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 3751–3800 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3751 Pumpkin, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3752 Peas, mature seeds, sprouted, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3753 Lotus root, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3754 Gourd, white flowered (calabash gourd), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3755 Cowpeas (black-eyed peas), immature seeds, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3756 Celeriac, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3757 Brussels sprouts, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3758 Brussels sprouts, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3759 Loganberry, frozen Fruits and fruit juices 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3760 Lemon, raw, without peel Fruits and fruit juices 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3761 Fig, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3762 Cereal, ready to eat, Weetabix, Weetabix Breakfast cereals 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3763 Sauce, tartar, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 26.00 mg 2% CNF
3764 Farro, pearled, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 25.94 mg 2% USDA_FF
3765 Cookies, oatmeal, dry mix Baked Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3766 Soymilk, chocolate, unfortified Legumes and Legume Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3767 Noodles, chinese, cellophane or long rice (mung beans), dehydrated Legumes and Legume Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3768 Bread, paratha, whole wheat, commercially prepared, frozen Baked Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3769 Soup, chunky vegetable, reduced sodium, canned, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3770 Gooseberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3771 Sauce, teriyaki, ready-to-serve, reduced sodium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3772 Cookies, chocolate chip, commercially prepared, regular, higher fat, unenriched Baked Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3773 Doughnuts, yeast-leavened, with jelly filling Baked Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3774 Doughnuts, yeast-leavened, with creme filling Baked Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3775 Soymilk, original and vanilla, unfortified Legumes and Legume Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3776 Pasta, whole grain, 51% whole wheat, remaining enriched semolina, dry (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3777 Beverages, citrus fruit juice drink, frozen concentrate Beverages 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3778 Soup, minestrone, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3779 Babyfood, pretzels Baby Foods 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3780 Sauce, teriyaki, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3781 Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3782 Vegetables, mixed, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3783 Peas, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3784 Carrots, canned, regular pack, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3785 CHICK-FIL-A, Chick-n-Strips Fast Foods 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3786 Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3787 Potatoes, hash brown, frozen, with butter sauce, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3788 Persimmons, japanese, dried Fruits and Fruit Juices 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3789 Eggplant, pickled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3790 Kohlrabi, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3791 Radishes, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3792 Asparagus, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3793 Meatballs, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3794 Wheat, hard red spring Cereal Grains and Pasta 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3795 Carrots, canned, no salt added, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3796 Lentils, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3797 Kohlrabi, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3798 Raspberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3799 Corn, dried, yellow (Northern Plains Indians) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 25.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3800 Raspberry, frozen, unsweetened Fruits and fruit juices 25.00 mg 2% CNF

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