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 3701–3750 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3701 Cake, white, dry mix, special dietary (includes lemon-flavored) Baked Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3702 Bread, stuffing, cornbread, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3703 Dip, FRITO'S, bean, original flavor Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3704 Dip, bean, original flavor Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3705 Sauce, tartar, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3706 Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3707 Pumpkin, canned, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3708 Peas, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3709 Peas, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3710 Nuts, formulated, wheat-based, unflavored, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3711 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), not sweetened Nut and Seed Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3712 Squash, winter, acorn, cooked, boiled, mashed, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3713 Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked, stewed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3714 Sweet potato, cooked, candied, home-prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3715 Celeriac, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3716 Brussels sprouts, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3717 Brussels sprouts, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3718 Cranberry, low bush or lingenberry, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3719 Beans, snap, yellow, canned, no salt added, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3720 Beans, snap, yellow, canned, regular pack, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3721 Celeriac, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3722 Brussels sprouts, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3723 Squash, winter, acorn, cooked, boiled, mashed, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3724 Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3725 Loganberries, frozen Fruits and Fruit Juices 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3726 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), creamed Nut and Seed Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3727 Lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3728 Pumpkin, canned, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3729 Mountain yam, hawaii, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3730 Lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3731 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3732 Lemons, raw, without peel Fruits and Fruit Juices 26.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3733 Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3734 Muffin, blueberry, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3735 Squash, winter, acorn, boiled, mashed, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3736 Lotus root, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3737 Celeriac, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3738 Brussels sprouts, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3739 Grains, wheat flour, whole-wheat Cereals, Grains and Pasta 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3740 Doughnut (donut), French cruller, glazed Baked Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3741 Bread stuffing, cornbread, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3742 Black-eyed peas (cowpeas), catjang, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3743 Black-eyed peas (cowpeas), catjang, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3744 Broadbeans (fava beans), canned, solids and liquid Legumes and Legume Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3745 Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, creamed Nuts and Seeds 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3746 Nuts, simulated product, wheat-based, unflavoured, with salt Nuts and Seeds 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3747 Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, unsweetened Nuts and Seeds 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3748 Squash, winter, acorn, boiled, mashed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3749 Tomato, red, ripe, stewed (scalloped with breadcrumbs) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3750 Sweet potato, cooked, candied, homemade Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF

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