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 1251–1300 of 6,506 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1251 Bread, multigrain, commercial, reduced sodium, toasted Baked Products 1.70 mg 15% CNF
1252 Cereal, ready to eat, Special K: with Red Berries, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 1.70 mg 15% CNF
1253 Bread, multigrain, toasted Baked Products 1.70 mg 15% CNF
1254 Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, unsweetened Beverages 1.69 mg 15% USDA_SR
1255 Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, powder Beverages 1.69 mg 15% USDA_SR
1256 Tea, instant, unsweetened, powder, decaffeinated Beverages 1.69 mg 15% CNF
1257 Tea, instant, unsweetened, powder Beverages 1.69 mg 15% CNF
1258 Millet, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.68 mg 15% USDA_SR
1259 Bread, whole grain (whole-wheat), with added fibre, commercial Baked Products 1.68 mg 15% CNF
1260 Grains, millet, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.68 mg 15% CNF
1261 Sorghum grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.67 mg 15% USDA_SR
1262 Candies, praline, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 1.67 mg 15% USDA_SR
1263 Candies, praline, homemade Sweets 1.67 mg 15% CNF
1264 Fast foods, mexican, burrito with beans and chili peppers Fast Foods 1.67 mg 15% CNF
1265 Grains, sorghum Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.67 mg 15% CNF
1266 Flour, sorghum Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.66 mg 15% USDA_FF
1267 Tofu, hard, prepared with nigari Legumes and Legume Products 1.66 mg 15% USDA_SR
1268 Bread, whole wheat, commercial Baked Products 1.66 mg 15% CNF
1269 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: raisins and spice, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 1.66 mg 15% CNF
1270 Snacks, FRITOLAY, SUNCHIPS, Multigrain Snack, original flavor Snacks 1.65 mg 15% USDA_SR
1271 Bread, whole-wheat, prepared from recipe, toasted Baked Products 1.65 mg 15% USDA_SR
1272 Wheat, sprouted Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.65 mg 15% USDA_SR
1273 Snacks, multigrain chips, plain Snacks 1.65 mg 15% CNF
1274 Grains, wheat, sprouted Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.65 mg 15% CNF
1275 Bread, whole wheat, homemade (2/3 whole wheat flour), toasted Baked Products 1.65 mg 15% CNF
1276 Cereal, ready to eat, Lucky Charms, General Mills Breakfast cereals 1.65 mg 15% CNF
1277 Crackers, wheat, regular Baked Products 1.64 mg 15% USDA_SR
1278 Pancakes, whole wheat, dry mix, incomplete Baked Products 1.64 mg 15% USDA_SR
1279 Cracker, wheat Baked Products 1.64 mg 15% CNF
1280 Cereal, ready to eat, Cheerios: Apple Cinnamon, General Mills Breakfast cereals 1.64 mg 15% CNF
1281 Sorghum flour, whole-grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.63 mg 15% USDA_SR
1282 Grains, sorghum, flour Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.63 mg 15% CNF
1283 Bagels, whole grain white Baked Products 1.62 mg 15% USDA_SR
1284 Wasabi, root, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.62 mg 15% USDA_SR
1285 Candies, semisweet chocolate Sweets 1.62 mg 15% USDA_SR
1286 Wasabi, root, (Japanese horseradish), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.62 mg 15% CNF
1287 Candies, bars / chips, semisweet chocolate Sweets 1.62 mg 15% CNF
1288 Corn flour, masa harina, white or yellow, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.62 mg 15% USDA_FF
1289 Taco shells, baked Baked Products 1.61 mg 15% USDA_SR
1290 Candies, M&M's, plain chocolate candies Sweets 1.61 mg 15% CNF
1291 Taco shell, baked Baked Products 1.61 mg 15% CNF
1292 Crackers, wheat, low salt Baked Products 1.60 mg 15% USDA_SR
1293 Snacks, granola bar, KASHI TLC Bar, chewy, mixed flavors Snacks 1.60 mg 15% USDA_SR
1294 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning Breakfast Cereals 1.60 mg 15% USDA_SR
1295 Muffins, English, whole-wheat Baked Products 1.60 mg 15% USDA_SR
1296 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 13% protein, bleached, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.60 mg 15% USDA_SR
1297 Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, nut and raisin Snacks 1.60 mg 15% USDA_SR
1298 Luncheon slices, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 1.60 mg 15% USDA_SR
1299 Breakfast bars, oats, sugar, raisins, coconut (include granola bar) Snacks 1.60 mg 15% USDA_SR
1300 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 13% protein, bleached, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.60 mg 15% USDA_SR

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