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 3351–3400 of 3,575 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3351 Apples, frozen, unsweetened, unheated (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0%
3352 Applesauce, canned, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 4.00 mg 0%
3353 Beverages, carbonated, low calorie, cola or pepper-types, with sodium saccharin, contains caffeine Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3354 Beverages, tea, black, ready-to-drink, lemon, sweetened Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3355 Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, prepared with water Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3356 Carbonated beverage, chocolate-flavored soda Beverages 4.00 mg 0%
3357 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, cones, plain Snacks 3.00 mg 0%
3358 Babyfood, banana apple dessert, strained Baby Foods 3.00 mg 0%
3359 Cranberry sauce, whole, canned, OCEAN SPRAY Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0%
3360 Cranberry sauce, jellied, canned, OCEAN SPRAY Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0%
3361 Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 3.00 mg 0%
3362 Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces Sweets 3.00 mg 0%
3363 Candies, hard Sweets 3.00 mg 0%
3364 Candies, jellybeans Sweets 3.00 mg 0%
3365 Candies, marshmallows Sweets 3.00 mg 0%
3366 Peaches, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0%
3367 Plantains, green, boiled Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0%
3368 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3369 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3370 Mushrooms, shiitake, cooked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3371 Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3372 Pickle relish, sweet Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3373 Mushrooms, oyster, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3374 Snacks, granola bar, fruit-filled, nonfat Snacks 3.00 mg 0%
3375 Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0%
3376 Millet, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0%
3377 Rice, white, medium-grain, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0%
3378 Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0%
3379 Wild rice, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0%
3380 Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0%
3381 Cornmeal, degermed, unenriched, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0%
3382 Rice, white, medium-grain, cooked, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0%
3383 Rice, white, short-grain, raw, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.00 mg 0%
3384 Peaches, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0%
3385 Peaches, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0%
3386 Peaches, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0%
3387 Peaches, frozen, sliced, sweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0%
3388 Plantains, yellow, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0%
3389 Plantains, yellow, baked Fruits and Fruit Juices 3.00 mg 0%
3390 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, whole kernel, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3391 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, cream style, regular pack Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3392 Mushrooms, portabella, grilled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3393 Mushrooms, white, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3394 Mushrooms, portabella, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3395 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, cream style, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3396 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels, cut off cob, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3397 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3398 Corn, sweet, white, canned, whole kernel, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3399 Corn, sweet, white, canned, cream style, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%
3400 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.00 mg 0%

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