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 3951–4000 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3951 Pie crust, deep dish, frozen, baked, made with enriched flour Baked Products 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3952 Raspberries, puree, with seeds Fruits and Fruit Juices 23.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3953 Babyfood, vegetables, peas and carrots, all stages Babyfoods 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3954 Cereal, ready to eat, Puffed Wheat, Safeway Breakfast cereals 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3955 Cereal, ready to eat, Oaty Bites, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3956 Peas and carrots, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3957 Cowpeas (black-eyed peas), immature seeds, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3958 Asparagus, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3959 Snacks, pretzels, soft, unsalted Snacks 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3960 Snacks, pretzels, soft Snacks 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3961 Pickles, chowchow, with cauliflower onion mustard, sweet Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3962 Grains, rice, brown, long-grain, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3963 Pasta, Japanese noodles, somen, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3964 Sweets, syrups, table blends, corn, refiner's syrup and sugar Sweets 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3965 Cracker meal Baked Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3966 Cracker, matzo, whole-wheat Baked Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3967 Meatless, bacon Legumes and Legume Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3968 Pepper, jalapeno, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3969 Turnip, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3970 Squash, winter, spaghetti, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3971 Peas, green, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3972 Onion, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3973 Peas and onions, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3974 Peas and carrots, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3975 Peas and carrots, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3976 Cowpeas (black-eyed peas), immature seeds, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3977 Asparagus, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3978 Cereal, ready to eat, Special K, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 23.00 mg 2% CNF
3979 Squash, summer, yellow, includes skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 22.69 mg 2% USDA_FF
3980 Sweet potatoes, orange flesh, without skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 22.33 mg 2% USDA_FF
3981 Flour, wheat, all-purpose, unenriched, unbleached Cereal Grains and Pasta 22.00 mg 2% USDA_FF
3982 Crackers, saltines, fat-free, low-sodium Baked Products 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3983 Pie, fried pies, lemon Baked Products 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3984 Pie, pecan, commercially prepared Baked Products 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3985 Pie, mince, prepared from recipe Baked Products 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3986 Bread, sticks, plain Baked Products 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3987 Grapefruit, raw, pink and red, all areas Fruits and Fruit Juices 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3988 Bananas, dehydrated, or banana powder Fruits and Fruit Juices 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3989 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, COCOA PEBBLES Breakfast Cereals 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3990 Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, canned, sweetened Legumes and Legume Products 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3991 Babyfood, dinner, mixed vegetable, strained Baby Foods 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3992 Babyfood, vegetables, carrots, strained Baby Foods 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3993 Pie, fried pies, cherry Baked Products 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3994 Pie, fried pies, fruit Baked Products 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3995 Soup, ramen noodle, dry, any flavor, reduced fat, reduced sodium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3996 Soup, onion, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3997 SMART SOUP, Indian Bean Masala Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3998 Turnips, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
3999 Squash, winter, all varieties, cooked, baked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4000 Cauliflower, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 22.00 mg 2% USDA_SR

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