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 3151–3200 of 3,575 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3151 Mushrooms, white, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 6.00 mg 0%
3152 Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 6.00 mg 0%
3153 Mushrooms, white, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 6.00 mg 0%
3154 Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant Sweets 6.00 mg 0%
3155 Toppings, pineapple Sweets 6.00 mg 0%
3156 Cornmeal, whole-grain, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 6.00 mg 0%
3157 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 6.00 mg 0%
3158 Cornmeal, whole-grain, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 6.00 mg 0%
3159 Melons, honeydew, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0%
3160 Nectarines, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0%
3161 Peaches, yellow, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0%
3162 Peaches, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0%
3163 Plums, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0%
3164 Babyfood, fruit, plums with tapioca, without ascorbic acid, strained Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0%
3165 Babyfood, fruit, plums with tapioca, without ascorbic acid, junior Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0%
3166 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce and apricots, strained Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0%
3167 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce and apricots, junior Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0%
3168 Babyfood, juice, orange and apricot Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0%
3169 Salad dressing, KRAFT Mayo Light Mayonnaise Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0%
3170 Salad dressing, KRAFT Mayo Fat Free Mayonnaise Dressing Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0%
3171 Salad dressing, KRAFT MIRACLE WHIP FREE Nonfat Dressing Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0%
3172 Salad dressing, spray-style dressing, assorted flavors Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0%
3173 Babyfood, peaches, dices, toddler Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0%
3174 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with applesauce and bananas, strained Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0%
3175 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with applesauce and bananas, junior, fortified Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0%
3176 Babyfood, juice, apple and grape Baby Foods 6.00 mg 0%
3177 Margarine,spread, 35-39% fat, tub Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0%
3178 Salad dressing, french, home recipe Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0%
3179 Salad dressing, french, cottonseed, oil, home recipe Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0%
3180 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, approximately 37% fat, unspecified oils, with salt, with added vitamin D Fats and Oils 6.00 mg 0%
3181 Apples, raw, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0%
3182 Blueberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0%
3183 Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing Baked Products 6.00 mg 0%
3184 Vinegar, distilled Spices and Herbs 6.00 mg 0%
3185 Vinegar, red wine Spices and Herbs 6.00 mg 0%
3186 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, light syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0%
3187 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0%
3188 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, extra heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 6.00 mg 0%
3189 Whale, bowhead, skin and subcutaneous fat (muktuk) (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 5.00 mg 0%
3190 Cornmeal, blue (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 5.00 mg 0%
3191 Bread, kneel down (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 5.00 mg 0%
3192 Alcoholic beverage, rice (sake) Beverages 5.00 mg 0%
3193 Elk, free range, ground, cooked patties (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 5.00 mg 0%
3194 Jellies, reduced sugar, home preserved Sweets 5.00 mg 0%
3195 Pear nectar, canned, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0%
3196 Apples, raw, granny smith, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0%
3197 Corn, sweet, white, canned, vacuum pack, regular pack Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0%
3198 Corn, sweet, white, canned, vacuum pack, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0%
3199 Pickle relish, hot dog Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.00 mg 0%
3200 Puddings, lemon, dry mix, regular Sweets 5.00 mg 0%

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