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 5801–5850 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
5801 Apricot, canned halves with skin, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 8.00 mg 1% CNF
5802 Apple juice, canned or bottled, without added vitamin C Fruits and fruit juices 8.00 mg 1% CNF
5803 Cereal, ready to eat, corn flakes, Barbara's Bakery Breakfast cereals 8.00 mg 1% CNF
5804 Soup, tomato, canned, condensed, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 8.00 mg 1% CNF
5805 Soup, tomato vegetable, dehydrated, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 8.00 mg 1% CNF
5806 Soup, pea, green or split, dehydrated, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 8.00 mg 1% CNF
5807 Soup, oxtail, dehydrated, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 8.00 mg 1% CNF
5808 Soup, scotch broth, canned, condensed, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 8.00 mg 1% CNF
5809 Sauce, pepper or hot, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 8.00 mg 1% CNF
5810 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 8.00 mg 1% CNF
5811 Wild rice, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.97 mg 1% USDA_FF
5812 Sorghum flour, white, pearled, unenriched, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.89 mg 1% USDA_FF
5813 Watermelon, seedless, flesh only, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.86 mg 1% USDA_FF
5814 Potatoes, russet, without skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.80 mg 1% USDA_FF
5815 Peppers, bell, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.50 mg 1% USDA_FF
5816 Sorghum grain, white, pearled, unenriched, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.45 mg 1% USDA_FF
5817 Grape juice, white, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.32 mg 1% USDA_FF
5818 Tomatillos, dehusked, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.14 mg 1% USDA_FF
5819 Apple juice, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.10 mg 1% USDA_FF
5820 Apples, gala, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_FF
5821 Beverages, fruit punch juice drink, frozen concentrate, prepared with water Beverages 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5822 Pie, apple, prepared from recipe Baked Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5823 Malt beverage, includes non-alcoholic beer Beverages 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5824 Beverages, Coconut water, ready-to-drink, unsweetened Beverages 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5825 Guava sauce, cooked Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5826 Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, light syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5827 Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5828 Sauce, enchilada, red, mild, ready to serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5829 Margarine, margarine-type vegetable oil spread, 70% fat, soybean and partially hydrogenated soybean, stick Fats and Oils 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5830 Vinegar, cider Spices and Herbs 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5831 Beverages, pineapple and grapefruit juice drink, canned Beverages 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5832 Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white Beverages 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5833 Beverages, grape juice drink, canned Beverages 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5834 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Crispy Rice Breakfast Cereals 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5835 Pie, blueberry, prepared from recipe Baked Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5836 Pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour, cooked, ANCIENT HARVEST Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5837 Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5838 Cereals, whole wheat hot natural cereal, cooked with water, with salt Breakfast Cereals 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5839 Cereals, whole wheat hot natural cereal, cooked with water, without salt Breakfast Cereals 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5840 Babyfood, apple-banana juice Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5841 Babyfood, fruit, papaya and applesauce with tapioca, strained Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5842 Babyfood, fruit, guava and papaya with tapioca, strained Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5843 Gravy, mushroom, canned Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5844 Salad dressing, italian dressing, commercial, regular, without salt Fats and Oils 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5845 Babyfood, fruit, bananas and pineapple with tapioca, strained Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5846 Babyfood, fruit, bananas and pineapple with tapioca, junior Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5847 Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5848 Peppers, hot chili, green, canned, pods, excluding seeds, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5849 Corn flour, whole-grain, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
5850 Corn grain, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1% USDA_SR

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