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Calcium Content of Some Common Foods


Foods	Portion	Calcium

Milk and milk products

Cheese — Swiss, Gruyère	1.75 oz./50 g	493 mg
Cheese — Brick, Cheddar, Colby, Edam, Gouda	1.75 oz./50 g	353 mg
Milk — whole, 2%, 1%, skim	1 glass/250 ml	315 mg
Buttermilk	1 glass/250 ml	301 mg
Cheese — Mozzarella	1.75 oz./50 g	269 mg
Yogurt — plain	1 cup/175 ml	292 mg
Milk — powder, dry	3 tbs./45 ml	159 mg
Ice cream	1/2 cup/125 ml	93 mg
Cheese — cottage, creamed, 2%, 1%	1/2 cup/125 ml	87 mg

Meat, fish, poultry and alternatives

Sardines, with bones	8 small	153 mg
Salmon, with bones — canned	1/2 — 213 g can	242 mg
Almonds	1/2 cup/125 ml	200 mg
Sesame seeds	1/2 cup/125 ml	100 mg
Beans — cooked (kidney, navy, pinto, garbanzo)	1 cup/250 ml	90 mg
Soybeans — cooked	1 cup/250 ml	175 mg
Chicken — roasted	3 oz./90 g	13mg
Beef — roasted	3 oz./90 g	7 mg
Tofu — with calcium sulfate	1/2 cup/125 ml	130 mg

Breads and cereals

Muffin — bran	1/35 g	50 mg
Bread — white and whole wheat	1 slice/30 g	25 mg

Fruits and vegetables

Broccoli — raw	1/2 cup/125 ml	38 mg
Orange	1 medium/180 g	52 mg
Banana	1 medium/175 g	10 mg
Lettuce	2 large leaves	8 mg
Figs — dried	10	270 mg

Combination dishes

Lasagna — homemade	1 cup/250 ml	286 mg
Soup made with milk, such as cream of chicken, mushroom, tomato or broccoli	1 cup/250 ml	189 mg
Baked beans — canned	1 cup/250 ml	163 mg

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