Vegan foods high in Zinc (Canadian (CNF))

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 851–900 of 2,783 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
851 Grains, wheat flour, white, all purpose, unbleached Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.97 mg 9%
852 English muffin, raisin-cinnamon (apple cinnamon) Baked Products 0.97 mg 9%
853 Roll, dinner, rye Baked Products 0.97 mg 9%
854 Snacks, potato chips, barbecue flavour Snacks 0.97 mg 9%
855 Grains, wheat flour, white, all purpose, bleached Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.97 mg 9%
856 Margarine, stick, canola and/or soybean oil Fats and Oils 0.97 mg 9%
857 Cookie, brownie, homemade Baked Products 0.97 mg 9%
858 Beans, navy, mature seeds, sprouted, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.97 mg 9%
859 Beans, navy, mature seeds, sprouted, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.97 mg 9%
860 Beans, pink, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 0.96 mg 9%
861 Mushroom, shiitake, stir-fried, no fat added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.96 mg 9%
862 Beans, pink, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 0.96 mg 9%
863 Nuts, coconut cream (liquid from grated meat), raw Nuts and Seeds 0.96 mg 9%
864 Coffee, instant, with sugar, mocha flavour, powder Beverages 0.96 mg 9%
865 Gravy, brown instant, dry Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.96 mg 9%
866 Margarine, tub, non-hydrogenated, canola oil (includes some sunflower oil), lactose free, vegan Fats and Oils 0.96 mg 9%
867 Bread, white, commercial, toasted Baked Products 0.95 mg 9%
868 Beans, lima, dry, large, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 0.95 mg 9%
869 Beans, lima, dry, large, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 0.95 mg 9%
870 Bread, white, commercial, with added fibre Baked Products 0.95 mg 9%
871 Bread, white, commercial, toasted, reduced sodium Baked Products 0.95 mg 9%
872 Croutons, seasoned Baked Products 0.94 mg 9%
873 Roll (kaiser), hard Baked Products 0.94 mg 9%
874 Snacks, pretzels, soft Snacks 0.94 mg 9%
875 Tortilla, ready-to-bake / fry, corn, unsalted Baked Products 0.94 mg 9%
876 Snacks, pretzels, soft, unsalted Snacks 0.94 mg 9%
877 Spices, rosemary, fresh Spices and Herbs 0.93 mg 8%
878 Cookie, oatmeal, homemade, without raisins Baked Products 0.93 mg 8%
879 Candies, bars, Mr Goodbar Sweets 0.93 mg 8%
880 Nuts, Chinese chestnuts, roasted Nuts and Seeds 0.93 mg 8%
881 Cookie, chocolate chip, homemade, made with margarine Baked Products 0.93 mg 8%
882 Bread stuffing, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 0.93 mg 8%
883 Carob (St. John's bread), flour Legumes and Legume Products 0.92 mg 8%
884 Fast foods, brownie Fast Foods 0.92 mg 8%
885 Candies, bars, Twix, chocolate fudge cookie Sweets 0.92 mg 8%
886 Potato, scalloped, dry mix, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.92 mg 8%
887 Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.92 mg 8%
888 Soybeans, green (edamame), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.91 mg 8%
889 Grains, wheat flour, white, cake flour Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.91 mg 8%
890 Soybeans, green (edamame), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.91 mg 8%
891 Potato, mashed, dehydrated, granules without milk, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.91 mg 8%
892 Grains, millet, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.91 mg 8%
893 Spices, dill weed, fresh Spices and Herbs 0.91 mg 8%
894 Soup, potato, instant, dehydrated, unprepared Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.91 mg 8%
895 Peas, pigeon (red gram), boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 0.90 mg 8%
896 Amaranth leaves, fresh Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.90 mg 8%
897 Seeds, breadfruit seeds, raw Nuts and Seeds 0.90 mg 8%
898 Beans, mung, mature seeds, sprouted, bean sprouts, stir-fried, no fat added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.90 mg 8%
899 Peas, pigeon (red gram), boiled Legumes and Legume Products 0.90 mg 8%
900 Bagel, oat bran Baked Products 0.90 mg 8%

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