Friday, October 5, 2012

Calcium Sources (Non-Dairy)

Eat a variety of vegetables, fruit, legumes and grains everyday!

Healthful Calcium Sources
 Source
 Calcium Content in Milligrams
Black turtle beans (1 cup, boiled)
102
Broccoli (1 cup, boiled from frozen)
94
Brussels sprouts (1 cup, boiled)
56
Butternut squash (1 cup, boiled)
84
Celery (1 cup, boiled)
63
Chickpeas (1 cup, canned)
80
Collards (1 cup, boiled)
226
Whole Grain English muffin
99
Figs, dried (10 medium)
270
Great northern beans (1 cup, boiled)
120
Green beans (1 cup, boiled)
58
Kale (1 cup, boiled)
94
Kidney beans (1 cup, boiled)
50
Lentils (1 cup, boiled)
38
Lima beans (1 cup, boiled)
54
Mustard greens (1 cup, boiled)
104
Navel orange (1 medium)
56
Navy beans (1 cup, boiled)
127
Nondairy milk (1 cup, fortified soy or rice)
300
Oatmeal (1 cup, prepared)
215
Onions (1 cup, boiled)
46
Orange juice, calcium-fortified (1 cup)
350
Pinto beans (1 cup, boiled)
82
Raisins (1/2 cup)
40
Soybeans (1 cup, boiled)
175
Sweet potato (1 cup, boiled)
69
Tofu (1/2 cup)
204
Turnip greens (1 cup, boiled)
148
Vegetarian baked beans (1 cup)
127
White beans (1 cup, boiled)
161
Source: Pennington JA, Douglas JS. Bowes and Church’s food values of portions commonly used. 18th ed. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005.


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