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High Calcium Foods

Calcium plays a critical role in bone structure, vascular contraction, and nerve transmission. The Daily Value for calcium is 1,300 mg per day. Below is a structured ranking of foods highest in calcium per 100 grams.

Standardization Basis: All values are calculated per 100 grams of food derived from official USDA FoodData Central records.
Top USDA Food Items Ranked by High Calcium Foods (per 100g)
Rank Food Item High Calcium Foods (mg) % Daily Value Calories (kcal)
1 Spices, basil, dried 2240 mg 172% 233 kcal
2 Spices, marjoram, dried 1990 mg 153% 271 kcal
3 Spices, dill weed, dried 1784 mg 137% 253 kcal
4 Spices, celery seed 1767 mg 136% 392 kcal
5 Spices, oregano, dried 1597 mg 123% 265 kcal
6 Spices, dill seed 1516 mg 117% 305 kcal
7 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Double Chocolate Nut Bar 1495 mg 115% 377 kcal
8 Spearmint, dried 1488 mg 114% 285 kcal
9 Spices, poppy seed 1438 mg 111% 525 kcal
10 Spices, chervil, dried 1346 mg 104% 237 kcal
11 Cheese, parmesan, shredded 1253 mg 96% 415 kcal
12 Spices, coriander leaf, dried 1246 mg 96% 279 kcal
13 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA, Chocolate Almond Snack Bar 1209 mg 93% 347 kcal
14 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA, Chocolate Blueberry Snack Bar 1207 mg 93% 325 kcal
15 Spices, fennel seed 1196 mg 92% 345 kcal
16 Cheese, parmesan, hard 1184 mg 91% 392 kcal
17 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA Chocolate Bar 1164 mg 90% 539 kcal
18 Spices, parsley, dried 1140 mg 88% 292 kcal
19 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA Crispy Chocolate Bar 1070 mg 82% 517 kcal
20 Cheese, romano 1064 mg 82% 387 kcal
21 Cheese, gruyere 1011 mg 78% 413 kcal
22 Spices, cinnamon, ground 1002 mg 77% 247 kcal
23 Spices, poultry seasoning 996 mg 77% 307 kcal
24 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA Blueberry and Almond Chocolate Bar 985 mg 76% 525 kcal
25 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Chewy Chocolate Peanut Bar 965 mg 74% 396 kcal
26 Cheese, swiss, low sodium 961 mg 74% 374 kcal
27 Cheese, swiss, low fat 961 mg 74% 179 kcal
28 Cheese, mozzarella, nonfat 961 mg 74% 141 kcal
29 Cheese, Swiss, nonfat or fat free 961 mg 74% 127 kcal
30 Seeds, sesame butter, paste 960 mg 74% 586 kcal
31 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON MULTIGRAIN CRUNCH BAR 953 mg 73% 422 kcal
32 Spices, cumin seed 931 mg 72% 375 kcal
33 Beverages, rich chocolate, powder 909 mg 70% 372 kcal
34 Beverages, OVALTINE, chocolate malt powder 909 mg 70% 372 kcal
35 Beverages, chocolate powder, no sugar added 909 mg 70% 350 kcal
36 Beverages, OVALTINE, Classic Malt powder 909 mg 70% 372 kcal
37 Cheese, goat, hard type 895 mg 69% 452 kcal
38 Cheese, cheddar, nonfat or fat free 893 mg 69% 157 kcal
39 Cheese, swiss 890 mg 68% 393 kcal
40 Formulated bar, LUNA BAR, NUTZ OVER CHOCOLATE 886 mg 68% 403 kcal
41 Cheese, parmesan, grated 853 mg 66% 420 kcal
42 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA Chocolate Covered Almonds 840 mg 65% 573 kcal
43 Spices, bay leaf 834 mg 64% 313 kcal
44 Chives, freeze-dried 813 mg 63% 311 kcal
45 Cheese, parmesan, low sodium 800 mg 62% 451 kcal
46 Cheese, mexican, queso cotija 800 mg 62% 366 kcal
47 Parmesan cheese topping, fat free 800 mg 62% 370 kcal
48 Cheese, American, nonfat or fat free 789 mg 61% 126 kcal
49 Cheese, mozzarella, part skim milk 782 mg 60% 254 kcal
50 Cheese, pasteurized process, swiss 772 mg 59% 334 kcal

Data Provenance & Methodology

Nutrient values displayed above are sourced directly from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) FoodData Central foundation dataset. Rankings evaluate nutrient density on a standardized 100-gram mass basis. Unknown or missing values are treated as missing data rather than zero. For details on scaling, rounding, and Daily Value calculations, visit our Data Methodology page.

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