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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# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
5551 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, corn Snacks 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5552 Yautia (tannier), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5553 Potatoes, frozen, french fried, par fried, extruded, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5554 Eggplant, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5555 Plums, canned, purple, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5556 Plums, canned, purple, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5557 Pitanga, (surinam-cherry), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5558 Pears, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5559 Melons, cantaloupe, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5560 Alcoholic beverage, wine, light Beverages 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5561 Alcoholic beverage, wine, cooking Beverages 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5562 Jams and preserves, no sugar (with sodium saccharin), any flavor Sweets 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5563 Salad dressing, coleslaw Fats and Oils 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5564 Sea lion, Steller, kidney (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5565 Potatoes, yellow fleshed, hash brown, shredded, salt added in processing, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5566 Rice, white, medium-grain, raw, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5567 Peppers, sweet, red, frozen, chopped, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5568 Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5569 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5570 Potatoes, french fried, steak fries, salt added in processing, frozen, as purchased Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5571 Potatoes, french fried, all types, salt added in processing, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5572 Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5573 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5574 Frozen novelties, juice type, orange Sweets 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5575 Squash, Indian, raw (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5576 Glutino, Gluten Free Wafers, Lemon Flavored Baked Products 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5577 Snacks, KRAFT, CORNNUTS, plain Snacks 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5578 Lemon juice from concentrate, bottled, REAL LEMON Fruits and Fruit Juices 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5579 Pears, raw, bartlett (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5580 Grapefruit juice, pink, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5581 Snacks, popcorn, cakes Snacks 9.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5582 Babyfood, dessert, jarred, fruit Babyfoods 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5583 Margarine, tub, non-hydrogenated, canola oil (includes some sunflower oil) unsalted Fats and Oils 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5584 Sauce, peanut (made from coconut, water, sugar, peanuts) Soups, Sauces and Gravies 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5585 Pear, Bartlett, raw Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5586 Vegetable oil, flaxseed, contains added sliced flaxseed Fats and Oils 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5587 Sauce, salsa, verde, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5588 Cereal, ready to eat, Crispy Rice, Compliments Breakfast cereals 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5589 Snacks, plantain chips Snacks 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5590 Pepper, sweet, red, frozen, chopped, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5591 Grapefruit juice, pink, raw Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5592 Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5593 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd, bitter melon), pods, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5594 Grains, wheat, kamut khorasan, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5595 Jam type spread, Double Fruit, light, apricot Sweets 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5596 Black crowberry (curlewberry), native Fruits and fruit juices 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5597 Dessert, frozen, juice, orange Sweets 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5598 Potato, red, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5599 Alcohol, table wine, light Beverages 9.00 mg 1% CNF
5600 Alcohol, wine, cooking Beverages 9.00 mg 1% CNF

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