
4908 Beans, shellie, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
4909 Rose-apple, raw Fruits and fruit juices 29.00 mg 2% CNF
4910 Blackberry, frozen, unsweetened Fruits and fruit juices 29.00 mg 2% CNF
4911 Blackberry, raw Fruits and fruit juices 29.00 mg 2% CNF
4912 Cereal, ready to eat, Shreddies, Post Breakfast cereals 29.00 mg 2% CNF
4913 Soup, tomato, dehydrated, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 29.00 mg 2% CNF
4914 Peas, green, sweet, canned, sodium added, sugar added, drained and rinsed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 28.21 mg 2% USDA_FF
4915 Sauce, salsa, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 28.00 mg 2% USDA_FF
4916 Onion rings, breaded, par fried, frozen, prepared, heated in oven Vegetables and Vegetable Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_FF
4917 Sauce, salsa, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 28.00 mg 2% USDA_FF
4918 Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4919 Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4920 Beverages, tea, instant, lemon, unsweetened Beverages 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4921 Cookies, oatmeal, with raisins Baked Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4922 Cookies, chocolate chip, refrigerated dough, baked Baked Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4923 Crackers, gluten-free, multigrain and vegetable, made with corn starch and white rice flour Baked Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4924 Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat, puffed, fortified Breakfast Cereals 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4925 Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4926 Beans, adzuki, mature seed, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4927 Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4928 Salad dressing, ranch dressing, regular Fats and Oils 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4929 Archway Home Style Cookies, Date Filled Oatmeal Baked Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4930 Figs, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4931 Babyfood, vegetables, garden vegetable, strained Baby Foods 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4932 Soup, minestrone, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4933 Squash, winter, all varieties, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4934 KFC, Coleslaw Fast Foods 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4935 Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, baby, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4936 Peaches, dried, sulfured, uncooked Fruits and Fruit Juices 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4937 Radishes, hawaiian style, pickled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4938 Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4939 Wheat, sprouted Cereal Grains and Pasta 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4940 Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, baby, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4941 Lima beans, immature seeds, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4942 Lima beans, immature seeds, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4943 Margarine-like, vegetable oil-butter spread, reduced calorie, tub, with salt Fats and Oils 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4944 Margarine-like, butter-margarine blend, 80% fat, stick, without salt Fats and Oils 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4945 Pasta mix, classic cheeseburger macaroni, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4946 Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4947 Raisins, seeded Fruits and Fruit Juices 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4948 Snacks, pretzels, hard, whole-wheat including both salted and unsalted Snacks 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4949 Babyfood, mixed fruit yogurt, strained Baby Foods 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4950 Pillsbury, Cinnamon Rolls with Icing, refrigerated dough Baked Products 28.00 mg 2% USDA_SR

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