More Information about Calcium

Many foods contain calcium- not just dairy products.

Apple 1 medium 10 mg
Broccoli 1 cup 178 mg
Butternut Squash 1 cup 84 mg
Carrots 2 raw 38 mg
Cauliflower 1 cup 34 mg
Cheerios 1 cup 39 mg
Figs 5 medium 134 mg
Green Beans 1 cup 65 mg
Kelp 1 oz. dried 306 mg
Orange 1 medium 56 mg
Peanut Butter 3 tbsp. 33 mg
Peas 1 cup 36 mg
Raisins 1 cup 74 mg
Salmon 3.5 oz. canned 185 mg
Sardines 8 medium, with bones 354 mg
Sesame Seeds 2 tbsp. 20 mg
Shrimp 3.5 oz. 63 mg
Sunflower Seeds 1 cup 68 mg
Sweet Potato 1 cup 70 mg
Tofu 3.5 oz. 128 mg
Trout 3.5 oz. 218 mg

For a point of reference, one cup of milk contains about 300 mg of calcium, and depending on age people should consume 1000-1600 mg of calcium per day.