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 3051–3100 of 3,575 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3051 Moose, liver, braised (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 7.00 mg 1%
3052 Chilchen (Red Berry Beverage) (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 7.00 mg 1%
3053 CRACKER BARREL, grilled sirloin steak Restaurant Foods 7.00 mg 1%
3054 Babyfood, juice, apple - cherry Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1%
3055 Mayonnaise dressing, no cholesterol Fats and Oils 7.00 mg 1%
3056 Watermelon, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1%
3057 Apples, raw, fuji, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1%
3058 Snacks, popcorn, air-popped Snacks 7.00 mg 1%
3059 Fruit cocktail, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1%
3060 Guanabana nectar, canned Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1%
3061 Apples, raw, gala, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1%
3062 Fruit juice smoothie, ODWALLA, ORIGINAL SUPERFOOD Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1%
3063 Arrowhead, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1%
3064 Peppers, sweet, red, sauteed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1%
3065 Tomatillos, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1%
3066 Pectin, unsweetened, dry mix Sweets 7.00 mg 1%
3067 Corn grain, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1%
3068 Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1%
3069 Stew/soup, caribou (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 7.00 mg 1%
3070 Stew, pinto bean and hominy, badufsuki (Hopi) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 7.00 mg 1%
3071 T.G.I. FRIDAY'S, classic sirloin steak (10 oz) Restaurant Foods 7.00 mg 1%
3072 Arrowhead, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1%
3073 Potatoes, french fried, cottage-cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, as purchased Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1%
3074 Jellies Sweets 7.00 mg 1%
3075 Pasta, cooked, enriched, without added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1%
3076 Corn flour, whole-grain, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1%
3077 Pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1%
3078 Oheloberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1%
3079 Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), canned, light syrup pack Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1%
3080 Pears, canned, extra light syrup pack, solids and liquids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1%
3081 Plums, canned, purple, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 7.00 mg 1%
3082 Potatoes, frozen, whole, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1%
3083 Peppers, hot chili, red, canned, excluding seeds, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1%
3084 Peppers, sweet, red, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1%
3085 Potatoes, frozen, whole, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1%
3086 Corn grain, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1%
3087 Corn flour, whole-grain, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1%
3088 Peppers, hot chili, green, canned, pods, excluding seeds, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 7.00 mg 1%
3089 Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1%
3090 Babyfood, fruit, bananas and pineapple with tapioca, junior Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1%
3091 Babyfood, fruit, bananas and pineapple with tapioca, strained Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1%
3092 Salad dressing, italian dressing, commercial, regular, without salt Fats and Oils 7.00 mg 1%
3093 Gravy, mushroom, canned Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 7.00 mg 1%
3094 Babyfood, fruit, guava and papaya with tapioca, strained Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1%
3095 Babyfood, fruit, papaya and applesauce with tapioca, strained Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1%
3096 Babyfood, apple-banana juice Baby Foods 7.00 mg 1%
3097 Cereals, whole wheat hot natural cereal, cooked with water, without salt Breakfast Cereals 7.00 mg 1%
3098 Cereals, whole wheat hot natural cereal, cooked with water, with salt Breakfast Cereals 7.00 mg 1%
3099 Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1%
3100 Pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour, cooked, ANCIENT HARVEST Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.00 mg 1%

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