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 4101–4150 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
4101 Restaurant, family style, onion rings Restaurant Foods 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4102 Pasta, dry, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4103 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, rye Snacks 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4104 Candies, MOUNDS Candy Bar Sweets 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4105 Squash, zucchini, baby, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4106 Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4107 Pumpkin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4108 Artichokes, (globe or french), frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4109 Artichokes, (globe or french), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4110 Jujube, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4111 Snacks, crisped rice bar, chocolate chip Snacks 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4112 Sapodilla, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4113 Plums, dried (prunes), stewed, with added sugar Fruits and Fruit Juices 21.00 mg 2% USDA_SR
4114 Papaya, canned, heavy syrup pack, drained Fruits and fruit juices 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4115 Restaurant, Chinese, noodles, crunchy Cereals, Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4116 Squash, winter, spaghetti, baked or boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4117 Artichoke (Globe, French), frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4118 Vegetables, mixed, canned, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4119 Soup, ramen noodles, any flavour, dry Soups, Sauces and Gravies 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4120 Fast foods, dessert, burrito with fruit (apple or cherry) Fast Foods 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4121 Pasta, macaroni (elbow), unenriched, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4122 Pasta, spaghetti, unenriched, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4123 Pasta, spaghetti, enriched, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4124 Pasta, macaroni (elbow), enriched, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4125 Grains, rice, wild, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4126 Grains, wheat flour, white, cake flour Cereals, Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4127 Grains, rye flour, light Cereals, Grains and Pasta 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4128 Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted Snacks 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4129 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, multigrain, unsalted Snacks 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4130 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, rye Snacks 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4131 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, multigrain Snacks 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4132 Candies, bars, Mounds Sweets 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4133 Snacks, crisped rice bar, chocolate chip Snacks 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4134 Cracker, barge pilot biscuit Baked Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4135 Pie crust, standard type, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked Baked Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4136 Cookie, chocolate chip, commercial, regular, higher fat Baked Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4137 Bread, banana, homemade, made with margarine Baked Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4138 Beans, lima, dry, large, canned, solids and liquid Legumes and Legume Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4139 Hot chocolate, mix, powder, prepared with water Beverages 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4140 Squash, winter, spaghetti, baked or boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4141 Pumpkin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4142 Artichoke (Globe, French), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4143 Squash, summer, zucchini, baby, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4144 Artichoke (Globe, French), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4145 Vegetables, mixed, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4146 Squash, summer, crookneck, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4147 Potato, mashed, homemade, prepared with whole milk and margarine Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4148 Artichoke (Globe, French), frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4149 Sapodilla, raw Fruits and fruit juices 21.00 mg 2% CNF
4150 Prune, dried, cooked, added sugar Fruits and fruit juices 21.00 mg 2% CNF

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