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 1651–1700 of 3,575 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1651 Potatoes, mashed, prepared from granules, without milk, whole milk and margarine Vegetables and Vegetable Products 35.00 mg 3%
1652 Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, roasted Nut and Seed Products 35.00 mg 3%
1653 Triticale flour, whole-grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 35.00 mg 3%
1654 Noodles, japanese, soba, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 35.00 mg 3%
1655 Yellow rice with seasoning, dry packet mix, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 35.00 mg 3%
1656 Rice mix, white and wild, flavored, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 35.00 mg 3%
1657 Sweet potato, frozen, cooked, baked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 35.00 mg 3%
1658 Desserts, apple crisp, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 35.00 mg 3%
1659 Toppings, nuts in syrup Sweets 35.00 mg 3%
1660 Snacks, potato chips, fat-free, made with olestra Snacks 35.00 mg 3%
1661 Snacks, potato chips, fat free, salted Snacks 35.00 mg 3%
1662 Snacks, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Low Fat Granola Bar, Crunchy Almond/Brown Sugar Snacks 35.00 mg 3%
1663 Noodles, egg, dry, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 35.00 mg 3%
1664 Noodles, egg, dry, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 35.00 mg 3%
1665 Chicken, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 35.00 mg 3%
1666 Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, baby, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 35.00 mg 3%
1667 Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 35.00 mg 3%
1668 Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, prepared from granules without milk, whole milk and butter added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 35.00 mg 3%
1669 Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, prepared from granules with milk, water and margarine added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 35.00 mg 3%
1670 Cabbage, savoy, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 35.00 mg 3%
1671 Sweet potato, frozen, cooked, baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 35.00 mg 3%
1672 Bulgur, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 35.00 mg 3%
1673 Soup, black bean, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 35.00 mg 3%
1674 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, ALPHA-BITS Breakfast Cereals 35.00 mg 3%
1675 Lentils, raw Legumes and Legume Products 35.00 mg 3%
1676 Peanut butter, smooth, reduced fat Legumes and Legume Products 35.00 mg 3%
1677 Cookies, chocolate sandwich, with creme filling, regular, chocolate-coated Baked Products 35.00 mg 3%
1678 Soup, bean with frankfurters, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 35.00 mg 3%
1679 Figs, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 35.00 mg 3%
1680 Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 35.00 mg 3%
1681 Refried beans, canned, vegetarian Legumes and Legume Products 35.00 mg 3%
1682 Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough, baked Baked Products 35.00 mg 3%
1683 Cookies, sugar, commercially prepared, regular (includes vanilla) Baked Products 35.00 mg 3%
1684 Archway Home Style Cookies, Oatmeal Baked Products 35.00 mg 3%
1685 Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 35.00 mg 3%
1686 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids Legumes and Legume Products 35.00 mg 3%
1687 Beans, black, mature seeds, canned, low sodium Legumes and Legume Products 35.00 mg 3%
1688 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids, low sodium Legumes and Legume Products 35.00 mg 3%
1689 Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 34.00 mg 3%
1690 Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 34.00 mg 3%
1691 Cookies, fudge, cake-type (includes trolley cakes) Baked Products 34.00 mg 3%
1692 Beans, baked, canned, plain or vegetarian Legumes and Legume Products 34.00 mg 3%
1693 Baking chocolate, mexican, squares Sweets 34.00 mg 3%
1694 Kiwifruit, green, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 34.00 mg 3%
1695 Lima beans, immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 34.00 mg 3%
1696 Wheat flour, whole-grain (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 34.00 mg 3%
1697 Macaroni, vegetable, enriched, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 34.00 mg 3%
1698 APPLEBEE'S, chili Restaurant Foods 34.00 mg 3%
1699 Restaurant, family style, coleslaw Restaurant Foods 34.00 mg 3%
1700 Salad dressing, green goddess, regular Fats and Oils 34.00 mg 3%

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