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 1201–1250 of 2,873 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1201 Cereal, ready to eat, Grape-nuts, Post Breakfast cereals 42.00 mg 3%
1202 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: reduced sugar, brown sugar cinnamon, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 42.00 mg 3%
1203 Peas, pigeon, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1204 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd, bitter melon), leafy tips, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1205 Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, submarine sandwich on white bread, vegetarian, with vegetables only Fast Foods 42.00 mg 3%
1206 Celery, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1207 Soup, black bean, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 42.00 mg 3%
1208 Brussels sprouts, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1209 Beans, hyacinth, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%
1210 Meatless, luncheon slices Legumes and Legume Products 41.00 mg 3%
1211 Cereal, ready to eat, Shredded Wheat, Post Breakfast cereals 41.00 mg 3%
1212 Squash, winter, butternut, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%
1213 Chicory roots (cichorium intybus), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%
1214 Beans, hyacinth, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%
1215 Breakfast bar, corn flake crust with fruit Baked Products 41.00 mg 3%
1216 Peanut butter, reduced sodium Legumes and Legume Products 41.00 mg 3%
1217 Grains, buckwheat flour, whole-groat Cereals, Grains and Pasta 41.00 mg 3%
1218 Cereal, ready to eat, Morning Crisp Wild Berries, Jordans Breakfast cereals 41.00 mg 3%
1219 Cereal, ready to eat, Millet Rice, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 41.00 mg 3%
1220 Artichoke, marinated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%
1221 Pepper, sweet, red, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%
1222 Squash, winter, butternut, baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%
1223 Peas, pigeon, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%
1224 Burdock root, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%
1225 Broccoli, frozen, spears, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%
1226 Nuts, acorns, raw Nuts and Seeds 41.00 mg 3%
1227 Snacks, SUNCHIPS, Harvest Cheddar flavour Snacks 41.00 mg 3%
1228 Pepper, sweet, green, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%
1229 Peas, pigeon, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%
1230 Potato, mashed, dehydrated, granules without milk, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%
1231 Cereal, ready to eat, Acai Plus Granola, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 41.00 mg 3%
1232 Broccoli, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 40.00 mg 3%
1233 Doughnut (donut), cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) Baked Products 40.00 mg 3%
1234 Potato, mashed, prepared from flakes without milk, 2% milk and margarine added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 40.00 mg 3%
1235 Grains, arrowroot flour Cereals, Grains and Pasta 40.00 mg 3%
1236 Broccoli, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 40.00 mg 3%
1237 Cracker, rye, wafers, plain Baked Products 40.00 mg 3%
1238 Dessert, pudding, vanilla, ready-to-eat, fat free Sweets 40.00 mg 3%
1239 Beans, hyacinth, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 40.00 mg 3%
1240 Salad dressing, ranch dressing, reduced fat Fats and Oils 40.00 mg 3%
1241 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: reduced sugar, apples and cinnamon, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 40.00 mg 3%
1242 Cereal, ready to eat, Heritage Muesli, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 40.00 mg 3%
1243 Beans, hyacinth, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 40.00 mg 3%
1244 Sports drink, orange flavour, powder Beverages 40.00 mg 3%
1245 Celery, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 40.00 mg 3%
1246 Cereal, ready to eat, Alpen: low fat, unsalted, without sugar, Weetabix Breakfast cereals 40.00 mg 3%
1247 Cereal, ready to eat, Granola: Maple raisin, light, Rogers Breakfast cereals 40.00 mg 3%
1248 Capers, canned Spices and Herbs 40.00 mg 3%
1249 Orange, california, valencia, raw Fruits and fruit juices 40.00 mg 3%
1250 Chokecherry, raw, pitted Fruits and fruit juices 40.00 mg 3%

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