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 3901–3950 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3901 Grains, couscous, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3902 Candies, bars, sweet chocolate Sweets 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3903 Doughnut (donut), cake-type, plain, chocolate coated or iced Baked Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3904 Black-eyed peas (cowpeas, crowder, southern), common, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3905 Black-eyed peas (cowpeas, crowder, southern)), common, mature seeds, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3906 Nuts, coconut water (liquid from coconut) Nuts and Seeds 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3907 Fiddlehead greens (ferns), frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3908 Peas, green, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3909 Potato, mashed, homemade, prepared with whole milk and butter Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3910 Potato, mashed, homemade, prepared with whole milk Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3911 Carrot juice, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3912 Kohlrabi, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3913 Gourd, white flowered (calabash gourd), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3914 Beans, lima (fordhook), frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3915 Asparagus, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3916 Apricot, dehydrated (low moisture), sulphured, cooked Fruits and fruit juices 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3917 Sugar-apple, raw Fruits and fruit juices 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3918 Prune, dehydrated (low moisture), cooked Fruits and fruit juices 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3919 Jackfruit, raw Fruits and fruit juices 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3920 Cereal, ready to eat, Raisin Bran: Loads of Raisins, President's Choice Breakfast cereals 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3921 Salad dressing, french, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3922 Salt, table Spices and Herbs 24.00 mg 2% CNF
3923 Pretzels, soft, unsalted Snacks 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3924 Babyfood, vegetables, carrots, junior Baby Foods 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3925 Cracker, meal Baked Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3926 Crackers, matzo, whole-wheat Baked Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3927 Bacon, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3928 SMART SOUP, French Lentil Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3929 SMART SOUP, Santa Fe Corn Chowder Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3930 SMART SOUP, Vietnamese Carrot Lemongrass Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3931 SMART SOUP, Moroccan Chick Pea Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3932 Peas and carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3933 Peas and carrots, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3934 Peas and carrots, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3935 Peppers, jalapeno, canned, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3936 Turnips, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3937 Peas and onions, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3938 Peas and carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3939 Peas, green (includes baby and lesuer types), canned, drained solids, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3940 Onions, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3941 Pickles, chowchow, with cauliflower onion mustard, sweet Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3942 Asparagus, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3943 Squash, winter, spaghetti, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3944 Pretzels, soft Snacks 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3945 Wocas, tuber, cooked, Oregon, yellow pond lily (Klamath) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3946 Noodles, japanese, somen, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3947 Syrups, table blends, corn, refiner, and sugar Sweets 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3948 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3949 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3950 Asparagus, cooked, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR

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