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 1201–1250 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1201 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted with peanuts, salted Nuts and Seeds 117.00 mg 9% CNF
1202 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted with peanuts Nuts and Seeds 117.00 mg 9% CNF
1203 Chrysanthemum, garland, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 117.00 mg 9% CNF
1204 Beet greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 117.00 mg 9% CNF
1205 Soymilk, chocolate, nonfat, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 116.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1206 Soymilk (all flavors), nonfat, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 116.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1207 Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting Baked Products 116.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1208 Snacks, granola bar, GENERAL MILLS, NATURE VALLEY, CHEWY TRAIL MIX Snacks 116.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1209 Gravy, brown instant, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 116.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1210 McDONALD'S, BIG MAC Fast Foods 116.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1211 Mustard greens, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 116.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1212 Mountain sorrel, native, leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 116.00 mg 9% CNF
1213 Gravy, brown instant, dry Soups, Sauces and Gravies 116.00 mg 9% CNF
1214 Mustard greens, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 116.00 mg 9% CNF
1215 Sesame butter, creamy Nut and Seed Products 115.80 mg 9% USDA_FF
1216 Seeds, sunflower seed, kernel, raw Nut and Seed Products 115.60 mg 9% USDA_FF
1217 Cake, pudding-type, yellow, dry mix Baked Products 115.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1218 Bread, reduced-calorie, oatmeal Baked Products 115.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1219 Shake, fast food, vanilla Beverages 115.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1220 BURGER KING, Onion Rings Fast Foods 115.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1221 Fast foods, onion rings, breaded and fried Fast Foods 115.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1222 Mustard greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 115.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1223 Fast foods, side dish, onion rings, breaded and fried Fast Foods 115.00 mg 9% CNF
1224 Candies, bars, Mars Sweets 115.00 mg 9% CNF
1225 Cake, yellow (plus streusel), pudding-type, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 115.00 mg 9% CNF
1226 Mustard greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 115.00 mg 9% CNF
1227 Muffins, English, raisin-cinnamon (includes apple-cinnamon) Baked Products 114.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1228 Spices, ginger, ground Spices and Herbs 114.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1229 Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts Nut and Seed Products 114.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1230 Turnip greens and turnips, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 114.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1231 Beet greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 114.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1232 Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted Nut and Seed Products 114.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1233 Beet greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 114.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1234 Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Baked Snack Crackers, Cheddar Baked Products 114.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1235 Beet greens, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 114.00 mg 9% CNF
1236 English muffin, raisin-cinnamon (apple cinnamon) Baked Products 114.00 mg 9% CNF
1237 Nuts, filberts or hazelnuts, dried Nuts and Seeds 114.00 mg 9% CNF
1238 Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted Nuts and Seeds 114.00 mg 9% CNF
1239 Turnip greens and turnips, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 114.00 mg 9% CNF
1240 Beet greens, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 114.00 mg 9% CNF
1241 Spices, ginger, ground Spices and Herbs 114.00 mg 9% CNF
1242 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Legumes and Legume Products 113.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1243 Beverages, shake, fast food, strawberry Beverages 113.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1244 DOMINO'S 14" EXTRAVAGANZZA FEAST Pizza, Classic Hand-Tossed Crust Fast Foods 113.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1245 Pepeao, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 113.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
1246 Orange juice, frozen concentrate, diluted, with added calcium and Vitamin D Fruits and fruit juices 113.00 mg 9% CNF
1247 Granola bar, chewy, chocolate coated, all flavours Baked Products 113.00 mg 9% CNF
1248 Candied foods, ginger root, crystallized Sweets 113.00 mg 9% CNF
1249 Beans, pinto, raw Legumes and Legume Products 113.00 mg 9% CNF
1250 Jew's ear (cloud or wood ear, pepeao), dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 113.00 mg 9% CNF

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