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 5301–5350 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
5301 Pepper, sweet, yellow, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5302 Yambean (jimaca), tuber, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5303 Waterchestnuts, Chinese, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5304 Succotash, canned with whole kernel corn, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5305 Succotash, canned with cream style corn Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5306 Mushroom, shiitake, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5307 Tangerine (mandarin), canned, juice pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5308 Fruit salad (peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, cherry), canned, juice pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5309 Strawberry, frozen, sweetened, sliced Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5310 Strawberry, frozen, sweetened, whole Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5311 Raspberry, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5312 Quince, raw Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5313 Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5314 Orange juice, raw Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5315 Melon, casaba, raw Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5316 Mango, raw Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5317 Mammy-apple, raw Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5318 Lemon juice, canned or bottled Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5319 Grape juice, canned or bottled, without added vitamin C Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5320 Grapefruit, pink or red, california or arizona, raw Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5321 Cranberry orange relish, canned Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5322 Cherry, sweet, canned, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5323 Cherry, sour, red, canned, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5324 Carissa (natalplum), raw Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5325 Apricot, canned halves with skin, light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5326 Cereal, hot, oats, large flakes, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5327 Cereal, hot, oats, large flakes, prepared, Rogers Breakfast cereals 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5328 Cereal, hot, oats, quick, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5329 Cereal, hot, oats, one minute, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5330 Cereal, ready to eat, fruit juice sweetened corn flakes, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5331 Cereal, ready to eat, Corn Pops, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5332 Soup, tomato rice, canned, condensed, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5333 Animal fat, native, seal oil Fats and Oils 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5334 Salad dressing, french, commercial, low calorie Fats and Oils 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5335 Vanilla extract Spices and Herbs 11.00 mg 1% CNF
5336 Grapes, red, seedless, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 10.17 mg 1% USDA_FF
5337 Grapes, red, seedless, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 10.17 mg 1% USDA_FF
5338 Peppers, jalapeno, seeded, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 10.10 mg 1% USDA_FF
5339 Mango, Ataulfo, peeled, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 10.02 mg 1% USDA_FF
5340 Flour, rice, glutinous Cereal Grains and Pasta 10.00 mg 1% USDA_FF
5341 Flour, rice, brown Cereal Grains and Pasta 10.00 mg 1% USDA_FF
5342 Pie crust, standard-type, prepared from recipe, baked Baked Products 10.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5343 Grapes, canned, thompson seedless, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 10.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5344 Grapes, canned, thompson seedless, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 10.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5345 Grapes, red or green (European type, such as Thompson seedless), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 10.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5346 Soup, vegetarian vegetable, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 10.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5347 Soup, shark fin, restaurant-prepared Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 10.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5348 Water, bottled, generic Beverages 10.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5349 Sauce, sweet and sour, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 10.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5350 Cherries, sour, red, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 10.00 mg 1% USDA_SR

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