Minerals

Foods Highest in Calcium

Top 50 Australian foods ranked by calcium content per 100g, sourced from the AFCD.

MineralsUnit: mg per 100g

50
Foods ranked: 1,890 mg
Highest per 100g

Number one

Thyme, dried, ground

Miscellaneous

1,890mg per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

Food	Group	mg/100g
1Thyme, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	1,890
2Sage, dried	Miscellaneous	1,652
3Oregano, dried	Miscellaneous	1,597
4Seed, poppy	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,438
5Paste, shrimp	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,380
6Rosemary, dried	Miscellaneous	1,280
7Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	1,100
8Cinnamon, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	1,002
9Cheese, parmesan, dried, finely grated	Milk products and dishes	970
10Beverage base, chocolate flavour, added vitamins & minerals (Milo)	Non-alcoholic beverages	950
11Cheese, parmesan, fresh, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	948
12Breakfast cereal, mixed grain (rice & wheat), flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Kellogg's Special K)	Cereals and cereal products	936
13Cumin (cummin) seed, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	931
14Cheese, cheddar, processed, reduced fat (~15%), added vitamin D	Milk products and dishes	886
15Sardine, Australian, whole, fried, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	872
16Sprat, blue, wild caught, flesh, skin & bones, fried, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	872
17Milk, cow, powder, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	850
18Milk, cow, powder, regular fat, added vitamins A & D	Milk products and dishes	850
19Milk, cow, powder, regular fat, unfortified	Milk products and dishes	850
20Cheese, edam	Milk products and dishes	810
21Cheese, cheddar, natural, reduced fat (~25%)	Milk products and dishes	800
22Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	760
23Sprat, blue, wild caught, flesh, skin & bones, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	742
24Sardine, Australian, whole, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	725
25Coriander seed, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	709
26Cheese, haloumi (halloumi)	Milk products and dishes	700
27Cheese, haloumi (halloumi), reduced salt	Milk products and dishes	700
28Cheese, mozzarella	Milk products and dishes	685
29Cloves, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	632
30Cheese, cheddar, processed, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	588
31Prawn, school, wild, flesh, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	583
32Seed, chia, dried	Seed and nut products and dishes	530
33Curry powder	Miscellaneous	525
34Cheese, camembert	Milk products and dishes	490
35Cheese, brie	Milk products and dishes	460
36Pepper, black, ground	Miscellaneous	443
37Cheese, blue vein	Milk products and dishes	430
38Protein powder, whey based, protein >70%, unfortified	Special dietary foods	420
39Wattle seed (acacia), ground	Seed and nut products and dishes	419
40Breakfast cereal, puffed or popped rice, cocoa coating, added vitamins & minerals (Kellogg's Coco Pops)	Cereals and cereal products	388
41Cardamom seed, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	383
42Breakfast cereal, whole wheat, flakes, dried fruit & nuts, added vitamins & minerals (Uncle Toby's Fibre Plus)	Cereals and cereal products	376
43Coffee mix, with beverage whitener & sugar, dry powder	Non-alcoholic beverages	340
44Cheese, goat, firm	Milk products and dishes	334
45Tahini, sesame seed pulp	Seed and nut products and dishes	330
46Cheese, bocconcini	Milk products and dishes	320
47Oregano, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	317
48Rosemary, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	317
49Sage, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	317
50Marjoram, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	317

Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

All nutrients

Highest in Iron Highest in Protein Highest in Vitamin C Highest in Fibre Highest in Potassium Highest in Zinc Highest in Magnesium Highest in Sodium Highest in Folate Highest in Cholesterol Highest in Sugar

Source

Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) Release 3, FSANZ. All values per 100g of edible portion. Rankings exclude foods where calcium value is zero or not measured.