Vegan foods Top 14 highest calcium foods

Calcium is a mineral essential to bone development and prevents osteoporosis. Vegans and vegetarians that do not eat meat need to make sure that they get enough calcium in their diet. Teenagers in general do not get enough calcium which they need for healthy bone development.

 

Food                                                      amount              mg of calcium

                    

Soy or rice milk, calcium-fortified         8 ounces              300-500

Cooked collard greens                          1 cup                     357

Blackstrap molasses                             2 tbsp                    342

Tofu with calcium                                 4 ounces              200-300

Orange juice with calcium                    8 ounces              300

Soy yogurt                                              6 ounces              250

Cooked turnip greens                            1 cup                     249

Cooked kale                                           1 cup                     179

Cooked okra                                           1 cup                     176

Cooked soybeans                                   1 cup                     175

sesame seeds                                        2 tbsp                    160        

Cooked Bok choy                                   1 cup                     158

Tempeh                                                  1 cup                     154

Cooked Mustard Greens                        1 cup                     152

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