Vegan foods high in Calcium (Canadian (CNF))

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 851–900 of 2,873 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
851 Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted Legumes and Legume Products 61.00 mg 5%
852 Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 61.00 mg 5%
853 Pickles, cucumber, sweet Vegetables and Vegetable Products 61.00 mg 5%
854 Winged beans (goa bean), green, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 61.00 mg 5%
855 Beans, snap (Italian, green or yellow), frozen, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 61.00 mg 5%
856 Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, salted Legumes and Legume Products 61.00 mg 5%
857 Sweets, syrups, malt Sweets 61.00 mg 5%
858 Cress, garden, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 61.00 mg 5%
859 Grains, quinoa, flour Cereals, Grains and Pasta 61.00 mg 5%
860 Cake, chocolate, homemade, without icing (frosting) Baked Products 60.00 mg 5%
861 Coffee and cocoa (mocha) powder, with whitener and low calorie sweetener Beverages 60.00 mg 5%
862 Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix, prepared, baked Baked Products 60.00 mg 5%
863 Salsify (oysterplant, vegetable oyster), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 60.00 mg 5%
864 Pasta with sliced franks in tomato sauce, canned Mixed Dishes 60.00 mg 5%
865 Seeds, sesame seed kernels, dried, shelled Nuts and Seeds 60.00 mg 5%
866 Soup, consomme, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 60.00 mg 5%
867 Soup, oxtail, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 60.00 mg 5%
868 Soup, pea, green or split, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 60.00 mg 5%
869 Snacks, taro chips Snacks 60.00 mg 5%
870 Coffee, instant, mocha, powder, with whitener and artificial sweetener, decaffeinated Beverages 60.00 mg 5%
871 Soybeans, green (edamame), frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 60.00 mg 5%
872 Cake, yellow (plus streusel), pudding-type, dry mix, prepared, with icing Baked Products 60.00 mg 5%
873 Cereal, ready to eat, All Bran Original, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 60.00 mg 5%
874 Doughnut (donut), cake-type, plain, sugared or glazed Baked Products 60.00 mg 5%
875 Butterbur (fuki), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5%
876 Indian, bread, naan, whole-wheat Baked Products 59.00 mg 5%
877 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: regular, prepared Breakfast cereals 59.00 mg 5%
878 Cake, chocolate, homemade, with chocolate icing (frosting) Baked Products 59.00 mg 5%
879 Leeks (bulb and lower-leaf portion), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5%
880 Bread, white with raisins, commercial Baked Products 59.00 mg 5%
881 Butterbur (fuki), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5%
882 Peas, edible-podded (snow peas), frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5%
883 Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, bean sprouts, steamed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5%
884 Peas, edible-podded (snow peas), frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 59.00 mg 5%
885 Snacks, sweet potato chips, unsalted Snacks 59.00 mg 5%
886 Energy drink, coffee flavours Beverages 58.00 mg 4%
887 Beans, kidney, red, canned, drained and rinsed Legumes and Legume Products 58.00 mg 4%
888 Cake, chocolate, pudding-type, dry mix, prepared, with chocolate icing (frosting) Baked Products 58.00 mg 4%
889 Hearts of palm, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 58.00 mg 4%
890 Cereal, ready to eat, Breakfast O's, Barbara's Bakery Breakfast cereals 58.00 mg 4%
891 Chard, swiss, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 58.00 mg 4%
892 Peanuts, all types, dry roasted Legumes and Legume Products 58.00 mg 4%
893 New Zealand spinach, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 58.00 mg 4%
894 Granola bar, crunchy, fruit and/or nut Baked Products 58.00 mg 4%
895 Coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder Beverages 58.00 mg 4%
896 Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, salted Legumes and Legume Products 58.00 mg 4%
897 Pasta, spaghetti, spinach, enriched, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 58.00 mg 4%
898 Beans, pinto, immature seeds, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 58.00 mg 4%
899 Grains, oat bran, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 58.00 mg 4%
900 Beans, kidney, red, canned, drained solids Legumes and Legume Products 57.00 mg 4%

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