Vegan foods high in Calcium (Canadian (CNF))

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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# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2801 Juice drink, mixed vegetable and fruit Beverages 3.00 mg 0%
2802 Peach, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and fruit juices 3.00 mg 0%
2803 Mushroom, portabella (portobello), grilled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
2804 Corn, sweet, canned, cream style, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
2805 Alcohol, cocktail, margarita Beverages 3.00 mg 0%
2806 Drink, fruit flavour, vitamin C added, ready-to-drink Beverages 3.00 mg 0%
2807 Juice drink, fruit, ready-to-drink Beverages 3.00 mg 0%
2808 Energy drink, sugar free/low calorie Beverages 3.00 mg 0%
2809 Babyfood, fruit, jarred, prunes Babyfoods 3.00 mg 0%
2810 Cereal, hot, corn grits (yellow), dry Breakfast cereals 2.00 mg 0%
2811 Plantain, cooked Fruits and fruit juices 2.00 mg 0%
2812 Peach, canned halves or slices, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 2.00 mg 0%
2813 Corn, sweet, yellow, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 2.00 mg 0%
2814 Nuts, ginkgo nuts, raw Nuts and Seeds 2.00 mg 0%
2815 Alcohol, cocktail, whisky sour mix, bottled Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2816 Carbonated drinks, lemon-lime soda Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2817 Coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2818 Limeade, frozen concentrate, water added Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2819 Tea, instant, sweetened, lemon flavour, powder Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2820 Tea, instant, sweetened, lemon flavour, powder, water added Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2821 Tea, brewed, herb Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2822 Carbonated drinks, cola, fast-food cola Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2823 Tea, brewed, chamomile Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2824 Dessert, frozen, ices, water, fruit, with aspartame Sweets 2.00 mg 0%
2825 Dessert, frozen, ices, water, lime Sweets 2.00 mg 0%
2826 Dessert, pudding, lemon, dry mix, instant, unprepared Sweets 2.00 mg 0%
2827 Grains, cornstarch Cereals, Grains and Pasta 2.00 mg 0%
2828 Grains, rice, white, glutinous, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 2.00 mg 0%
2829 Coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant prepared Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2830 Grains, corn flour, degermed, unenriched, yellow Cereals, Grains and Pasta 2.00 mg 0%
2831 Carbonated drinks, cola, decaffeinated Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2832 Coffee, brewed, prepared with municipal water, decaffeinated Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2833 Carbonated drinks, cola Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2834 Tea, instant, sweetened, lemon flavour, powder, decaffeinated Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2835 Coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared, decaffeinated Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2836 Cocktail mix, non-alcoholic, concentrated, frozen Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2837 Sourdock (sorrel), native, young leaves Vegetables and Vegetable Products 2.00 mg 0%
2838 Mushroom, shiitake, stir-fried, no fat added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 2.00 mg 0%
2839 Corn, sweet, white, on or off the cob, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 2.00 mg 0%
2840 Corn, sweet, white, on or off the cob, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 2.00 mg 0%
2841 Corn, sweet, white, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 2.00 mg 0%
2842 Juice drink, orange Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2843 Tea, tundra, herb and labrador Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2844 Mushroom, shiitake, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 2.00 mg 0%
2845 Corn, sweet, canned, drained solids, rinsed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 2.00 mg 0%
2846 Energy drink, caffeine free Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2847 Vitamin water, flavours not lemon/orange, low Calorie Beverages 2.00 mg 0%
2848 Vegetable oil, olive Fats and Oils 1.00 mg 0%
2849 Longan, raw Fruits and fruit juices 1.00 mg 0%
2850 Mushroom, enoki, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.00 mg 0%

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