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 3651–3700 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3651 Garlic bread, frozen Baked Products 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3652 Pie fillings, blueberry, canned Sweets 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3653 Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted Snacks 27.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3654 Sweet potato, french-fried, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3655 Bread, garlic Baked Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3656 Cereal, ready to eat, Special K: with Red Berries, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3657 Sweet potato, boiled without skin, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3658 Squash, summer, all varieties, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3659 Peas, green, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3660 Onion, frozen, whole, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3661 Vinegar, balsamic Spices and Herbs 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3662 Grains, spelt, uncooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3663 Sweets, pie fillings, blueberry, canned Sweets 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3664 Sauce, pasta, spaghetti or marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium Soups, Sauces and Gravies 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3665 Sauce, pasta, spaghetti or marinara, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3666 Fast foods, entree, chili con carne Fast Foods 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3667 Grains, wheat, soft red winter Cereals, Grains and Pasta 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3668 Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted Snacks 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3669 Candies, peanut brittle, homemade Sweets 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3670 Cracker, rusk toast Baked Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3671 Beans, black, mature seeds, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3672 Beans, legumes, mung (green gram), boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3673 Beans, black, mature seeds, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3674 Beans, legumes, mung (green gram), boiled Legumes and Legume Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3675 Beans, adzuki, yokan (bean jelly) Legumes and Legume Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3676 Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, toasted Nuts and Seeds 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3677 Nuts, European chestnuts (sweet), raw, unpeeled Nuts and Seeds 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3678 Vegetables, mixed, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3679 Potato, mashed, flakes without milk, dry Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3680 Peas, green, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3681 Squash, summer, all varieties, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3682 Radish, white icicle, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3683 Sweet potato, boiled without skin Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3684 Radish, oriental (daikon), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3685 Peas and carrots, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3686 Onion, frozen, whole, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3687 Persimmon, native, raw Fruits and fruit juices 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3688 Grapefruit juice, frozen concentrate, undiluted Fruits and fruit juices 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3689 Fig, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3690 Fig, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3691 Boysenberry, frozen, unsweetened Fruits and fruit juices 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3692 Salad dressing, thousand island, commercial, low calorie Fats and Oils 27.00 mg 2% CNF
3693 Shallots, bulb, peeled, root removed, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.06 mg 2% USDA_FF
3694 Cowpeas, catjang, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3695 Cowpeas, catjang, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3696 Snacks, potato chips, made from dried potatoes (preformed), multigrain Snacks 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3697 Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3698 Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3699 Figs, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3700 Doughnuts, french crullers, glazed Baked Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR

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