Vegan foods high in Calcium

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 2501–2550 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2501 Lentils, pink, raw Legumes and Legume Products 48.00 mg 4% CNF
2502 Grains, barley, malt, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 48.00 mg 4% CNF
2503 Cookie, vanilla wafer, 12 to 17% fat Baked Products 48.00 mg 4% CNF
2504 Cake, cherry fudge with chocolate icing (frosting) Baked Products 48.00 mg 4% CNF
2505 Beans, baked, canned, with wieners Legumes and Legume Products 48.00 mg 4% CNF
2506 Hot chocolate, with aspartame, mix, powder, prepared with water Beverages 48.00 mg 4% CNF
2507 Cabbage, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 48.00 mg 4% CNF
2508 New Zealand spinach, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 48.00 mg 4% CNF
2509 Cereal, ready to eat, Blueberry Muesli with Almonds, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 48.00 mg 4% CNF
2510 Grains, barley, malt extract, dried Cereals, Grains and Pasta 48.00 mg 4% CNF
2511 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids, low sodium Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2512 Chili with beans, canned Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2513 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2514 Cookies, ladyfingers, with lemon juice and rind Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2515 Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2516 Cereals, QUAKER, Quick Oats with Iron, Dry Breakfast Cereals 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2517 Sauce, barbecue, KRAFT, original Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2518 Hummus, commercial Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2519 Beans, navy, mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2520 Cereals, QUAKER, Quick Oats, Dry Breakfast Cereals 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2521 Cookies, ladyfingers, without lemon juice and rind Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2522 Amaranth grain, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2523 Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2524 Broccoli, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2525 TACO BELL, Nachos Supreme Fast Foods 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2526 Tomatoes, sun-dried, packed in oil, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2527 Cabbage, common (danish, domestic, and pointed types), stored, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2528 Cabbage, common (danish, domestic, and pointed types), freshly harvest, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2529 Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2530 Ascidians (tunughnak) (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2531 Salisbury steak with gravy, frozen Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2532 Quinoa, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2533 Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Baked Snack Crackers, Explosive Pizza Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2534 Candies, NESTLE, BABY RUTH Bar Sweets 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2535 Candies, fudge, vanilla with nuts Sweets 47.00 mg 4% USDA_SR
2536 Beans, pinto, canned, solids and liquid, reduced sodium Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2537 Cereal, ready to eat, Maximum Raisin Bran Flakes, Compliments Breakfast cereals 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2538 Cereal, ready to eat, Multigrain, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2539 Cereal, ready to eat, Flax Plus Maple Pecan Crunch, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2540 Cereal, ready to eat, Morning Crisp: maple & pecan, Jordans Breakfast cereals 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2541 Grains, amaranth, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2542 Salsify (oysterplant, vegetable oyster), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2543 Grains, quinoa, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2544 Candies, bars, Baby Ruth Sweets 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2545 Candies, fudge, vanilla, with nuts, homemade Sweets 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2546 Cookie, ladyfinger (without lemon juice or peel) Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2547 Cookie, ladyfinger (with lemon juice and rind) Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2548 Bread, French or Vienna, (also sourdough), toasted Baked Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2549 Chili with beans, canned Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF
2550 Beans, pinto, canned, solids and liquid Legumes and Legume Products 47.00 mg 4% CNF

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