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 701–750 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
701 Bread, whole-wheat, prepared from recipe Baked Products 1.50 mg 14%
702 Falafel, home-prepared Legumes and Legume Products 1.50 mg 14%
703 Babyfood, cereal, rice, with bananas, dry Baby Foods 1.50 mg 14%
704 Candies, sweet chocolate Sweets 1.50 mg 14%
705 Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, plain Snacks 1.50 mg 14%
706 Sauce, alfredo mix, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.49 mg 14%
707 Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, regular, dry mix Sweets 1.49 mg 14%
708 Bread, pumpernickel Baked Products 1.48 mg 13%
709 Nuts, almond paste Nut and Seed Products 1.48 mg 13%
710 Rolls, pumpernickel Baked Products 1.48 mg 13%
711 Tamales (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.48 mg 13%
712 Bread, wheat, toasted Baked Products 1.47 mg 13%
713 Syrups, maple Sweets 1.47 mg 13%
714 Beans, baked, canned, with pork Legumes and Legume Products 1.46 mg 13%
715 Sausage, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 1.46 mg 13%
716 Beverages, Cocoa mix, powder Beverages 1.46 mg 13%
717 Tortilla chips, yellow, plain, salted Snacks 1.46 mg 13%
718 Crackers, saltines, whole wheat (includes multi-grain) Baked Products 1.46 mg 13%
719 Bread, kneel down (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.46 mg 13%
720 Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, plain Baked Products 1.45 mg 13%
721 PIZZA HUT 12" Super Supreme Pizza, Hand-Tossed Crust Fast Foods 1.45 mg 13%
722 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Premature 30 Calories, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 1.45 mg 13%
723 Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Baked Snack Crackers, Cheddar Baked Products 1.45 mg 13%
724 Hummus, commercial Legumes and Legume Products 1.44 mg 13%
725 Winged beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.44 mg 13%
726 Winged beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.44 mg 13%
727 Bread, potato Baked Products 1.44 mg 13%
728 Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, seasoned Baked Products 1.43 mg 13%
729 Rice, white, long-grain, precooked or instant, enriched, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.43 mg 13%
730 Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, roasted Nut and Seed Products 1.43 mg 13%
731 Candies, fudge, chocolate, with nuts, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 1.43 mg 13%
732 Snacks, tortilla chips, ranch-flavor Snacks 1.43 mg 13%
733 Snacks, granola bars, QUAKER OATMEAL TO GO, all flavors Snacks 1.42 mg 13%
734 Peppers, ancho, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.42 mg 13%
735 Snacks, granola bar, fruit-filled, nonfat Snacks 1.42 mg 13%
736 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.42 mg 13%
737 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.42 mg 13%
738 Snacks, granola bars, soft, almond, confectioners coating Snacks 1.41 mg 13%
739 Sauce, sofrito, prepared from recipe Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.41 mg 13%
740 Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, dried Nut and Seed Products 1.41 mg 13%
741 Pasta, dry, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.41 mg 13%
742 Snacks, M&M MARS, KUDOS Whole Grain Bar, chocolate chip Snacks 1.41 mg 13%
743 Pasta, dry, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.41 mg 13%
744 Taco shells, baked, without added salt Baked Products 1.40 mg 13%
745 Muffins, English, plain, toasted, enriched, with calcium propionate (includes sourdough) Baked Products 1.40 mg 13%
746 Snacks, granola bar, KASHI GOLEAN, chewy, mixed flavors Snacks 1.40 mg 13%
747 Gravy, unspecified type, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.40 mg 13%
748 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, with bananas, dry Baby Foods 1.40 mg 13%
749 DIGIORNO Pizza, supreme topping, thin crispy crust, frozen, baked Fast Foods 1.40 mg 13%
750 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, spinach, as purchased Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.40 mg 13%

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