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 1351–1400 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1351 Bread, white, commercially prepared, toasted Baked Products 0.68 mg 6%
1352 Bread, white, commercially prepared, toasted, low sodium no salt Baked Products 0.68 mg 6%
1353 Crackers, matzo, plain Baked Products 0.68 mg 6%
1354 Avocados, raw, California Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.68 mg 6%
1355 Sauce, pesto, CLASSICO, basil pesto, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.68 mg 6%
1356 Toddler formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAGROW PREMIUM (formerly ENFAMIL, LIPIL, NEXT STEP), ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.68 mg 6%
1357 Peas, green, canned, drained solids, rinsed in tap water Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.68 mg 6%
1358 Tortilla, blue corn, Sakwavikaviki (Hopi) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.68 mg 6%
1359 Rice, white, steamed, Chinese restaurant Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.68 mg 6%
1360 Cookies, chocolate, made with rice cereal Baked Products 0.67 mg 6%
1361 Blueberries, wild, frozen (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.67 mg 6%
1362 Cookies, oatmeal sandwich, with creme filling Baked Products 0.67 mg 6%
1363 BURGER KING, Vanilla Shake Fast Foods 0.67 mg 6%
1364 Nuts, acorns, dried Nut and Seed Products 0.67 mg 6%
1365 Nuts, ginkgo nuts, dried Nut and Seed Products 0.67 mg 6%
1366 Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) Nut and Seed Products 0.67 mg 6%
1367 Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.67 mg 6%
1368 Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.67 mg 6%
1369 Mushrooms, straw, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.67 mg 6%
1370 Grape leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.67 mg 6%
1371 Restaurant, Latino, black bean soup Restaurant Foods 0.67 mg 6%
1372 Hush puppies, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.66 mg 6%
1373 Bread, reduced-calorie, rye Baked Products 0.66 mg 6%
1374 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN, with iron, liquid concentrate not reconstituted, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1375 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PREGESTIMIL, with iron, with ARA and DHA, prepared from powder Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1376 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Pregestimil 20 Calories, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1377 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Gentlease, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1378 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Reguline, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1379 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, AR, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1380 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN, with iron, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1381 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Infant, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1382 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, LIPIL, low iron, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1383 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL LIPIL, with iron, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1384 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Infant, with iron, liquid concentrate, with ARA and DHA, reconstituted Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1385 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil for Supplementing, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1386 Cornmeal, degermed, unenriched, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.66 mg 6%
1387 Cookies, gluten-free, chocolate sandwich, with creme filling Baked Products 0.66 mg 6%
1388 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN AA, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1389 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL GENTLEASE, with iron, prepared from powder Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1390 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Newborn, with DHA and ARA, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1391 Leeks, (bulb and lower-leaf portion), freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.66 mg 6%
1392 Peas, green (includes baby and lesuer types), canned, drained solids, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.66 mg 6%
1393 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium, Infant, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1394 Jew's ear, (pepeao), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.66 mg 6%
1395 Cornmeal, degermed, unenriched, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.66 mg 6%
1396 Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.66 mg 6%
1397 Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.66 mg 6%
1398 Glutino, Gluten Free Cookies, Chocolate Vanilla Creme Baked Products 0.66 mg 6%
1399 Beans, great northern, mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 0.65 mg 6%
1400 Cookies, oatmeal, with raisins Baked Products 0.65 mg 6%

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