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 2551–2600 of 3,575 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2551 Cucumber, peeled, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2552 Jerusalem-artichokes, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2553 Taro shoots, cooked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2554 Pepper, banana, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2555 Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 14.00 mg 1%
2556 Babyfood, vegetable and brown rice, strained Baby Foods 14.00 mg 1%
2557 Babyfood, peas and brown rice Baby Foods 14.00 mg 1%
2558 Babyfood, fruit, tutti frutti, junior Baby Foods 14.00 mg 1%
2559 Pineapple, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 14.00 mg 1%
2560 Pineapple, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 14.00 mg 1%
2561 Peas and onions, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2562 Potatoes, hash brown, home-prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2563 Potato puffs, frozen, oven-heated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2564 Tomato products, canned, sauce Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2565 Vegetable juice cocktail, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2566 Yam, cooked, boiled, drained, or baked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2567 Beans, mung, mature seeds, sprouted, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2568 Peppers, hot chili, red, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2569 Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2570 Nuts, coconut meat, raw Nut and Seed Products 14.00 mg 1%
2571 Peas and onions, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2572 Yam, cooked, boiled, drained, or baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 14.00 mg 1%
2573 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, canned Nut and Seed Products 14.00 mg 1%
2574 Sandwich spread, with chopped pickle, regular, unspecified oils Fats and Oils 14.00 mg 1%
2575 Apples, dried, sulfured, uncooked Fruits and Fruit Juices 14.00 mg 1%
2576 Crackers, multigrain Baked Products 14.00 mg 1%
2577 Cookies, gluten-free, vanilla sandwich, with creme filling Baked Products 14.00 mg 1%
2578 Millet flour Cereal Grains and Pasta 14.00 mg 1%
2579 Babyfood, dinner, pasta with vegetables Baby Foods 14.00 mg 1%
2580 Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 14.00 mg 1%
2581 Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 14.00 mg 1%
2582 Melon, banana (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 13.00 mg 1%
2583 Blueberries, wild, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 13.00 mg 1%
2584 Syrup, Cane Sweets 13.00 mg 1%
2585 Fruit salad, (pineapple and papaya and banana and guava), tropical, canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1%
2586 Horned melon (Kiwano) Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1%
2587 Cherry juice, tart Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1%
2588 Seal, ringed, liver (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 13.00 mg 1%
2589 Strawberries, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1%
2590 Pineapple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1%
2591 Pineapple, raw, traditional varieties Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1%
2592 Pineapple, raw, extra sweet variety Fruits and Fruit Juices 13.00 mg 1%
2593 Beets, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1%
2594 Candies, NESTLE, AFTER EIGHT Mints Sweets 13.00 mg 1%
2595 Syrups, corn, light Sweets 13.00 mg 1%
2596 Rye flour, light Cereal Grains and Pasta 13.00 mg 1%
2597 Pasta, whole-wheat, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 13.00 mg 1%
2598 Potatoes, french fried, steak cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1%
2599 Potatoes, french fried, cross cut, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 13.00 mg 1%
2600 Fireweed, young leaves, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 13.00 mg 1%

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