Thursday, July 21, 2011

Best and most calcium comes from vegetables and cheddar cheese

Here are some vegetables very high in calcium listed in order by calcium content:
(Amount shown per 1 cup of the vegetable)
Amaranth leaves .. 276 mg
Bock Choy ........ 158 mg
Seaweed .......... 134 mg
Okra ............. 123 mg
Kale ............. 94 mg
Celery ........... 63 mg
Brussels Sprouts . 56 mg
Turnip ........... 51 mg
Peas ............. 43 mg
Sweet Potatoes ... 43 mg
Squash, Zucchini . 40 mg
Spinach .......... 30 mg
Potatoes ......... 26 mg

1 ounce of raw almonds ... 75 mg of calcium and 76 mg of magnesium - a perfect combo

From the fruits oranges are the highest with 50 mg per orange.

But I still love cheese, and 1 cup of cheddar cheese has a whopping 800 mg of calcium!

1 cup of milk has only 276 mg of calcium, but it isn't absorbed as well, so you'd only really get maybe a third of it. A cup of yogurt is like 290 mg.

So your best calcium rich meal would be brussels sprouts drenched in cheddar cheese with the amaranth leaf salad.

As far as fish, canned sardines are the highest: 382 mg, then perch: 102 mg, then pollock: 77 mg.

Here is a link to a super complete Nutrition Chart showing all the vitamin and mineral content for most of the foods.

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