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 3501–3550 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3501 Refried beans, canned, traditional, reduced sodium Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3502 Blackberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3503 Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3504 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Frosted Mini SPOONERS Breakfast Cereals 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3505 Cookies, brownies, commercially prepared Baked Products 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3506 Refried beans, canned, traditional style Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3507 Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3508 Blackberries, frozen, unsweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3509 Barley, pearled, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3510 Nuts, chestnuts, european, roasted Nut and Seed Products 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3511 Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, dried Nut and Seed Products 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3512 Beans, shellie, canned, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3513 Vegetarian meatloaf or patties Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3514 HUNGRY MAN, Salisbury Steak With Gravy, frozen, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3515 Pasta, whole-wheat, dry (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3516 Beans, snap, green, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3517 Spanish rice mix, dry mix, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3518 Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, prepared with 80% margarine Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3519 Wheat, hard red winter Cereal Grains and Pasta 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3520 Cabbage, napa, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3521 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3522 Rose-apples, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3523 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, onion-flavor Snacks 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3524 Tamales (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3525 Snacks, potato chips, made from dried potatoes, reduced fat Snacks 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3526 Pie Crust, Cookie-type, Graham Cracker, Ready Crust Baked Products 29.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3527 Rice, spanish rice mix, unprepared Mixed Dishes 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3528 Refried beans, canned, reduced sodium Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3529 Beans, kidney, red, canned, solids and liquid, reduced sodium Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3530 Grains, rice and vermicelli mix, pilaf flavour, prepared with margarine Cereals, Grains and Pasta 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3531 Pie crust, cookie-type, graham cracker, ready-to-serve Baked Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3532 Tamale (Navajo) Mixed Dishes 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3533 Vegetarian meat loaf or patty, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3534 Cabbage, napa, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3535 Grains, wheat, hard red winter Cereals, Grains and Pasta 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3536 Grains, barley, pearled, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3537 Snacks, potato chips, dried potatoes, light Snacks 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3538 Snacks, fruit leather, bar Snacks 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3539 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, onion Snacks 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3540 Cookie, brownie, commercial Baked Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3541 Beans, lima, dry, baby, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3542 Refried beans, canned Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3543 Beans, lima, dry, baby, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3544 Beans, kidney, dark red, canned, solids and liquid Legumes and Legume Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3545 Nuts, European chestnuts (sweet), roasted Nuts and Seeds 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3546 Nuts, Chinese chestnuts, dried Nuts and Seeds 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3547 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3548 Beans, snap (Italian, green or yellow), canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3549 Beans, shellie, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 29.00 mg 2% CNF
3550 Rose-apple, raw Fruits and fruit juices 29.00 mg 2% CNF

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