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 101–150 of 3,575 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV
101	Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, NEOSURE, powder, with ARA and DHA	Baby Foods	541.00 mg	42%
102	Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ISOMIL, ADVANCE with iron, powder, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	540.00 mg	42%
103	Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ISOMIL, with iron, powder, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	540.00 mg	42%
104	Babyfood, finger snacks, GERBER, GRADUATES, PUFFS, apple and cinnamon	Baby Foods	535.00 mg	41%
105	Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, ALIMENTUM ADVANCE, with iron, powder, not reconstituted, with DHA and ARA	Baby Foods	534.00 mg	41%
106	Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, PROSOBEE, with iron, powder, not reconstituted, with ARA and DHA	Baby Foods	530.00 mg	41%
107	Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START ESSENTIALS SOY, with iron, powder	Baby Foods	526.00 mg	40%
108	Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SOY, with ARA and DHA, powder	Baby Foods	526.00 mg	40%
109	Infant formula, GERBER, GOOD START 2 SOY, with iron, powder	Baby Foods	526.00 mg	40%
110	Spices, curry powder	Spices and Herbs	525.00 mg	40%
111	Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted (glandless)	Nut and Seed Products	504.00 mg	39%
112	Formulated bar, POWER BAR, chocolate	Snacks	504.00 mg	39%
113	Cereals, WHEATENA, dry	Breakfast Cereals	500.00 mg	38%
114	Stinging Nettles, blanched (Northern Plains Indians)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	481.00 mg	37%
115	Seeds, cottonseed flour, partially defatted (glandless)	Nut and Seed Products	478.00 mg	37%
116	Pancakes, buckwheat, dry mix, incomplete	Baked Products	476.00 mg	37%
117	Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless)	Nut and Seed Products	474.00 mg	36%
118	Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN WITH LGG, with iron, powder, not reconstituted, with ARA and DHA	Baby Foods	470.00 mg	36%
119	Toddler drink, MEAD JOHNSON, PurAmino Toddler Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	470.00 mg	36%
120	Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN, PurAmino, powder, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	470.00 mg	36%
121	Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PREGESTIMIL, with iron, powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	470.00 mg	36%
122	Sauce, alfredo mix, dry	Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	467.00 mg	36%
123	Agave, cooked (Southwest)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	460.00 mg	35%
124	Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, soy, powder	Baby Foods	453.00 mg	35%
125	Pancakes, whole-wheat, dry mix, incomplete	Baked Products	449.00 mg	35%
126	Clif Z bar	Baby Foods	444.00 mg	34%
127	Spices, pepper, black	Spices and Herbs	443.00 mg	34%
128	Hazelnuts, beaked (Northern Plains Indians)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	441.00 mg	34%
129	Winged beans, mature seeds, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	440.00 mg	34%
130	Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, SENSITIVE, (LACTOSE FREE), powder, with ARA and DHA	Baby Foods	436.00 mg	34%
131	Snacks, granola bar, KASHI GOLEAN, crunchy, mixed flavors	Snacks	434.00 mg	33%
132	Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, For Spit Up, powder, with ARA and DHA	Baby Foods	432.00 mg	33%
133	Fireweed, leaves, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	429.00 mg	33%
134	Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)	Nut and Seed Products	426.00 mg	33%
135	Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from raw and stone ground kernels	Nut and Seed Products	420.00 mg	32%
136	Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Reguline Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	420.00 mg	32%
137	Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil for Supplementing, powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	420.00 mg	32%
138	Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, GENTLEASE, with ARA and DHA powder not reconstituted	Baby Foods	420.00 mg	32%
139	Agave, raw (Southwest)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	417.00 mg	32%
140	Snacks, granola bar, chewy, reduced sugar, all flavors	Snacks	417.00 mg	32%
141	Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ADVANCE, with iron, powder, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	410.00 mg	32%
142	Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, with iron, powder, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	410.00 mg	32%
143	Thyme, fresh	Spices and Herbs	405.00 mg	31%
144	Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Infant, with iron, powder, with ARA and DHA	Baby Foods	400.00 mg	31%
145	Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, with iron, powder	Baby Foods	400.00 mg	31%
146	Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Newborn, with ARA and DHA, powder	Baby Foods	400.00 mg	31%
147	Babyfood, baked product, finger snacks cereal fortified	Baby Foods	400.00 mg	31%
148	Beverages, Orange drink, breakfast type, with juice and pulp, frozen concentrate	Beverages	399.00 mg	31%
149	Vitasoy USA Nasoya, Lite Silken Tofu	Legumes and Legume Products	394.00 mg	30%
150	Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Enspire Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	390.00 mg	30%

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