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. 2007 Nov 30;13(1 Suppl):S23–S50. doi: 10.2188/jea.13.1sup_23

Table 14. Cumulative % contribution of the top 20 foods for calcium assessed by DR.

Food code1 Description1 mg/day Cumulative2 percent
Men (n=102)
11-2 Liquid milk/Ordinary liquid milk 104.2 16.7
7-21a Tofu and Abura-age/Tofu, soybean curd 40.5 23.2
7-32c Miso/Rice-koji Miso/Dark yellow type 25.3 27.3
10-5a Chicken egg/Whole egg/fresh 21.0 30.7
8-31 Sardines/Boiled and dried 15.2 33.1
7-22 Tofu and Abura-age/Okinawa-tofu 14.1 35.3
1-41d Rice (Paddy rice)/Grains/Well-milled rice 13.8 37.6
12-24a Cabbage/Head/Raw 11.6 39.4
11-23 Cheeses/Process cheeses 10.5 41.1
12-56a Daikon, Japanese radish/Root/Raw 9.7 42.7
12-98b Nozawana/Leaves/Salted 8.4 44.0
12-94a Carrot/Root/Raw 8.2 45.3
12-32a Komatsuna/Leaves/Raw 8.1 46.6
15-35a Wakame/Dried/Dried 7.9 47.9
7-25 Tofu and Abura-age/Abura-age 6.7 49.0
7-27 Tofu and Abura-age/Kori-dofu 6.4 50.0
12-117a Spinach/Leaves/Raw 6.3 51.0
7-29 Natto, fermented soybeans/Itohiki-natto 6.2 52.0
11-9a Yogurt/Whole milk, unsweetened 5.5 52.9
16-31 Other beverages/Coffee drink, canned 5.5 53.8
Women (n=113)
11-2 Liquid milk/Ordinary liquid milk 119.7 20.0
7-21a Tofu and Abura-age/Tofu, soybean curd 33.2 25.5
7-32c Miso/Rice-koji Miso/Dark yellow type 21.6 29.1
10-5a Chicken egg/Whole egg/fresh 17.5 32.0
8-31 Sardines/Boiled and dried 13.4 34.3
7-22 Tofu and Abura-age/Okinawa-tofu 11.0 36.1
12-24a Cabbage/Head/Raw 10.2 37.8
11-23 Cheeses/Process cheeses 9.8 39.4
1-41d Rice (Paddy rice)/Grains/Well-milled rice 8.8 40.9
11-9b Yogurt/Partially skimmed, sweetened 8.8 42.4
12-56a Daikon, Japanese radish/Root/Raw 8.6 43.8
15-35a Wakame/Dried/Dried 8.4 45.2
12-32a Komatsuna/Leaves/Raw 8.1 46.6
12-94a Carrot/Root/Raw 7.6 47.8
12-98b Nozawana/Leaves/Salted 7.0 49.0
7-25 Tofu and Abura-age/Abura-age 6.5 50.1
6-12b Nuts and Seeds/Sesame seeds/Roasted 6.5 51.2
12-117a Spinach/Leaves/Raw 6.4 52.2
11-9a Yogurt/Whole milk, unsweetened 5.9 53.2
7-29 Natto, fermented soybeans/Itohiki-natto 5.6 54.2

1Food codes and descriptions correspond to those of the Standard Tables of Food Composition, 4th revised edition in Japan by Science and Technology Agency.

2Data on subjects in Ishikawa PHC (14-day data) were counted twice for (28-day data).