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 601–650 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
601 Soy flour, full-fat, roasted Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 14% CNF
602 Soup, bouillon cubes and granules, low sodium, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 187.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
603 Dandelion greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 187.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
604 Soup, bouillon cubes and granules, low sodium, dry Soups, Sauces and Gravies 187.00 mg 14% CNF
605 Dandelion greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 187.00 mg 14% CNF
606 Beans, french, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 186.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
607 Beans, french, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 186.00 mg 14% CNF
608 CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL, lasagne Restaurant Foods 185.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
609 Drumstick leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 185.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
610 Drumstick (horseradish-tree), leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 185.00 mg 14% CNF
611 Vitasoy USA, Nasoya Lite Firm Tofu Legumes and Legume Products 184.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
612 Spices, nutmeg, ground Spices and Herbs 184.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
613 Piki bread, made from blue cornmeal (Hopi) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 184.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
614 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: maple and brown sugar, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 184.00 mg 14% CNF
615 Spices, nutmeg, ground Spices and Herbs 184.00 mg 14% CNF
616 Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, plain Baked Products 183.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
617 Shallots, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 183.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
618 Bread crumbs, dry, grated, plain Baked Products 183.00 mg 14% CNF
619 Shallot, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 183.00 mg 14% CNF
620 Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, seasoned Baked Products 182.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
621 Bread crumbs, dry, grated, seasoned Baked Products 182.00 mg 14% CNF
622 Garlic, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 181.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
623 Garlic, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 181.00 mg 14% CNF
624 Beans, Dry, Flor de Mayo (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 180.00 mg 14% USDA_FF
625 Beans, Dry, Flor de Mayo (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 180.00 mg 14% USDA_FF
626 Vitasoy USA Azumaya, Firm Tofu Legumes and Legume Products 180.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
627 Rolls, gluten-free, white, made with rice flour, rice starch, and corn starch Baked Products 180.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
628 Prickly pears, raw (Northern Plains Indians) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 180.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
629 Teff, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 180.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
630 Schar, Gluten-Free, Classic White Rolls Baked Products 180.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
631 George Weston Bakeries, Thomas English Muffins Baked Products 180.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
632 Grains, teff, uncooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 180.00 mg 14% CNF
633 Beans, Dry, Tan (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 178.00 mg 14% USDA_FF
634 Beans, Dry, Tan (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 178.00 mg 14% USDA_FF
635 Soy protein isolate, potassium type Legumes and Legume Products 178.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
636 Soy protein isolate Legumes and Legume Products 178.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
637 Beverages, Protein powder soy based Beverages 178.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
638 Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve) Baked Products 178.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
639 Muffins, English, wheat Baked Products 178.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
640 Plant-based beverage, protein powder, soy based, powder Beverages 178.00 mg 14% CNF
641 Roll, dinner, plain (also brown and serve), commercial Baked Products 178.00 mg 14% CNF
642 English muffin, wheat Baked Products 178.00 mg 14% CNF
643 Soy protein isolate (prepared with potassium) Legumes and Legume Products 178.00 mg 14% CNF
644 Soy protein isolate (prepared with sodium) Legumes and Legume Products 178.00 mg 14% CNF
645 Basil, fresh Spices and Herbs 177.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
646 Basil, fresh Spices and Herbs 177.00 mg 14% CNF
647 Vitasoy USA Azumaya, Extra Firm Tofu Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
648 SILK Banana-Strawberry soy yogurt Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
649 SILK Key Lime soy yogurt Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR
650 SILK Strawberry soy yogurt Legumes and Legume Products 176.00 mg 14% USDA_SR

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