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 4051–4100 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
4051 Broadbeans (fava beans), fresh, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 22.00 mg 2% CNF
4052 Beans, snap (Italian, green or yellow), canned, seasoned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 22.00 mg 2% CNF
4053 Grapefruit, pink or red, all areas, raw Fruits and fruit juices 22.00 mg 2% CNF
4054 Banana, dehydrated or banana powder Fruits and fruit juices 22.00 mg 2% CNF
4055 Cereal, ready to eat, Rice Krispies, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 22.00 mg 2% CNF
4056 Soup, onion, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces and Gravies 22.00 mg 2% CNF
4057 Squash, winter, butternut, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.74 mg 2% USDA_FF
4058 Radishes, red, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.51 mg 2% USDA_FF
4059 Onions, white, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_FF
4060 Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, unbleached Cereal Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% USDA_FF
4061 Beverages, tea, instant, sweetened with sodium saccharin, lemon-flavored, powder Beverages 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4062 Pie crust, standard-type, frozen, ready-to-bake, enriched, baked Baked Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4063 Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine Baked Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4064 Lima beans, large, mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4065 Beverages, Cocoa mix, powder, prepared with water Beverages 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4066 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, stick/tub/bottle, with salt Fats and Oils 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4067 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, tub, with salt Fats and Oils 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4068 Pasta, gluten-free, rice flour and rice bran extract, cooked, DE BOLES Cereal Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4069 Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, lemon, diet Beverages 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4070 Guavas, strawberry, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4071 Cookies, chocolate sandwich, with creme filling, regular Baked Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4072 Cookies, chocolate chip, commercially prepared, regular, higher fat, enriched Baked Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4073 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, stick/tub/bottle, without salt Fats and Oils 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4074 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, stick, with salt Fats and Oils 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4075 Blackberries, canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4076 SMART SOUP, Greek Minestrone Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4077 Soup, pea, green, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4078 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, stick, with salt, with added vitamin D Fats and Oils 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4079 Babyfood, prunes, without vitamin c, strained Baby Foods 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4080 Soup, ramen noodle, any flavor, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4081 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, stick/tub/bottle, without salt, with added vitamin D Fats and Oils 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4082 Margarine-like vegetable-oil spread, stick/tub/bottle, 60% fat, with added vitamin D Fats and Oils 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4083 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, tub, with salt, with added vitamin D Fats and Oils 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4084 Babyfood, peas, dices, toddler Baby Foods 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4085 Squash, winter, spaghetti, cooked, boiled, drained, or baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4086 Potato chips, without salt, reduced fat Snacks 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4087 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, multigrain, unsalted Snacks 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4088 Vegetables, mixed, canned, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4089 Potatoes, mashed, home-prepared, whole milk and margarine added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4090 Papaya, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4091 Pasta, dry, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4092 Noodles, flat, crunchy, Chinese restaurant Cereal Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4093 Wild rice, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4094 Snacks, potato chips, reduced fat Snacks 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4095 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, multigrain Snacks 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4096 Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted Snacks 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4097 Artichokes, (globe or french), frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4098 Artichokes, (globe or french), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4099 Squash, winter, spaghetti, cooked, boiled, drained, or baked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4100 Vegetables, mixed (corn, lima beans, peas, green beans, carrots) canned, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR

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