Calcium-Rich Foods

Calcium in Dairy and Egg Products

Food Serving Calcium (mg)*
Cheese
Blue (bleu) 1 oz 150
Brick 1 oz 191
Brie 1 oz 52
Camembert 1 oz 110
Caraway 1 oz 191
Cheddar 1 oz 204
Cheddar, low fat 1 oz 118
Cheddar, low sodium 1 oz 199
Cheshire 1 oz 182
Colby 1 oz 194
Colby, low fat 1 oz 118
Colby, low sodium 1 oz 199
Cottage cheese, low fat, 1% milkfat 1 cup 138
Cottage cheese, low fat, 1% milkfat, lactose reduced 1 cup 120
Cottage cheese, low fat, 1% milkfat, no sodium added 1 cup 138
Cottage cheese, low fat, 2% milkfat 1 cup 156
Cottage cheese, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd 1 cup 46
Cream cheese 1 tbsp 12
Cream cheese, low fat 1 tbsp 17
Edam 1 oz 207
Feta 1 oz 140
Fontina 1 oz 156
Gjetost 1 oz 113
Goat cheese, hard type 1 oz 254
Goat cheese, semisoft type 1 oz 84
Goat cheese, soft type 1 oz 40
Gouda 1 oz 198
Gruyere 1 oz 287
Limburger 1 oz 141
Mexican, queso anejo 1 oz 193
Mexican, queso asadero 1 oz 187
Mexican, queso chihuahua 1 oz 185
Monterey 1 oz 211
Monterey, low fat 1 oz 200
Mozzarella, low sodium 1 oz 207
Mozzarella, nonfat 1 oz 272
Mozzarella, part skim milk 1 oz 222
Mozzarella, part skim milk, low moisture 1 oz 207
Mozzarella, whole milk 1 oz 143
Mozzarella, whole milk, low moisture 1 oz 163
Muenster 1 oz 203
Muenster, low fat 1 oz 150
Neufchatel 1 oz 21
Parmesan, grated 1 tbsp 55
Parmesan, hard 1 oz 336
Parmesan, low sodium 1 tbsp 69
Parmesan, shredded 1 tbsp 63
Pasteurized process, American 1 oz 175
Pasteurized process, American, low fat 1 oz 194
Pasteurized process, American, fat-free 1 oz 195
Pasteurized process, pimento 1 oz 174
Pasteurized process, Swiss, low fat 1 oz 194
Pasteurized process, Swiss 1 oz 219
Port de Salut 1 oz 184
Provolone 1 oz 214
Ricotta, part skim milk 1 oz 77
Ricotta, whole milk 1 oz 59
Romano 1 oz 302
Roquefort 1 oz 188
Swiss 1 oz 224
Swiss, low fat 1 oz 272
Swiss, low sodium 1 oz 272
Tilsit 1 oz 198
Milk and Cream
Buttermilk, cultured, lowfat 1 fl oz 35
Buttermilk, cultured, reduced fat 1 fl oz 44
Cream, half and half 1 tbsp 16
Cream, heavy whipping 1 cup, fluid 155
Cream, light (coffee cream or table cream) 1 tbsp 14
Cream, light whipping 1 cup, fluid 165
Milk, chocolate, lowfat 1 cup 288
Milk, chocolate, reduced fat 1 cup 273
Milk, chocolate, whole 1 cup 280
Milk, nonfat (fat free or skim) 1 cup 306
Milk, low fat, 1% milkfat 1 cup 290
Milk, reduced fat, 2% milkfat 1 cup 285
Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat 1 cup 276
Milk, low sodium 1 cup 246
Misc. Dairy Products
Butter oil, anhydrous 1 tbsp 1
Butter, salted 1 tbsp 3
Butter, without salt 1 tbsp 3
Condensed m ilk, canned, sweetened 1 fl oz 108
Eggnog 1 cup 330
Evaporated milk, canned, evaporated 1 fl oz 82
Evaporated milk, canned, evaporated, nonfat 1 fl oz 93
Milk, goat 1 cup 327
Milk, sheep 1 cup 473
Sour cream, cultured 1 tbsp 14
Sour cream, reduced fat, cultured 1 tbsp 16
Whey, acid, dried 1 tbsp 60
Whey, acid, fluid 1 cup 253
Whey, sweet, dried 1 tbsp 60
Whey, sweet, fluid 1 cup 116
Whipped cream topping, pressurized 1 tbsp 3
Yogurt, fruit variety, nonfat 1 container 190
Yogurt, fruit, low fat, 10 g protein per 8 oz 1 container 258
Yogurt, fruit, low fat, 11 g protein per 8 oz 1 container 384
Yogurt, fruit, low fat, 9 g protein per 8 oz 1 container 173
Yogurt, plain, low fat, 12 g protein per 8 oz 1 container 415
Yogurt, plain, skim milk, 13 g protein per 8 oz 1 container 452
Yogurt, plain, whole milk, 8 g protein per 8 oz 1 container 275
Yogurt, vanilla, low fat, 11 g protein per 8 oz 1 container 388
Eggs and Egg Substitutes
Egg, white, raw, fresh 1 large 2
Egg, whole, raw, fresh 1 extra large 30
Egg, yolk, raw, fresh 1 large 21
Egg substitute, frozen .25 cup 44
Egg substitute, liquid 1 tbsp 8
Egg substitute, powder .35 oz 32
Duck egg, whole, fresh, raw 1 egg 45
Goose egg, whole, fresh, raw 1 egg 86
Quail egg, whole, fresh, raw 1 egg 6
Turkey egg, whole, fresh, raw 1 egg 78
Imitation Dairy
Cheese substitute, mozzarella 1 oz 173
Cream substitute, liquid, light 1 fl oz 0
Cream substitute, liquid, with hydrogenated vegetable oil and soy protein 1 fl oz 3
Cream substitute, liquid, with lauric acid oil and sodium caseinate 1 container 1
Cream substitute, powdered 1 tsp 0
Cream substitute, powdered, light 1 packet 0
Imitation cheese, american or cheddar, low cholesterol 1 oz 200
Milk, imitation, non-soy 1 cup 200
Milk substitutes, fluid with hydrogenated vegetable oils 1 cup 81
Milk substitutes, fluid, with lauric acid oil 1 cup 81
Sour cream, imitation, cultured 1 oz 1
Whipped cream substitute, dietetic, made from powdered mix 1 cup 2
Whipped topping, frozen, low fat 1 cup 53

Calcium content data derived from USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 19.

Approximation. Actual calcium content is subject to manufacturing, preparation, and natural variation.