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 2401–2450 of 3,575 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2401 Water, with corn syrup and/or sugar and low calorie sweetener, fruit flavored Beverages 17.00 mg 1%
2402 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 15% protein, bleached, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 17.00 mg 1%
2403 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 15% protein, bleached, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 17.00 mg 1%
2404 Babyfood, dinner, mixed vegetable, junior Baby Foods 17.00 mg 1%
2405 Biscuits, mixed grain, refrigerated dough Baked Products 17.00 mg 1%
2406 Cookies, chocolate chip, commercially prepared, soft-type Baked Products 17.00 mg 1%
2407 Snacks, pita chips, salted Snacks 17.00 mg 1%
2408 Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, canned with pork Legumes and Legume Products 17.00 mg 1%
2409 Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 17.00 mg 1%
2410 Blueberries, wild, frozen (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 17.00 mg 1%
2411 Beverages, Water with added vitamins and minerals, bottles, sweetened, assorted fruit flavors Beverages 17.00 mg 1%
2412 Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 17.00 mg 1%
2413 Soy sauce made from hydrolyzed vegetable protein Legumes and Legume Products 17.00 mg 1%
2414 Split pea soup, canned, reduced sodium, prepared with water or ready-to serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 17.00 mg 1%
2415 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Cocoa DYNO-BITES Breakfast Cereals 17.00 mg 1%
2416 Martha White Foods, Martha White's Chewy Fudge Brownie Mix, dry Baked Products 17.00 mg 1%
2417 Beverages, fruit punch-flavor drink, powder, without added sodium, prepared with water Beverages 17.00 mg 1%
2418 Vitasoy USA, Vitasoy Organic Classic Original Soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 17.00 mg 1%
2419 Gooseberries, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.00 mg 1%
2420 SILK Nog, soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 16.00 mg 1%
2421 Cherries, sour, red, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.00 mg 1%
2422 Sauce, sweet and sour, prepared-from-recipe Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 16.00 mg 1%
2423 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, MOTHER'S COCOA BUMPERS Breakfast Cereals 16.00 mg 1%
2424 Grapefruit juice, white, canned or bottled, unsweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.00 mg 1%
2425 Toaster pastries, fruit (includes apple, blueberry, cherry, strawberry) Baked Products 16.00 mg 1%
2426 Crackers, snack, Goya Crackers Baked Products 16.00 mg 1%
2427 Owl, horned, flesh, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 16.00 mg 1%
2428 Strawberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.00 mg 1%
2429 Pineapple, canned, juice pack, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.00 mg 1%
2430 Strawberries, frozen, unsweetened (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.00 mg 1%
2431 Cucumber, with peel, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2432 Succotash, (corn and limas), frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2433 Beans, navy, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2434 Beets, cooked, boiled. drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2435 Cauliflower, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2436 Babyfood, juice, orange-carrot Baby Foods 16.00 mg 1%
2437 Pears, dried, sulfured, stewed, without added sugar Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.00 mg 1%
2438 Beans, navy, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2439 Beets, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2440 Beets, cooked, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2441 Asparagus, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2442 Ginger root, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2443 Jew's ear, (pepeao), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2444 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2445 APPLEBEE'S, 9 oz house sirloin steak Restaurant Foods 16.00 mg 1%
2446 Loquats, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.00 mg 1%
2447 Peaches, dehydrated (low-moisture), sulfured, stewed Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.00 mg 1%
2448 Cassava, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2449 Onions, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.00 mg 1%
2450 Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) Nut and Seed Products 16.00 mg 1%

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