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 3251–3300 of 3,575 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3251 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce, junior Baby Foods 5.00 mg 0%
3252 Soup, mushroom barley, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 5.00 mg 0%
3253 Beverages, orange and apricot juice drink, canned Beverages 5.00 mg 0%
3254 Beverages, pineapple and orange juice drink, canned Beverages 5.00 mg 0%
3255 Archway Home Style Cookies, Coconut Macaroon Baked Products 5.00 mg 0%
3256 Cranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentrate, prepared with water Beverages 5.00 mg 0%
3257 Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mg 0%
3258 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, CORN BURSTS Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mg 0%
3259 Apples, raw, without skin, cooked, boiled Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0%
3260 Apples, raw, without skin, cooked, microwave Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0%
3261 Apples, frozen, unsweetened, heated (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0%
3262 Bananas, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0%
3263 Blueberries, canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0%
3264 Beverages, fruit juice drink, reduced sugar, with vitamin E added Beverages 5.00 mg 0%
3265 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 5.00 mg 0%
3266 Beverages, carbonated, club soda Beverages 5.00 mg 0%
3267 Beverages, carbonated, orange Beverages 5.00 mg 0%
3268 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Ruby Red cranberry Beverages 5.00 mg 0%
3269 Beverages, orange drink, canned, with added vitamin C Beverages 5.00 mg 0%
3270 Beverages, carbonated, low calorie, other than cola or pepper, without caffeine Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3271 Beverages, carbonated, low calorie, other than cola or pepper, with aspartame, contains caffeine Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3272 Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3273 Babyfood, potatoes, toddler Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0%
3274 Babyfood, apples, dices, toddler Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0%
3275 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce, strained Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0%
3276 Water, bottled, non-carbonated, NAYA Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3277 Beverages, lemonade, frozen concentrate, pink, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3278 Apples, canned, sweetened, sliced, drained, heated Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0%
3279 Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3280 Beverages, coffee, instant, chicory Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3281 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Light Cranberry and Raspberry Flavored Juice Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3282 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, White Cranberry Strawberry Flavored Juice Drink Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3283 Beverages, coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3284 Alcoholic beverage, malt beer, hard lemonade Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3285 Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, higher alcohol Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3286 Beverages, AMBER, hard cider Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3287 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Light Cranberry, Concord Grape Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3288 Beverages, Fruit punch drink, frozen concentrate, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3289 Lemonade, powder, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3290 Beverages, lemonade-flavor drink, powder, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3291 Strawberry-flavor beverage mix, powder Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3292 Carbonated beverage, low calorie, other than cola or pepper, with sodium saccharin, without caffeine Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3293 Snacks, popcorn, oil-popped, microwave, regular flavor, no trans fat Snacks 4.00 mg 0%
3294 Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, raw (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.00 mg 0%
3295 Babyfood, banana no tapioca, strained Baby Foods 4.00 mg 0%
3296 Pummelo, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0%
3297 Applesauce, canned, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0%
3298 Applesauce, canned, sweetened, with salt Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0%
3299 Elk, free range, ground, raw (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.00 mg 0%
3300 Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, cooked (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.00 mg 0%

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