Vegan foods high in Calcium (USDA SR Legacy)

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 3,575 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
851 Nuts, mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 87.00 mg 7%
852 PIZZA HUT, breadstick, parmesan garlic Fast Foods 87.00 mg 7%
853 Taro, leaves, cooked, steamed, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 86.00 mg 7%
854 Candies, HEATH BITES Sweets 86.00 mg 7%
855 Taro leaves, cooked, steamed, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 86.00 mg 7%
856 Rhubarb, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 86.00 mg 7%
857 Bread, pita, white, unenriched Baked Products 86.00 mg 7%
858 Seeds, breadfruit seeds, roasted Nut and Seed Products 86.00 mg 7%
859 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, ENFACARE, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 86.00 mg 7%
860 Bread, pan dulce, sweet yeast bread Baked Products 86.00 mg 7%
861 Peanuts, virginia, oil-roasted, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 86.00 mg 7%
862 Peanuts, virginia, oil-roasted, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 86.00 mg 7%
863 Bread, pita, white, enriched Baked Products 86.00 mg 7%
864 Rolls, dinner, oat bran Baked Products 85.00 mg 7%
865 Cowpeas, catjang, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 85.00 mg 7%
866 Candies, NESTLE, RAISINETS Chocolate Covered Raisins Sweets 85.00 mg 7%
867 Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 85.00 mg 7%
868 Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, nut and raisin Snacks 84.00 mg 6%
869 Bread, naan, plain, commercially prepared, refrigerated Baked Products 84.00 mg 6%
870 Winged beans, immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 84.00 mg 6%
871 McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER Fast Foods 84.00 mg 6%
872 Cake, angelfood, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 84.00 mg 6%
873 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 84.00 mg 6%
874 McDONALD'S, Hotcakes (plain) Fast Foods 84.00 mg 6%
875 Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 83.00 mg 6%
876 Sugars, brown Sweets 83.00 mg 6%
877 Babyfood, cookie, baby, fruit Baby Foods 83.00 mg 6%
878 Spinach, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 83.00 mg 6%
879 Spinach, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 83.00 mg 6%
880 Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 83.00 mg 6%
881 Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 83.00 mg 6%
882 Potatoes, au gratin, dry mix, prepared with water, whole milk and butter Vegetables and Vegetable Products 83.00 mg 6%
883 Udi's, Gluten Free, Classic French Dinner Rolls Baked Products 82.00 mg 6%
884 Rolls, gluten-free, white, made with brown rice flour, tapioca starch, and potato starch Baked Products 82.00 mg 6%
885 Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 82.00 mg 6%
886 Okra, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 82.00 mg 6%
887 Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 82.00 mg 6%
888 Continental Mills, Krusteaz Almond Poppyseed Muffin Mix, Artificially Flavored, dry Baked Products 82.00 mg 6%
889 Soymilk (All flavors), lowfat, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 82.00 mg 6%
890 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 81.00 mg 6%
891 Lima beans, large, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 81.00 mg 6%
892 Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 81.00 mg 6%
893 Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe Baked Products 81.00 mg 6%
894 Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, corn Baked Products 81.00 mg 6%
895 Okra, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 81.00 mg 6%
896 Cress, garden, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 81.00 mg 6%
897 Cereals, WHEATENA, cooked with water Breakfast Cereals 80.00 mg 6%
898 Cereals, WHEATENA, cooked with water, with salt Breakfast Cereals 80.00 mg 6%
899 Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) Breakfast Cereals 80.00 mg 6%
900 Bread, rye, toasted Baked Products 80.00 mg 6%

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