Vegan foods high in Calcium (USDA Foundation)

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 151–200 of 285 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
151 Squash, winter, acorn, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.82 mg 2%
152 Kiwifruit (kiwi), green, peeled, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 24.38 mg 2%
153 Khorasan, grain, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 24.08 mg 2%
154 Squash, summer, yellow, includes skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 22.69 mg 2%
155 Sweet potatoes, orange flesh, without skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 22.33 mg 2%
156 Flour, wheat, all-purpose, unenriched, unbleached Cereal Grains and Pasta 22.00 mg 2%
157 Squash, winter, butternut, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.74 mg 2%
158 Radishes, red, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.51 mg 2%
159 Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, unbleached Cereal Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2%
160 Onions, white, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2%
161 Squash, summer, green, zucchini, includes skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 20.85 mg 2%
162 Asparagus, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 20.58 mg 2%
163 Cauliflower, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 20.35 mg 2%
164 Tomatoes, whole, canned, solids and liquids, with salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.83 mg 2%
165 Flour, semolina, fine Cereal Grains and Pasta 19.76 mg 2%
166 Tomatoes, crushed, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 19.20 mg 1%
167 Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, bleached Cereal Grains and Pasta 19.00 mg 1%
168 Flour, bread, white, enriched, unbleached Cereal Grains and Pasta 19.00 mg 1%
169 Flour, 00 Cereal Grains and Pasta 18.68 mg 1%
170 Tomato, puree, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.64 mg 1%
171 Flour, semolina, coarse and semi-coarse Cereal Grains and Pasta 17.16 mg 1%
172 Tomato, sauce, canned, with salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.10 mg 1%
173 Onions, red, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1%
174 Flour, pastry, unenriched, unbleached Cereal Grains and Pasta 17.00 mg 1%
175 Watermelon, seedless, rind only, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.93 mg 1%
176 Strawberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.90 mg 1%
177 Strawberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.90 mg 1%
178 Squash, spaghetti, peeled, seeded, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.55 mg 1%
179 Raspberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.41 mg 1%
180 Raspberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.41 mg 1%
181 Squash, pie pumpkin, peeled, seeded, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.36 mg 1%
182 Cucumber, with peel, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.34 mg 1%
183 Juice, prune, shelf-stable Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.23 mg 1%
184 Juice, tart cherry, from concentrate, shelf-stable Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.20 mg 1%
185 Grapefruit juice, white, canned or bottled, unsweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.00 mg 1%
186 Blackberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 15.45 mg 1%
187 Onions, yellow, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 15.00 mg 1%
188 Sorghum, whole grain, white, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 14.93 mg 1%
189 Avocado, Hass, peeled, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 14.46 mg 1%
190 Rice, black, unenriched, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 14.40 mg 1%
191 Lettuce, iceberg, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.24 mg 1%
192 Ketchup, restaurant Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
193 Beets, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.82 mg 1%
194 Buckwheat, whole grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 13.64 mg 1%
195 Peppers, serrano, seeded, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 12.86 mg 1%
196 Orange juice, no pulp, not fortified, from concentrate, refrigerated Fruits and Fruit Juices 12.81 mg 1%
197 Pineapple, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 12.50 mg 1%
198 Mango, Tommy Atkins, peeled, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 12.40 mg 1%
199 Cherries, sweet, dark red, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 12.26 mg 1%
200 Strawberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 12.00 mg 1%

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