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 4351–4400 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
4351 Pie crust, standard-type, frozen, ready-to-bake, unenriched Baked Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4352 Bagels, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate(includes onion, poppy, sesame) Baked Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4353 Bagels, plain, enriched, without calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame) Baked Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4354 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, MOTHER'S GRAHAM BUMPERS Breakfast Cereals 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4355 Babyfood, snack, GERBER GRADUATE FRUIT STRIPS, Real Fruit Bars Baby Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4356 Guavas, common, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4357 Muffins, blueberry, dry mix Baked Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4358 Babyfood, corn and sweet potatoes, strained Baby Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4359 Beverages, Horchata, as served in restaurant Beverages 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4360 Crabapples, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4361 Boysenberries, canned, heavy syrup Fruits and Fruit Juices 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4362 Soup, chunky vegetable, canned, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4363 Soup, tomato rice, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4364 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, soybean oil, without salt Fats and Oils 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4365 Sauce, hot chile, sriracha Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4366 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, soybean and safflower oil, with salt Fats and Oils 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4367 Babyfood, vegetables, peas, strained Baby Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4368 Fast foods, potato, mashed Fast Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4369 Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil Fast Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4370 Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4371 Tomato products, canned, puree, with salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4372 Taro, cooked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4373 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4374 Rutabagas, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4375 Peppers, hot chili, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4376 Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4377 Tomato products, canned, puree, without salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4378 Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4379 Buckwheat Cereal Grains and Pasta 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4380 Nuts, coconut milk, canned (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) Nut and Seed Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4381 Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, raw Nut and Seed Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4382 Peas, green, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4383 Potatoes, Russet, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4384 Onions, welsh, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4385 Tangerine juice, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4386 Pinon Nuts, roasted (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4387 Cloudberries, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4388 Spanish rice mix, dry mix, prepared (with canola/vegetable oil blend or diced tomatoes and margarine) Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4389 Rice noodles, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4390 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, spinach, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4391 Popcorn, sugar syrup/caramel, fat-free Snacks 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4392 Snacks, fruit leather, pieces, with vitamin C Snacks 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4393 Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4394 Succotash, (corn and limas), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4395 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4396 Lettuce, iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4397 Asparagus, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4398 Beets, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4399 Snacks, potato sticks Snacks 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR
4400 Snacks, banana chips Snacks 18.00 mg 1% USDA_SR

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