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 3601–3650 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3601 Lemonade with artificial sweetener, powder, water added Beverages 28.00 mg 2% CNF
3602 Tea, instant, unsweetened, lemon flavour, powder Beverages 28.00 mg 2% CNF
3603 Beans, lima, baby, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 28.00 mg 2% CNF
3604 Squash, winter, all varieties, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 28.00 mg 2% CNF
3605 Beans, lima, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 28.00 mg 2% CNF
3606 Raisin, seeded Fruits and fruit juices 28.00 mg 2% CNF
3607 Peach, dried halves, sulphured, uncooked Fruits and fruit juices 28.00 mg 2% CNF
3608 Fig, canned, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 28.00 mg 2% CNF
3609 Soup, minestrone, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces and Gravies 28.00 mg 2% CNF
3610 Blackeye pea, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed Legumes and Legume Products 27.78 mg 2% USDA_FF
3611 Lettuce, romaine, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.56 mg 2% USDA_FF
3612 Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 27.00 mg 2% USDA_FF
3613 Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3614 Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3615 Crackers, rusk toast Baked Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3616 Grapefruit juice, white, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted Fruits and Fruit Juices 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3617 Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3618 Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3619 Yokan, prepared from adzuki beans and sugar Legumes and Legume Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3620 Figs, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3621 Figs, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3622 Cookies, vanilla sandwich with creme filling Baked Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3623 Cookies, sugar wafers with creme filling, regular Baked Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3624 Babyfood, green beans, dices, toddler Baby Foods 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3625 Vinegar, balsamic Spices and Herbs 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3626 Boysenberries, frozen, unsweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3627 Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3628 Salad dressing, french dressing, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3629 Salad dressing, thousand island dressing, reduced fat Fats and Oils 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3630 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), toasted Nut and Seed Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3631 Nuts, chestnuts, european, raw, unpeeled Nut and Seed Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3632 Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3633 Onions, frozen, whole, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3634 Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3635 Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, flakes without milk, dry form Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3636 Peas and carrots, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3637 Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3638 Onions, frozen, whole, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3639 Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3640 Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3641 Radishes, white icicle, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3642 Vegetables, mixed, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3643 Persimmons, native, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3644 Wocas, dried seeds, Oregon, yellow pond lily (Klamath) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3645 Spelt, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3646 Candies, peanut brittle, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3647 Pasta, whole grain, 51% whole wheat, remaining unenriched semolina, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3648 Wheat, soft red winter Cereal Grains and Pasta 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3649 Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3650 Radishes, oriental, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR

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