Vegan foods high in Calcium

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 301–350 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
301 Tofu, hard, prepared with nigari Legumes and Legume Products 345.00 mg 27% USDA_SR
302 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, powder Baby Foods 343.00 mg 26% USDA_SR
303 Infant formula, GERBER, GOOD START, PROTECT PLUS, powder Baby Foods 343.00 mg 26% USDA_SR
304 Baobab powder Fruits and Fruit Juices 342.00 mg 26% USDA_SR
305 Flour, soy, defatted Legumes and Legume Products 338.00 mg 26% USDA_FF
306 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Blueberry MUFFIN TOPS Cereal Breakfast Cereals 338.00 mg 26% USDA_SR
307 Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, self-rising, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 338.00 mg 26% USDA_SR
308 Grains, wheat flour, white, self-rising Cereals, Grains and Pasta 338.00 mg 26% CNF
309 Cereal, ready to eat, Life, Quaker Breakfast cereals 336.00 mg 26% CNF
310 Restaurant, family style, fried mozzarella sticks Restaurant Foods 334.00 mg 26% USDA_SR
311 Mozzarella sticks, fried Mixed Dishes 334.00 mg 26% CNF
312 Snacks, granola bar, QUAKER, chewy, 90 Calorie Bar Snacks 333.00 mg 26% USDA_SR
313 Snacks, granola bars, QUAKER OATMEAL TO GO, all flavors Snacks 333.00 mg 26% USDA_SR
314 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, CINNAMON TOASTERS Breakfast Cereals 333.00 mg 26% USDA_SR
315 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, COCO-ROOS Breakfast Cereals 333.00 mg 26% USDA_SR
316 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, MARSHMALLOW MATEYS Breakfast Cereals 333.00 mg 26% USDA_SR
317 Cereals ready-to-eat, frosted oat cereal with marshmallows Breakfast Cereals 333.00 mg 26% USDA_SR
318 Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, powder Baby Foods 331.00 mg 25% USDA_SR
319 Spices, chili powder Spices and Herbs 330.00 mg 25% USDA_SR
320 Spices, chili powder Spices and Herbs 330.00 mg 25% CNF
321 Formulated Bar, SOUTH BEACH protein bar Snacks 322.00 mg 25% USDA_SR
322 APPLEBEE'S, mozzarella sticks Restaurant Foods 319.00 mg 25% USDA_SR
323 Cereals, MALT-O-MEAL, Maple & Brown Sugar Hot Wheat Cereal, dry Breakfast Cereals 318.00 mg 24% USDA_SR
324 Rosemary, fresh Spices and Herbs 317.00 mg 24% USDA_SR
325 Spices, rosemary, fresh Spices and Herbs 317.00 mg 24% CNF
326 Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, Cinnamon Spice, reduced sugar Breakfast Cereals 313.00 mg 24% USDA_SR
327 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, TOOTIE FRUITIES Breakfast Cereals 313.00 mg 24% USDA_SR
328 Potatoes, au gratin, dry mix, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 311.00 mg 24% USDA_SR
329 Potato, au gratin, dry mix, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 311.00 mg 24% CNF
330 Lambsquarters, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 309.00 mg 24% USDA_SR
331 Lambsquarters, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 309.00 mg 24% CNF
332 Waffles, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 308.00 mg 24% USDA_SR
333 Waffle, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 308.00 mg 24% CNF
334 Waffles, plain, frozen, ready -to-heat, toasted Baked Products 307.00 mg 24% USDA_SR
335 Waffle, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat, toasted Baked Products 307.00 mg 24% CNF
336 Sauce, pesto, BUITONI, pesto with basil, ready-to-serve, refrigerated Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 306.00 mg 24% USDA_SR
337 Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, refrigerated Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 306.00 mg 24% USDA_SR
338 Soup, mushroom, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 306.00 mg 24% CNF
339 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Apple ZINGS Breakfast Cereals 303.00 mg 23% USDA_SR
340 Candies, carob, unsweetened Sweets 303.00 mg 23% USDA_SR
341 Candies, bars / chips, carob Sweets 303.00 mg 23% CNF
342 Cereal, ready to eat, Apple Cinnamon Hoops, Barbara's Bakery Breakfast cereals 302.00 mg 23% CNF
343 Cornmeal, white, self-rising, bolted, with wheat flour added, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 299.00 mg 23% USDA_SR
344 Cornmeal, yellow, self-rising, bolted, with wheat flour added, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 299.00 mg 23% USDA_SR
345 Seaweed, Canadian Cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, dry Vegetables and Vegetable Products 299.00 mg 23% USDA_SR
346 Seaweed, Canadian cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 299.00 mg 23% CNF
347 Beverages, Malted drink mix, natural, powder, dairy based. Beverages 298.00 mg 23% USDA_SR
348 Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, raisins, dates and walnuts, dry Breakfast Cereals 297.00 mg 23% USDA_SR
349 Pink Himalayan sea salt 296.70 mg 23% CUSTOM
350 Gums, seed gums (includes locust bean, guar) Sweets 294.00 mg 23% USDA_SR

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