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 5251–5300 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
5251 Babyfood, fruit, jarred, mixed fruit Babyfoods 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5252 Margarine, tub, non-hydrogenated, soybean oil Fats and Oils 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5253 Margarine, stick, palm and soybean oils Fats and Oils 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5254 Snacks, brown rice chips Snacks 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5255 Soy sauce (made with hydrolyzed vegetable protein), reduced sodium Legumes and Legume Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5256 Pear, green anjou, raw Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5257 Pear, red anjou, raw Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5258 Cherry, sour, canned, water pack, drained Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5259 Juice, apple and grape, with added vitamin C Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5260 Pomegranate juice, ready-to-drink Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5261 Grape juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added vitamin C Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5262 Yambean (jimaca), tuber, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5263 Chocolate syrup, thin type, Calorie-reduced Sweets 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5264 Potato, flesh and skin, cooked in skin, microwaved, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5265 Potato, french-fried, frozen, shoestring, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5266 Drink, breakfast type, orange, reduced sugar Beverages 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5267 Toaster pastry, fruit, toasted (apple, blueberry, cherry, strawberry) Baked Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5268 Guava, nectar, canned Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5269 Grains, rice, white, glutinous, flour Cereals, Grains and Pasta 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5270 Snacks, popcorn, microwave, low fat and sodium Snacks 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5271 Juice, tomato and vegetable, low sodium Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5272 Sweets, pie fillings, cherry, low calorie Sweets 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5273 Snacks, rice cakes, crackers (include mini rice cakes) Baked Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5274 Salad dressing, french, calorie-reduced Fats and Oils 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5275 Salad dressing, thousand island dressing, fat free Fats and Oils 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5276 Pepper, serrano, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5277 Tomato, yellow, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5278 Pasta, macaroni (spirals), vegetable, enriched, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5279 Grains, barley, pearled, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5280 Grains, rice flour, brown Cereals, Grains and Pasta 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5281 Grains, rice, white, glutinous, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5282 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat, unsalted Snacks 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5283 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, plain, unsalted Snacks 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5284 Sweets, pie fillings, canned, cherry Sweets 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5285 Candies, peppermint, chocolate coated, mint taste Sweets 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5286 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat Snacks 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5287 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, plain Snacks 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5288 Phyllo dough Baked Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5289 Pie, apple, commercial, 2 crust Baked Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5290 Drink, lemonade flavour, powder Beverages 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5291 Juice, cocktail, cranberry, vitamin C added, frozen concentrate Beverages 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5292 Nuts, Japanese chestnuts, boiled and steamed Nuts and Seeds 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5293 Nuts, coconut cream (liquid from grated meat), raw Nuts and Seeds 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5294 Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, sweetened, flaked, packaged Nuts and Seeds 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5295 Tomato, red, ripe, boiled, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5296 Potato, flesh and skin, cooked in skin, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5297 Beets, pickled, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5298 Beets, harvard, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5299 Tomato, red, ripe, boiled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5300 Mushroom, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF

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