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 751–800 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
751 Arugula, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 160.00 mg 12% CNF
752 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Premature 30 Calories, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
753 Amaranth grain, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
754 Snacks, tortilla chips, low fat, unsalted Snacks 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
755 Seeds, sesame flour, high-fat Nut and Seed Products 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
756 Tortilla chips, low fat, baked without fat Snacks 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
757 Snacks, tortilla chips, nacho-flavor, reduced fat Snacks 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
758 Fungi, Cloud ears, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
759 Snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) Snacks 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
760 Schar, Gluten-Free, Wheat-Free, Classic White Bread Baked Products 159.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
761 Dessert, frozen, FUDGESICLE bar, low fat Sweets 159.00 mg 12% CNF
762 Snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) Snacks 159.00 mg 12% CNF
763 Snacks, tortilla chips, unsalted, low fat Snacks 159.00 mg 12% CNF
764 Snacks, tortilla chips, low fat, baked without fat Snacks 159.00 mg 12% CNF
765 Mushroom, fungi, Cloud ears, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 159.00 mg 12% CNF
766 Grains, amaranth, raw Cereals, Grains and Pasta 159.00 mg 12% CNF
767 Snacks, tortilla chips, nacho, light Snacks 159.00 mg 12% CNF
768 Seeds, sesame flour, high-fat Nuts and Seeds 159.00 mg 12% CNF
769 Beans, Dry, Brown (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 158.00 mg 12% USDA_FF
770 Beans, Dry, Brown (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 158.00 mg 12% USDA_FF
771 Pancakes, whole wheat, dry mix, incomplete Baked Products 158.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
772 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 158.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
773 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 158.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
774 Candies, KRACKEL Chocolate Bar Sweets 158.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
775 Mustard spinach (tendergreen), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 158.00 mg 12% CNF
776 Candies, bars, Krackel Sweets 158.00 mg 12% CNF
777 Mustard spinach (tendergreen), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 158.00 mg 12% CNF
778 Candies, truffles, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 157.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
779 Candies, truffles, homemade Sweets 157.00 mg 12% CNF
780 Cake, yellow, light, dry mix Baked Products 155.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
781 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Almond Chocolate Candies Sweets 155.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
782 Snacks, tortilla chips, taco-flavor Snacks 155.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
783 Candies, M&M's Almond Chocolate Candies Sweets 155.00 mg 12% CNF
784 Cake, yellow, light, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 155.00 mg 12% CNF
785 Snacks, tortilla chips, taco Snacks 155.00 mg 12% CNF
786 Soy milk, sweetened, plain, refrigerated Legumes and Legume Products 154.80 mg 12% USDA_FF
787 Nabisco, Nabisco Ritz Crackers Baked Products 154.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
788 Seeds, sesame meal, partially defatted Nut and Seed Products 153.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
789 SUBWAY, SUBWAY CLUB sub on white bread with lettuce and tomato Fast Foods 153.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
790 Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 153.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
791 Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 153.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
792 Spinach, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 153.00 mg 12% CNF
793 Cake mix, angel food, dry, unprepared Baked Products 153.00 mg 12% CNF
794 Seeds, sesame meal, partially defatted Nuts and Seeds 153.00 mg 12% CNF
795 Spinach, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 153.00 mg 12% CNF
796 Beans, Dry, Cranberry (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_FF
797 Beans, Dry, Cranberry (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_FF
798 Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
799 Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 152.00 mg 12% USDA_SR
800 Bread, white, commercial, with added fibre, toasted Baked Products 152.00 mg 12% CNF

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