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 6201–6250 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
6201 Banana, raw Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6202 Apple, raw, without skin, sliced, cooked, boiled Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6203 Apple, raw, without skin Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6204 Pear nectar, canned Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6205 Pear, canned halves, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6206 Pear, canned halves, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6207 Peach nectar, canned Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6208 Peach, canned halves or slices, extra light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6209 Lychee (litchi), raw Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6210 Fruit cocktail (peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, cherry, grape), canned, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6211 Blueberry, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6212 Apple, frozen, sliced, unsweetened, heated Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6213 Apple, raw, without skin, sliced, cooked, microwaved Fruits and fruit juices 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6214 Soup, mushroom, dehydrated, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6215 Soup, consomme, dehydrated, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6216 Soup, mushroom barley, canned, condensed, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6217 Salad dressing, mayonnaise type, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 5.00 mg 0% CNF
6218 Peppers, bell, orange, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.90 mg 0% USDA_FF
6219 Plantains, underripe, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.83 mg 0% USDA_FF
6220 Apples, red delicious, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.66 mg 0% USDA_FF
6221 Rice, white, long grain, unenriched, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 4.46 mg 0% USDA_FF
6222 Mushroom, crimini Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.11 mg 0% USDA_FF
6223 Plum, black, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.03 mg 0% USDA_FF
6224 Apples, honeycrisp, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0% USDA_FF
6225 Peaches, yellow, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0% USDA_FF
6226 Carbonated beverage, low calorie, other than cola or pepper, with sodium saccharin, without caffeine Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6227 Strawberry-flavor beverage mix, powder Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6228 Beverages, lemonade-flavor drink, powder, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6229 Lemonade, powder, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6230 Beverages, Fruit punch drink, frozen concentrate, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6231 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Light Cranberry, Concord Grape Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6232 Beverages, AMBER, hard cider Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6233 Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, higher alcohol Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6234 Alcoholic beverage, malt beer, hard lemonade Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6235 Beverages, coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6236 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, White Cranberry Strawberry Flavored Juice Drink Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6237 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Light Cranberry and Raspberry Flavored Juice Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6238 Beverages, coffee, instant, chicory Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6239 Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6240 Apples, canned, sweetened, sliced, drained, heated Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6241 Beverages, lemonade, frozen concentrate, pink, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6242 Water, bottled, non-carbonated, NAYA Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6243 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce, strained Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6244 Babyfood, apples, dices, toddler Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6245 Babyfood, potatoes, toddler Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6246 Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6247 Beverages, carbonated, low calorie, other than cola or pepper, with aspartame, contains caffeine Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6248 Beverages, carbonated, low calorie, other than cola or pepper, without caffeine Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6249 Carbonated beverage, chocolate-flavored soda Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR
6250 Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0% USDA_SR

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