Vegan foods high in Zinc (USDA SR Legacy)

Your body needs zinc daily for immune cells to work, wounds to close, and DNA to copy itself during cell division. This Daily Value is a target, not a ceiling: most people benefit from meeting it, and your label's percentage tells you how much one serving contributes to that goal.

Zinc concentrates in animal muscle and shellfish, then in seeds, legumes, and whole grains. The ranking below shows raw concentration per 100 g, but bioavailability matters; compounds in plants can bind zinc and reduce how much your body absorbs, so a plant-based food may look higher on this table than it performs in practice.

On a vegetarian or vegan diet, legumes and seeds become your primary sources, but phytates in these foods bind zinc and lower absorption. Fortified cereals and nutritional yeast provide an alternative route. Soaking, sprouting, and fermenting legumes and grains can reduce phytate content and improve zinc uptake, though they do not eliminate it.

FDA daily value: 11 mg

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Showing 651–700 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
651 Crackers, wheat, regular Baked Products 1.64 mg 15%
652 Pancakes, whole wheat, dry mix, incomplete Baked Products 1.64 mg 15%
653 Sorghum flour, whole-grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.63 mg 15%
654 Bagels, whole grain white Baked Products 1.62 mg 15%
655 Wasabi, root, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.62 mg 15%
656 Candies, semisweet chocolate Sweets 1.62 mg 15%
657 Taco shells, baked Baked Products 1.61 mg 15%
658 Crackers, wheat, low salt Baked Products 1.60 mg 15%
659 Snacks, granola bar, KASHI TLC Bar, chewy, mixed flavors Snacks 1.60 mg 15%
660 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning Breakfast Cereals 1.60 mg 15%
661 Muffins, English, whole-wheat Baked Products 1.60 mg 15%
662 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 13% protein, bleached, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.60 mg 15%
663 Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, nut and raisin Snacks 1.60 mg 15%
664 Luncheon slices, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 1.60 mg 15%
665 Breakfast bars, oats, sugar, raisins, coconut (include granola bar) Snacks 1.60 mg 15%
666 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 13% protein, bleached, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.60 mg 15%
667 Lentils, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.60 mg 15%
668 Lentils, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.60 mg 15%
669 Acorn stew (Apache) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.60 mg 15%
670 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, Low Fat 100% Natural Granola with Raisins Breakfast Cereals 1.59 mg 14%
671 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, canned Nut and Seed Products 1.59 mg 14%
672 Beverages, ABBOTT, ENSURE, Nutritional Shake, Ready-to-Drink Beverages 1.58 mg 14%
673 Desserts, rennin, chocolate, dry mix Sweets 1.58 mg 14%
674 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.58 mg 14%
675 Millet, puffed Breakfast Cereals 1.58 mg 14%
676 Snacks, granola bars, hard, almond Snacks 1.58 mg 14%
677 Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate Legumes and Legume Products 1.57 mg 14%
678 Tempeh, cooked Legumes and Legume Products 1.57 mg 14%
679 Bread, chapati or roti, plain, commercially prepared Baked Products 1.57 mg 14%
680 Candies, HERSHEYS, PAYDAY Bar Sweets 1.57 mg 14%
681 Carrot, dehydrated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.57 mg 14%
682 Tofu, salted and fermented (fuyu), prepared with calcium sulfate Legumes and Legume Products 1.56 mg 14%
683 Tofu, salted and fermented (fuyu) Legumes and Legume Products 1.56 mg 14%
684 Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, canned, sweetened Legumes and Legume Products 1.56 mg 14%
685 Candies, sugar-coated almonds Sweets 1.56 mg 14%
686 Corn bran, crude Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.56 mg 14%
687 Candies, truffles, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 1.55 mg 14%
688 Stew, steamed corn (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.55 mg 14%
689 Bread, chapati or roti, whole wheat, commercially prepared, frozen Baked Products 1.54 mg 14%
690 Gravy, mushroom, dry, powder Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.54 mg 14%
691 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.53 mg 14%
692 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.53 mg 14%
693 Bread, pita, whole-wheat Baked Products 1.52 mg 14%
694 Bagels, multigrain Baked Products 1.52 mg 14%
695 Snacks, potato chips, lightly salted Snacks 1.51 mg 14%
696 Lentils, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.51 mg 14%
697 Beverages, ABBOTT, ENSURE PLUS, ready-to-drink Beverages 1.51 mg 14%
698 Crackers, melba toast, wheat Baked Products 1.50 mg 14%
699 Snacks, soy chips or crisps, salted Snacks 1.50 mg 14%
700 Muffins, wheat bran, dry mix Baked Products 1.50 mg 14%

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