Foods high in Calcium, Ca

Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured Calcium, Ca content per 100 g, drawn live from 2,212 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.

Top 25 foods highest in Calcium, Ca

Ranked by Calcium, Ca per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
1	Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, straight phosphate	FNDDS ingredient	7,364
2	Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate	FNDDS ingredient	5,876
3	Spices, basil, dried	FNDDS ingredient	2,240
4	Whey, acid, dried	FNDDS ingredient	2,054
5	Spices, marjoram, dried	FNDDS ingredient	1,990
6	Spices, thyme, dried	FNDDS ingredient	1,890
7	Spices, celery seed	FNDDS ingredient	1,767
8	Spices, sage, ground	FNDDS ingredient	1,652
9	Spices, oregano, dried	FNDDS ingredient	1,597
10	Cheese, pasteurized process cheese food or product, American, singles	Foundation Food	1,500
11	Cheese product, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortified	FNDDS ingredient	1,375
12	Babyfood, GERBER, GRADUATES Lil Biscuits Vanilla Wheat	FNDDS ingredient	1,278
13	Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, without added vitamin A and vitamin D	FNDDS ingredient	1,257
14	Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, with added vitamin A and vitamin D	FNDDS ingredient	1,257
15	Spices, coriander leaf, dried	FNDDS ingredient	1,246
16	Protein supplement, milk based, Muscle Milk Light, powder	FNDDS ingredient	1,200
17	Milk, buttermilk, dried	FNDDS ingredient	1,184
18	Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, dry fortified	FNDDS ingredient	1,160
19	Cheese, Mexican, blend, reduced fat	FNDDS ingredient	1,146
20	Spices, parsley, dried	FNDDS ingredient	1,140
21	Babyfood, fortified cereal bar, fruit filling	FNDDS ingredient	1,053
22	Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, dry powdered mix, low calorie, with aspartame	FNDDS ingredient	1,047
23	Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D	FNDDS ingredient	1,045
24	Beverages, UNILEVER, SLIMFAST Shake Mix, high protein, whey powder, 3-2-1 Plan,	FNDDS ingredient	1,039
25	Cheese, gruyere	FNDDS ingredient	1,011

Lowest in Calcium, Ca

For contrast — the 10 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
2203	Mushroom, beech	Foundation Food	0.432
2204	Corn, sweet, yellow and white kernels, fresh, raw	Foundation Food	0.656
2205	Mushrooms, shiitake	Foundation Food	0.766
2206	Shortening, vegetable, household, composite	FNDDS ingredient	1
2207	Sugars, granulated	Foundation Food	1
2208	Beverages, Energy drink, ROCKSTAR	FNDDS ingredient	1
2209	Sugars, powdered	FNDDS ingredient	1
2210	Beverages, tea, green, ready-to-drink, sweetened	FNDDS ingredient	1
2211	Oil, olive, extra light	FNDDS ingredient	1
2212	Alcoholic beverage, liqueur, coffee, 53 proof	FNDDS ingredient	1

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Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.

USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.