Vegan foods high in Zinc

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 1151–1200 of 6,506 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1151 Candies, chocolate covered, caramel with nuts Sweets 1.87 mg 17% USDA_SR
1152 Stew, mutton, corn, squash (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.87 mg 17% USDA_SR
1153 Cereal, ready to eat, Special K: Almond Vanilla, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 1.87 mg 17% CNF
1154 Meatless, bacon bits Legumes and Legume Products 1.87 mg 17% CNF
1155 Candies, caramel with nuts, chocolate covered Sweets 1.87 mg 17% CNF
1156 Black-eyed peas (cowpeas), catjang, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 1.87 mg 17% CNF
1157 Black-eyed peas (cowpeas), catjang, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 1.87 mg 17% CNF
1158 Beans, baked, canned, with wieners Legumes and Legume Products 1.87 mg 17% CNF
1159 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Almond Chocolate Candies Sweets 1.86 mg 17% USDA_SR
1160 Babyfood, cereal, mixed grain, with fruit, dry Babyfoods 1.86 mg 17% CNF
1161 Salad, taco, with salsa, homemade Mixed Dishes 1.86 mg 17% CNF
1162 Candies, M&M's Almond Chocolate Candies Sweets 1.86 mg 17% CNF
1163 Rice, brown, long grain, unenriched, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.85 mg 17% USDA_FF
1164 Bread, multi-grain, toasted (includes whole-grain) Baked Products 1.85 mg 17% USDA_SR
1165 Stew, dumpling with mutton (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.85 mg 17% USDA_SR
1166 Granola bar, crunchy, plain Baked Products 1.85 mg 17% CNF
1167 Fonio, grain, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.85 mg 17% USDA_FF
1168 Muffins, oat bran Baked Products 1.84 mg 17% USDA_SR
1169 Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.84 mg 17% USDA_SR
1170 Babyfood, rice cereal, dry, EARTHS BEST ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN, fortified only with iron Baby Foods 1.84 mg 17% USDA_SR
1171 Bread, oat (includes oatmeal and oat bran), commercial Baked Products 1.84 mg 17% CNF
1172 Grains, wheat, kamut khorasan, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.84 mg 17% CNF
1173 Candies, bars, Chunky Sweets 1.84 mg 17% CNF
1174 Bread, whole wheat, commercial, toasted Baked Products 1.84 mg 17% CNF
1175 Muffin, oat bran (wheat free-product) Baked Products 1.84 mg 17% CNF
1176 Peanuts, all types, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.83 mg 17% USDA_SR
1177 Cereals, QUAKER, oatmeal, REAL MEDLEYS, apple walnut, dry Breakfast Cereals 1.83 mg 17% USDA_SR
1178 Spices, cinnamon, ground Spices and Herbs 1.83 mg 17% USDA_SR
1179 Candies, M&M MARS 3 MUSKETEERS Truffle Crisp Sweets 1.83 mg 17% USDA_SR
1180 Noodles, egg, spinach, enriched, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.83 mg 17% USDA_SR
1181 Hummus, commercial Legumes and Legume Products 1.83 mg 17% CNF
1182 Pasta, egg noodles, spinach, enriched, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.83 mg 17% CNF
1183 Peanuts, all types, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 1.83 mg 17% CNF
1184 Cereal, ready to eat, Harvest Crunch: Raisins and almonds, Quaker Breakfast cereals 1.83 mg 17% CNF
1185 Spices, cinnamon, ground Spices and Herbs 1.83 mg 17% CNF
1186 Bread, protein (includes gluten) Baked Products 1.82 mg 17% USDA_SR
1187 Cornmeal, whole-grain, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.82 mg 17% USDA_SR
1188 Cornmeal, whole-grain, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.82 mg 17% USDA_SR
1189 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, shredded Nut and Seed Products 1.82 mg 17% USDA_SR
1190 Granola bar, chewy, fruit and/or nut Baked Products 1.82 mg 17% CNF
1191 Grains, cornmeal (yellow), whole-grain Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.82 mg 17% CNF
1192 Bread, protein (includes gluten) Baked Products 1.82 mg 17% CNF
1193 Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, sweetened, shredded Nuts and Seeds 1.82 mg 17% CNF
1194 Thyme, fresh Spices and Herbs 1.81 mg 16% USDA_SR
1195 Cereal, ready to eat, On Track, President's Choice Breakfast cereals 1.81 mg 16% CNF
1196 Spices, thyme, fresh Spices and Herbs 1.81 mg 16% CNF
1197 Vegetarian meatloaf or patties Legumes and Legume Products 1.80 mg 16% USDA_SR
1198 Corn flour, yellow, masa, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.80 mg 16% USDA_SR
1199 Corn flour, masa, unenriched, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.80 mg 16% USDA_SR
1200 Corn flour, masa, enriched, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.80 mg 16% USDA_SR

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