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 5951–6000 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
5951 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, extra heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5952 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5953 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, light syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5954 Vinegar, red wine Spices and Herbs 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5955 Vinegar, distilled Spices and Herbs 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5956 Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing Baked Products 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5957 Blueberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5958 Apples, raw, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5959 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, approximately 37% fat, unspecified oils, with salt, with added vitamin D Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5960 Salad dressing, french, cottonseed, oil, home recipe Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5961 Salad dressing, french, home recipe Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5962 Margarine,spread, 35-39% fat, tub Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5963 Babyfood, juice, apple and grape Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5964 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with applesauce and bananas, junior, fortified Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5965 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with applesauce and bananas, strained Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5966 Babyfood, peaches, dices, toddler Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5967 Salad dressing, spray-style dressing, assorted flavors Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5968 Salad dressing, KRAFT MIRACLE WHIP FREE Nonfat Dressing Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5969 Salad dressing, KRAFT Mayo Fat Free Mayonnaise Dressing Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5970 Salad dressing, KRAFT Mayo Light Mayonnaise Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5971 Babyfood, juice, orange and apricot Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5972 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce and apricots, junior Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5973 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce and apricots, strained Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5974 Babyfood, fruit, plums with tapioca, without ascorbic acid, junior Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5975 Babyfood, fruit, plums with tapioca, without ascorbic acid, strained Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5976 Plums, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5977 Peaches, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5978 Peaches, yellow, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5979 Nectarines, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5980 Melons, honeydew, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5981 Cornmeal, whole-grain, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5982 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5983 Cornmeal, whole-grain, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5984 Toppings, pineapple Sweets 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5985 Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant Sweets 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5986 Mushrooms, white, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5987 Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5988 Mushrooms, white, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5989 Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5990 Peach nectar, canned, with sucralose, without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5991 Peaches, spiced, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5992 Sea lion, Steller, liver (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5993 Caribou, tongue, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5994 Pasta, homemade, made without egg, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5995 Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant, with added oil Sweets 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5996 Toppings, strawberry Sweets 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5997 Pimento, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5998 Mushrooms, white, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
5999 Arrowroot, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6000 Apples, raw, golden delicious, with skin Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0% USDA_SR

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