Vegan foods high in Calcium

Calcium absorption from food depends on what else you eat at that meal. Phytates in grains and oxalates in leafy greens bind calcium and prevent your gut from taking it in. The numbers in the table below show total calcium, but your body may capture only part of it, depending on what you pair it with.

Dairy products, canned fish with bones, and fortified plant drinks cluster at the top of this ranking. Leafy greens contain calcium in large amounts yet sit lower in actual usable calcium because oxalates interfere with absorption. To meet the 1300 mg Daily Value, most people need multiple sources across the day rather than one single food.

Without dairy or fish, calcium comes from fortified plant drinks, tofu made with calcium sulphate, and leafy greens; though greens pose an absorption problem. Fortification becomes the reliable route: a glass of fortified soya drink delivers more usable calcium than a handful of spinach. You need to read labels closely, because not all plant-based alternatives are fortified, and levels vary widely between brands.

FDA daily value: 1300 mg

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Showing 451–500 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
451 Soy flour, defatted Legumes and Legume Products 241.00 mg 19% USDA_SR
452 Soy flour, defatted Legumes and Legume Products 241.00 mg 19% CNF
453 Beans, white, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 240.00 mg 18% USDA_SR
454 Beans, white, raw Legumes and Legume Products 240.00 mg 18% CNF
455 Vitasoy USA Organic Nasoya Sprouted, Tofu Plus Super Firm Legumes and Legume Products 239.00 mg 18% USDA_SR
456 Crackers, gluten-free, multi-seeded and multigrain Baked Products 238.00 mg 18% USDA_SR
457 Vitasoy USA Organic Nasoya, Tofu Plus Firm Legumes and Legume Products 237.00 mg 18% USDA_SR
458 Beans, Dry, Small White (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 236.00 mg 18% USDA_FF
459 Beans, Dry, Small White (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 236.00 mg 18% USDA_FF
460 Nuts, almonds, blanched Nut and Seed Products 236.00 mg 18% USDA_SR
461 Nuts, almonds, dried, blanched, unroasted Nuts and Seeds 236.00 mg 18% CNF
462 Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, Raisin and Spice, dry Breakfast Cereals 235.00 mg 18% USDA_SR
463 Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, with cinnamon and spice, dry Breakfast Cereals 234.00 mg 18% USDA_SR
464 Flour, almond Nut and Seed Products 232.30 mg 18% USDA_FF
465 Collards, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 232.00 mg 18% USDA_SR
466 Collards, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 232.00 mg 18% CNF
467 Frozen novelties, No Sugar Added, FUDGSICLE pops Sweets 231.00 mg 18% USDA_SR
468 Candies, bars, Alpine White bar with almonds Sweets 231.00 mg 18% CNF
469 Gravy, mushroom, dry, powder Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 230.00 mg 18% USDA_SR
470 Gravy, mushroom, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 230.00 mg 18% CNF
471 Flaxseed, ground Nut and Seed Products 229.90 mg 18% USDA_FF
472 Beans, Dry, Navy (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 229.00 mg 18% USDA_FF
473 Beans, Dry, Navy (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 229.00 mg 18% USDA_FF
474 Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, Cinnamon-Spice, dry Breakfast Cereals 229.00 mg 18% USDA_SR
475 Spices, paprika Spices and Herbs 229.00 mg 18% USDA_SR
476 Spices, paprika Spices and Herbs 229.00 mg 18% CNF
477 Granola bar, chewy, fruit flavour, yogourt coated Baked Products 228.00 mg 18% CNF
478 Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, maple and brown sugar, dry Breakfast Cereals 226.00 mg 17% USDA_SR
479 Winged bean leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 224.00 mg 17% USDA_SR
480 Winged beans (goa bean) leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 224.00 mg 17% CNF
481 Cake, snack cakes, not chocolate, with icing or filling, low-fat, with added fiber Baked Products 223.00 mg 17% USDA_SR
482 Mary's Gone Crackers, Original Crackers, Organic Gluten Free Baked Products 223.00 mg 17% USDA_SR
483 Yogourt, Greek style, fruit flavoured, 2% M.F. Fats and Oils 220.00 mg 17% CNF
484 Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe Baked Products 219.00 mg 17% USDA_SR
485 Bagels, plain, enriched, with calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame) Baked Products 219.00 mg 17% USDA_SR
486 Pancake, plain, homemade Baked Products 219.00 mg 17% CNF
487 Cake, white, regular, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 219.00 mg 17% CNF
488 Bagel, plain (with onion, poppy seed and/or sesame seed) Baked Products 219.00 mg 17% CNF
489 Natto Legumes and Legume Products 217.00 mg 17% USDA_SR
490 Soybean, fermented products, natto Legumes and Legume Products 217.00 mg 17% CNF
491 Pancakes, plain, dry mix, incomplete, prepared Baked Products 215.00 mg 17% USDA_SR
492 Amaranth leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 215.00 mg 17% USDA_SR
493 Roselle, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 215.00 mg 17% USDA_SR
494 Restaurant, Latino, bunuelos (fried yeast bread) Restaurant Foods 215.00 mg 17% USDA_SR
495 Amaranth leaves, fresh Vegetables and Vegetable Products 215.00 mg 17% CNF
496 Roselle, raw Fruits and fruit juices 215.00 mg 17% CNF
497 Doughnuts, cake-type, chocolate, sugared or glazed Baked Products 213.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
498 Candies, CARAMELLO Candy Bar Sweets 213.00 mg 16% USDA_SR
499 Doughnut (donut), cake-type, chocolate, sugared or glazed Baked Products 213.00 mg 16% CNF
500 English muffin, multigrain (also granola), toasted Baked Products 213.00 mg 16% CNF

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