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 2751–2800 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2751 Orange, florida, raw Fruits and fruit juices 43.00 mg 3% CNF
2752 Orange, california, navel, raw Fruits and fruit juices 43.00 mg 3% CNF
2753 Cereal, ready to eat, Flax Plus Pumpkin Raisin Crunch, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 43.00 mg 3% CNF
2754 Flour, oat, whole grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 42.81 mg 3% USDA_FF
2755 Lettuce, leaf, red, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.59 mg 3% USDA_FF
2756 Carrots, baby, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.23 mg 3% USDA_FF
2757 Rutabaga, peeled, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_FF
2758 Snacks, FRITOLAY, SUNCHIPS, multigrain, French onion flavor Snacks 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2759 Yardlong beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2760 Yardlong beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2761 Bread, french or vienna, whole wheat Baked Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2762 Pie crust, cookie-type, prepared from recipe, vanilla wafer, chilled Baked Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2763 Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe Baked Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2764 Beverages, Fruit flavored drink, reduced sugar, greater than 3% fruit juice, high vitamin C, added calcium Beverages 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2765 Cookies, vanilla sandwich with creme filling, reduced fat Baked Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2766 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, DHA and ARA, prepared from liquid concentrate Baby Foods 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2767 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, DHA and ARA, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2768 Peas, edible-podded, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2769 Brussels sprouts, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2770 Corn bran, crude Cereal Grains and Pasta 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2771 Pigeonpeas, immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2772 Peas, edible-podded, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2773 Celery, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2774 Cabbage, red, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2775 Beans, snap, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2776 Beans, snap, green, frozen, all styles, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2777 Snacks, granola bar, with coconut, chocolate coated Snacks 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2778 Celery, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2779 Beans, snap, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2780 Beans, snap, yellow, frozen, all styles, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2781 Cabbage, red, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2782 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2783 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2784 Grape juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid and calcium Fruits and Fruit Juices 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2785 Restaurant, Latino, black bean soup Restaurant Foods 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2786 Nance, canned, syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2787 Chicken, meatless, breaded, fried Legumes and Legume Products 42.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
2788 Bread, sprouted wheat, commercial Baked Products 42.00 mg 3% CNF
2789 Soup, black bean, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 42.00 mg 3% CNF
2790 Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, submarine sandwich on white bread, vegetarian, with vegetables only Fast Foods 42.00 mg 3% CNF
2791 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: reduced sugar, brown sugar cinnamon, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 42.00 mg 3% CNF
2792 Snacks, SUNCHIPS, French Onion flavour Snacks 42.00 mg 3% CNF
2793 Peas, edible-podded (snow peas), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% CNF
2794 Fast foods, brownie Fast Foods 42.00 mg 3% CNF
2795 Cabbage, red, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% CNF
2796 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd, bitter melon), leafy tips, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 42.00 mg 3% CNF
2797 Meatless, chicken, breaded, fried Legumes and Legume Products 42.00 mg 3% CNF
2798 Grains, corn bran, crude Cereals, Grains and Pasta 42.00 mg 3% CNF
2799 Pie crust, cookie-type, vanilla wafer, homemade, chilled Baked Products 42.00 mg 3% CNF
2800 Cake, sponge, homemade Baked Products 42.00 mg 3% CNF

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