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Calcium Rich Foods For Aquatic Snails
By Susan Mast
This is a list of vegetables and fruits along with the amount of calcium in each 100 gram portion.
They are ranked in order from the ones that contain the most calcium to the ones that contain the least.
I would caution us all to remember when feeding these foods that the phosphorous contained in these foods can have an ill effect on your water quality and may cause an algae bloom if the levels of phosphorous become too high.
In my experience, it is best not to feed too much nor too often. I usually feed these types of foods the evening before a 25% water change. However, the choice, as always, is yours.
| Vegetables | Calcium
per 100 gram
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| Dill Weed | 208 mg |
| Turnip Greens | 190 mg |
| Collards | 145 mg |
| Parsley | 138 mg |
| Kale | 135 mg |
| Watercress | 120 mg |
| Beet Greens | 119 mg |
| Chinese Cabbage | 105 mg |
| Mustard Greens | 103 mg |
| Chicory Greens | 100 mg |
| Spinach | 99 mg |
| Okra | 81 mg |
| Leaf Lettuce | 68 mg |
| Cilantro | 67 mg |
| Purslane | 65 mg |
| Endive | 52 mg |
| Swiss Chard | 51 mg |
| Broccoli | 48 mg |
| Cabbage | 47 mg |
| Rutabaga | 47 mg |
| Brussel Sprouts | 42 mg |
| Celery | 40 mg |
| Sweet Potato Leaves | 37 mg |
| Green Beans | 37 mg |
| Romaine Lettuce | 36 mg |
| Parsnips | 36 mg |
| Head Lettuce | 32 mg |
| Alfalfa Sprouts | 32 mg |
| Squash (winter, all varieties) | 31 mg |
| Turnip | 30 mg |
| Carrots | 27 mg |
| Kohlrabi | 24 mg |
| Sweet Potato | 22 mg |
| Cauliflower | 22 mg |
| Asparagus | 21 mg |
| Pumpkin | 21 mg |
| Squash (summer, all varieties) | 20 mg |
| Beets | 16 mg |
| Cucumber (with skin) | 14 mg |
| Red and Green Peppers | 9 mg |
| Tomato | 5 mg |
| White Corn | 2 mg |
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| Fruits | Calcium
per 100 gram
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| Seedless Raisins | 49 mg |
| Orange | 40 mg |
| Lime | 33 mg |
| Blackberries | 32 mg |
| Kiwi | 26 mg |
| Lemon (no peel) | 26 mg |
| Papaya | 24 mg |
| Raspberries | 22 mg |
| Sweet Cherries | 15 mg |
| Strawberries | 14 mg |
| Tangerine | 14 mg |
| Apricots | 14 mg |
| Grapefruit, White | 12 mg |
| Grapefruit, Red & Pink | 11 mg |
| Pear | 11 mg |
| Cantaloupe | 11 mg |
| Grapes | 11 mg |
| Mango | 10 mg |
| Watermelon | 8 mg |
| Persimmon, Japanese | 8 mg |
| Pineapple | 7 mg |
| Apple (with skin) | 7 mg |
| Cranberries | 7 mg |
| Banana | 6 mg |
| Honeydew Melon | 6 mg |
| Blueberries | 6 mg |
| Casaba Melon | 5 mg |
| Nectarine | 5 mg |
| Peach | 5 mg |
| Plum | 4 mg |
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