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 101–150 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
101 Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown Sweets 879.00 mg 68% USDA_SR
102 Sweetener, granulated brown sugar Sweets 879.00 mg 68% CNF
103 Babyfood, cereal, rice, dry fortified Baby Foods 860.00 mg 66% USDA_SR
104 Sweets, molasses, blackstrap Sweets 860.00 mg 66% CNF
105 Babyfood, rice and apples, dry Baby Foods 850.00 mg 65% USDA_SR
106 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA Chocolate Covered Almonds Sweets 840.00 mg 65% USDA_SR
107 Spices, bay leaf Spices and Herbs 834.00 mg 64% USDA_SR
108 Spices, bay leaf Spices and Herbs 834.00 mg 64% CNF
109 Chives, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 813.00 mg 63% USDA_SR
110 Chives, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 813.00 mg 63% CNF
111 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with bananas, dry Baby Foods 800.00 mg 62% USDA_SR
112 Babyfood, Multigrain whole grain cereal, dry fortified Baby Foods 800.00 mg 62% USDA_SR
113 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified Baby Foods 800.00 mg 62% USDA_SR
114 Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, powder, with high vitamin C with other added vitamins, low calorie Beverages 800.00 mg 62% USDA_SR
115 Agave, dried (Southwest) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 770.00 mg 59% USDA_SR
116 Agave, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 770.00 mg 59% CNF
117 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Energy Bar, all flavors Snacks 754.00 mg 58% USDA_SR
118 Babyfood, cereal, high protein, with apple and orange, dry Baby Foods 751.00 mg 58% USDA_SR
119 Instant breakfast, powder Beverages 735.00 mg 57% CNF
120 Beverages, nutritional shake mix, high protein, powder Beverages 714.00 mg 55% USDA_SR
121 Beverages, high protein powder Beverages 714.00 mg 55% CNF
122 Spices, coriander seed Spices and Herbs 709.00 mg 55% USDA_SR
123 Spices, coriander seed (cilantro) Spices and Herbs 709.00 mg 55% CNF
124 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, with bananas, dry Baby Foods 696.00 mg 54% USDA_SR
125 Babyfood, cereal, rice, with bananas, dry Baby Foods 691.00 mg 53% USDA_SR
126 Spices, caraway seed Spices and Herbs 689.00 mg 53% USDA_SR
127 Spices, caraway seed Spices and Herbs 689.00 mg 53% CNF
128 Bread, white wheat Baked Products 684.00 mg 53% USDA_SR
129 Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate Legumes and Legume Products 683.00 mg 53% USDA_SR
130 Spices, pumpkin pie spice Spices and Herbs 682.00 mg 52% USDA_SR
131 Spices, pumpkin pie spice Spices and Herbs 682.00 mg 52% CNF
132 Sauce, Stroganoff, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 667.00 mg 51% CNF
133 Spices, allspice, ground Spices and Herbs 661.00 mg 51% USDA_SR
134 Spices, allspice, ground Spices and Herbs 661.00 mg 51% CNF
135 Spices, anise seed Spices and Herbs 646.00 mg 50% USDA_SR
136 Spices, anise seeds Spices and Herbs 646.00 mg 50% CNF
137 Babyfood, cereal, barley, dry fortified Baby Foods 643.00 mg 49% USDA_SR
138 Candies, sesame crunch Sweets 639.00 mg 49% USDA_SR
139 Candies, sesame crunch (crisp) Sweets 639.00 mg 49% CNF
140 Spices, cloves, ground Spices and Herbs 632.00 mg 49% USDA_SR
141 Spices, cloves, ground Spices and Herbs 632.00 mg 49% CNF
142 Seeds, chia seeds, dried Nut and Seed Products 631.00 mg 49% USDA_SR
143 Seeds, chia seeds, dried Nuts and Seeds 631.00 mg 49% CNF
144 Radishes, oriental, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 629.00 mg 48% USDA_SR
145 Radish, oriental (daikon), dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 629.00 mg 48% CNF
146 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Protein Performance Bar, Caramel Nut Rush Snacks 625.00 mg 48% USDA_SR
147 Seaweed, agar, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 625.00 mg 48% USDA_SR
148 Seaweed, agar, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 625.00 mg 48% CNF
149 Babyfood, cereal, rice, dry Babyfoods 625.00 mg 48% CNF
150 Toddler formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Nutramigen Toddler with LGG Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 620.00 mg 48% USDA_SR

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