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 751–800 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
751 Vegetarian fillets Legumes and Legume Products 1.40 mg 13%
752 Peppers, pasilla, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.40 mg 13%
753 Beans, baked, canned, no salt added Legumes and Legume Products 1.40 mg 13%
754 Babyfood, rice and apples, dry Baby Foods 1.40 mg 13%
755 Muffins, English, mixed-grain (includes granola) Baked Products 1.39 mg 13%
756 Winged bean tuber, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.39 mg 13%
757 Cornmeal, white, self-rising, bolted, with wheat flour added, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.39 mg 13%
758 Cornmeal, yellow, self-rising, bolted, with wheat flour added, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.39 mg 13%
759 Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.38 mg 13%
760 Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.38 mg 13%
761 Bread, rice bran, toasted Baked Products 1.38 mg 13%
762 Snacks, FRITOLAY, SUNCHIPS, multigrain, French onion flavor Snacks 1.38 mg 13%
763 Lupins, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.38 mg 13%
764 Lupins, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.38 mg 13%
765 TACO BELL, BURRITO SUPREME with steak Fast Foods 1.38 mg 13%
766 Snacks, tortilla chips, plain, white corn, salted Snacks 1.38 mg 13%
767 Edamame, frozen, prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.37 mg 12%
768 Crackers, melba toast, rye (includes pumpernickel) Baked Products 1.36 mg 12%
769 Bread, wheat, sprouted, toasted Baked Products 1.36 mg 12%
770 Bread, reduced-calorie, wheat Baked Products 1.35 mg 12%
771 Snacks, granola bar, GENERAL MILLS, NATURE VALLEY, CHEWY TRAIL MIX Snacks 1.35 mg 12%
772 Rolls, gluten-free, whole grain, made with tapioca starch and brown rice flour Baked Products 1.35 mg 12%
773 CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL, lasagne Restaurant Foods 1.35 mg 12%
774 Udi's, Gluten Free, Whole Grain Dinner Rolls Baked Products 1.35 mg 12%
775 Bread, reduced-calorie, white Baked Products 1.34 mg 12%
776 Snacks, FRITOLAY, SUNCHIPS, Multigrain Snack, Harvest Cheddar flavor Snacks 1.34 mg 12%
777 Snacks, granola bar, chewy, reduced sugar, all flavors Snacks 1.34 mg 12%
778 Pasta, whole-wheat, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.34 mg 12%
779 Wild rice, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.34 mg 12%
780 Snack, Pretzel, hard chocolate coated Snacks 1.33 mg 12%
781 Sauce, pesto, BUITONI, pesto with basil, ready-to-serve, refrigerated Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.33 mg 12%
782 Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, refrigerated Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.33 mg 12%
783 Mushrooms, shiitake, cooked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.33 mg 12%
784 Rye flour, light Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.33 mg 12%
785 Mushrooms, shiitake, cooked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.33 mg 12%
786 Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain Baked Products 1.33 mg 12%
787 Candies, dark chocolate coated coffee beans Sweets 1.32 mg 12%
788 Fungi, Cloud ears, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.32 mg 12%
789 Edamame, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.32 mg 12%
790 Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Baked Snack Crackers, Parmesan Baked Products 1.32 mg 12%
791 Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, corn Baked Products 1.31 mg 12%
792 Bread, rice bran Baked Products 1.31 mg 12%
793 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, LIPIL, low iron, liquid concentrate, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 1.31 mg 12%
794 OLIVE GARDEN, lasagna classico Restaurant Foods 1.31 mg 12%
795 Bagels, plain, enriched, with calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame), toasted Baked Products 1.30 mg 12%
796 Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE Breakfast Cereals 1.30 mg 12%
797 Soup, pea, green, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.30 mg 12%
798 DIGIORNO Pizza, supreme topping, rising crust, frozen, baked Fast Foods 1.30 mg 12%
799 Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 1.30 mg 12%
800 Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, chocolate chip, graham and marshmallow Snacks 1.30 mg 12%

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