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 801–850 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
801 Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, chocolate chip Snacks 1.30 mg 12%
802 Sandwich spread, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 1.30 mg 12%
803 Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, raisin Snacks 1.30 mg 12%
804 Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.29 mg 12%
805 Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.29 mg 12%
806 Nuts, macadamia nuts, dry roasted, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 1.29 mg 12%
807 Candies, REESE'S NUTRAGEOUS Candy Bar Sweets 1.29 mg 12%
808 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium LIPIL, Infant, Liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 1.29 mg 12%
809 Nuts, macadamia nuts, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 1.29 mg 12%
810 Raspberry juice concentrate Fruits and Fruit Juices 1.29 mg 12%
811 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain Snacks 1.29 mg 12%
812 Cereals ready-to-eat, BARBARA'S PUFFINS, original Breakfast Cereals 1.28 mg 12%
813 Winged bean leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.28 mg 12%
814 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium, Infant, Liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 1.28 mg 12%
815 Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.27 mg 12%
816 Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.27 mg 12%
817 DOMINO'S 14" EXTRAVAGANZZA FEAST Pizza, Classic Hand-Tossed Crust Fast Foods 1.27 mg 12%
818 Snacks, tortilla chips, taco-flavor Snacks 1.27 mg 12%
819 Muffin, blueberry, commercially prepared, low-fat Baked Products 1.27 mg 12%
820 Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared Legumes and Legume Products 1.26 mg 11%
821 Baking chocolate, mexican, squares Sweets 1.26 mg 11%
822 Bread, rye, toasted Baked Products 1.25 mg 11%
823 Bread, wheat, sprouted Baked Products 1.25 mg 11%
824 Candies, M&M MARS Pretzel Chocolate Candies Sweets 1.25 mg 11%
825 Spelt, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.25 mg 11%
826 Pie Crust, Cookie-type, Graham Cracker, Ready Crust Baked Products 1.25 mg 11%
827 Bread, naan, whole wheat, commercially prepared, refrigerated Baked Products 1.24 mg 11%
828 Bread, cracked-wheat Baked Products 1.24 mg 11%
829 Peas, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.24 mg 11%
830 Snacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, with peanuts Snacks 1.24 mg 11%
831 Nabisco, Nabisco Oreo Crunchies, Cookie Crumb Topping Baked Products 1.23 mg 11%
832 Snacks, granola bar, QUAKER, chewy, 90 Calorie Bar Snacks 1.23 mg 11%
833 Seaweed, kelp, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.23 mg 11%
834 Tostada shells, corn Baked Products 1.23 mg 11%
835 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, as purchased Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.22 mg 11%
836 Yellow rice with seasoning, dry packet mix, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 1.21 mg 11%
837 Beans, baked, canned, with beef Legumes and Legume Products 1.20 mg 11%
838 Snacks, granola bar, QUAKER, DIPPS, all flavors Snacks 1.20 mg 11%
839 Snacks, tortilla chips, nacho-flavor, made with enriched masa flour Snacks 1.20 mg 11%
840 Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, granules with milk, dry form Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.20 mg 11%
841 Frankfurter, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 1.20 mg 11%
842 Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.20 mg 11%
843 Pancakes, special dietary, dry mix Baked Products 1.19 mg 11%
844 Bread, reduced-calorie, oat bran, toasted Baked Products 1.19 mg 11%
845 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SOY, with DHA and ARA, liquid concentrate Baby Foods 1.19 mg 11%
846 Spices, pepper, black Spices and Herbs 1.19 mg 11%
847 Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.19 mg 11%
848 Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.19 mg 11%
849 Stew, hominy with mutton (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.19 mg 11%
850 Candies, NESTLE, OH HENRY! Bar Sweets 1.19 mg 11%

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