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 1451–1500 of 3,575 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1451 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 43.00 mg 3%
1452 Pumpkin leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 43.00 mg 3%
1453 Nuts, cashew butter, plain, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 43.00 mg 3%
1454 Candies, coconut bar, not chocolate covered Sweets 43.00 mg 3%
1455 Celeriac, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 43.00 mg 3%
1456 Nuts, acorn flour, full fat Nut and Seed Products 43.00 mg 3%
1457 Nuts, cashew nuts, oil roasted, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 43.00 mg 3%
1458 Sauce, barbecue, BULL'S-EYE, original Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 43.00 mg 3%
1459 Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 43.00 mg 3%
1460 Peanut butter, smooth, vitamin and mineral fortified Legumes and Legume Products 43.00 mg 3%
1461 MORI-NU, Tofu, silken, lite extra firm Legumes and Legume Products 43.00 mg 3%
1462 Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 43.00 mg 3%
1463 Bread, cracked-wheat Baked Products 43.00 mg 3%
1464 Cake, pound, commercially prepared, fat-free Baked Products 43.00 mg 3%
1465 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, drained, rinsed in tap water Legumes and Legume Products 43.00 mg 3%
1466 Cookies, chocolate chip, dry mix Baked Products 43.00 mg 3%
1467 Crackers, melba toast, wheat Baked Products 43.00 mg 3%
1468 Bread, french or vienna, whole wheat Baked Products 42.00 mg 3%
1469 Yardlong beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 42.00 mg 3%
1470 Yardlong beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 42.00 mg 3%
1471 Snacks, FRITOLAY, SUNCHIPS, multigrain, French onion flavor Snacks 42.00 mg 3%
1472 Chicken, meatless, breaded, fried Legumes and Legume Products 42.00 mg 3%
1473 Nance, canned, syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 42.00 mg 3%
1474 Restaurant, Latino, black bean soup Restaurant Foods 42.00 mg 3%
1475 Grape juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid and calcium Fruits and Fruit Juices 42.00 mg 3%
1476 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1477 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1478 Cabbage, red, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1479 Beans, snap, yellow, frozen, all styles, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1480 Beans, snap, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1481 Celery, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1482 Snacks, granola bar, with coconut, chocolate coated Snacks 42.00 mg 3%
1483 Beans, snap, green, frozen, all styles, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1484 Beans, snap, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1485 Cabbage, red, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1486 Celery, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1487 Peas, edible-podded, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1488 Pigeonpeas, immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1489 Corn bran, crude Cereal Grains and Pasta 42.00 mg 3%
1490 Brussels sprouts, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1491 Peas, edible-podded, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3%
1492 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, DHA and ARA, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 42.00 mg 3%
1493 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, DHA and ARA, prepared from liquid concentrate Baby Foods 42.00 mg 3%
1494 Cookies, vanilla sandwich with creme filling, reduced fat Baked Products 42.00 mg 3%
1495 Beverages, Fruit flavored drink, reduced sugar, greater than 3% fruit juice, high vitamin C, added calcium Beverages 42.00 mg 3%
1496 Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe Baked Products 42.00 mg 3%
1497 Pie crust, cookie-type, prepared from recipe, vanilla wafer, chilled Baked Products 42.00 mg 3%
1498 Andrea's, Gluten Free Soft Dinner Roll Baked Products 41.00 mg 3%
1499 Breakfast bar, corn flake crust with fruit Snacks 41.00 mg 3%
1500 Hyacinth-beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 41.00 mg 3%

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