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Food Sources of Calcium

Here is alist of plant foods and their relative calcium content. In most cicumstances eating a plant based diet will tend to provide, at best, marginal amounts of calcium:

Soy or ricemilk, commercial, 8 ounces 150-500

Collard greens, cooked 1 cup 357

Blackstrap molasses 2 Tbsp 342

Tofu, processed with calcium sulfate* 4 ounces 200-330

Calcium-fortified orange juice 8 ounces 300

Commercial soy yogurt, plain 6 ounces 250

Turnip greens, cooked 1 cup 249

Tofu, processed with nigari 4 ounces 80-230

Kale, cooked 1 cup 179

Okra, cooked 1 cup 176

Soybeans, cooked 1 cup 175

Sesame seeds 2 Tbsp 160

Bok choy, cooked 1 cup 158

Tempeh 1 cup 154

Mustard greens, cooked 1 cup 152

Figs, dried or fresh 5 medium 135

Tahini 2 Tbsp 128

Almonds 1/4 cup 97

Broccoli, cooked 1 cup 94

Almond butter 2 Tbsp 86

Soymilk, commercial, plain 8 ounces 80


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