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 3851–3900 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3851 Snacks, bagel chips, plain Snacks 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3852 Babyfood, vegetables, squash, junior Baby Foods 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3853 Babyfood, vegetables, squash, strained Baby Foods 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3854 McDONALD'S, Side Salad Fast Foods 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3855 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 13% protein, bleached, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3856 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER Puffed Wheat Breakfast Cereals 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3857 Salad dressing, french dressing, commercial, regular, without salt Fats and Oils 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3858 Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted Snacks 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3859 Snacks, potato chips, plain, made with partially hydrogenated soybean oil, unsalted Snacks 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3860 Potatoes, mashed, home-prepared, whole milk added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3861 Carrot juice, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3862 Snacks, potato chips, plain, made with partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salted Snacks 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3863 Nuts, coconut water (liquid from coconuts) Nut and Seed Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3864 Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3865 Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3866 Peas, green, canned, drained solids, rinsed in tap water Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3867 Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, fordhook, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3868 Salad dressing, caesar, low calorie Fats and Oils 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3869 Couscous, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3870 Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3871 Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3872 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 13% protein, bleached, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3873 Rye flour, medium Cereal Grains and Pasta 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3874 Rye grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3875 Fiddlehead ferns, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3876 Potatoes, mashed, home-prepared, whole milk and butter added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3877 Beans, snap, yellow, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3878 Beans, snap, yellow, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3879 Beans, snap, green, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3880 Kohlrabi, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3881 Asparagus, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3882 Raspberries, frozen, red, unsweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3883 Sugar-apples, (sweetsop), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3884 Prunes, dehydrated (low-moisture), stewed Fruits and Fruit Juices 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3885 Candies, sweet chocolate Sweets 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3886 Restaurant, Latino, tamale, corn Restaurant Foods 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3887 Rudi's, Gluten-Free Bakery, Original Sandwich Bread Baked Products 24.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3888 Snacks, potato chips, lightly salted Snacks 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3889 Energy drink, coffee flavours, light Beverages 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3890 Peas, green, canned, drained solids, rinsed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3891 Tamale, corn Mixed Dishes 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3892 Snacks, bagel chips Snacks 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3893 Fiddlehead greens (ferns), frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3894 Peas, green, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3895 Gourd, white-flowered (calabash gourd), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3896 Beans, snap (Italian, green or yellow), canned, solids and liquid, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3897 Salad dressing, caesar, low Calorie Fats and Oils 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3898 Potato, mashed, homemade, prepared with 2% M.F. milk and margarine Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3899 Fast foods, hot dog, plain Fast Foods 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3900 Grains, rye flour, medium Cereals, Grains and Pasta 24.00 mg 2% CNF

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