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 4551–4600 of 6,734 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
4551 Beverage, bean Legumes and Legume Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4552 Candies, soft fruit and nut squares Sweets 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4553 Fast foods, hot dog with chili Fast Foods 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4554 Fast foods, dessert, animal crackers Fast Foods 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4555 Grains, semolina Cereals, Grains and Pasta 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4556 Grains, buckwheat groats, roasted, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4557 Snacks, potato chips, dried potatoes, plain Snacks 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4558 Snacks, corn nuts, barbecue Snacks 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4559 Icing (frosting), glaze, homemade Sweets 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4560 Candies, fondant, sweet chocolate coated Sweets 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4561 Pie, tourtiere, commercial Baked Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4562 Cookie, chocolate chip, soft type, commercial Baked Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4563 Biscuit, multigrain, refrigerated dough Baked Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4564 Beans, lima, dry, large, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4565 Soy sauce (made with hydrolyzed vegetable protein) Legumes and Legume Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4566 Beans, lima, dry, large, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4567 Black-eyed peas (cowpeas, crowder, southern), common, mature seeds, canned with pork Legumes and Legume Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4568 Squash, winter, hubbard, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4569 Potato, hashed brown, frozen, plain, prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4570 Tomato products, canned, sauce, spanish style Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4571 Sweet potato, canned, syrup pack, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4572 Yam, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4573 Tomato products, canned, sauce, with onions Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4574 Succotash, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4575 Squash, summer, zucchini in tomato juice, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4576 Squash, summer, zucchini, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4577 Radish, oriental (daikon), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4578 Peas and onions, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4579 Onion, frozen, chopped, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4580 Chayote, fruit, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4581 Cauliflower, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4582 Beans, kidney, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4583 Feijoa, raw Fruits and fruit juices 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4584 Prune, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4585 Breadfruit, raw Fruits and fruit juices 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4586 Cereal, ready to eat, Sugar Crisp, Post Breakfast cereals 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4587 Cereal, ready to eat, Froot Loops, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4588 Cereal, ready to eat, Crispix, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4589 Salad dressing, thousand island, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 17.00 mg 1% CNF
4590 Watermelon, seedless, rind only, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.93 mg 1% USDA_FF
4591 Strawberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.90 mg 1% USDA_FF
4592 Strawberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.90 mg 1% USDA_FF
4593 Squash, spaghetti, peeled, seeded, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.55 mg 1% USDA_FF
4594 Raspberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.41 mg 1% USDA_FF
4595 Raspberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.41 mg 1% USDA_FF
4596 Squash, pie pumpkin, peeled, seeded, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.36 mg 1% USDA_FF
4597 Cucumber, with peel, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 16.34 mg 1% USDA_FF
4598 Juice, prune, shelf-stable Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.23 mg 1% USDA_FF
4599 Juice, tart cherry, from concentrate, shelf-stable Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.20 mg 1% USDA_FF
4600 Grapefruit juice, white, canned or bottled, unsweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 16.00 mg 1% USDA_FF

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