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 1401–1450 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1401 Cake, coffeecake, fruit Baked Products 0.65 mg 6%
1402 Lima beans, large, mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 0.65 mg 6%
1403 Beans, great northern, mature seeds, canned, low sodium Legumes and Legume Products 0.65 mg 6%
1404 Cookies, marshmallow, chocolate-coated (includes marshmallow pies) Baked Products 0.65 mg 6%
1405 Refried beans, canned, fat-free Legumes and Legume Products 0.65 mg 6%
1406 Crackers, water biscuits Baked Products 0.65 mg 6%
1407 Babyfood, Baby MUM MUM Rice Biscuits Baby Foods 0.65 mg 6%
1408 Peas, green, canned, seasoned, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.65 mg 6%
1409 Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.65 mg 6%
1410 Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.65 mg 6%
1411 Mushrooms, enoki, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.65 mg 6%
1412 Mushrooms, portabella, exposed to ultraviolet light, grilled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.65 mg 6%
1413 Mushrooms, portabella, grilled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.65 mg 6%
1414 Bamboo shoots, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.65 mg 6%
1415 Noodles, egg, unenriched, cooked, without added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.65 mg 6%
1416 Noodles, egg, cooked, enriched, with added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.65 mg 6%
1417 Chicken, meatless, breaded, fried Legumes and Legume Products 0.65 mg 6%
1418 Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.64 mg 6%
1419 Muffins, corn, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 0.64 mg 6%
1420 Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough Baked Products 0.64 mg 6%
1421 Cookies, brownies, dry mix, regular Baked Products 0.64 mg 6%
1422 Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.64 mg 6%
1423 Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.64 mg 6%
1424 Cookies, chocolate chip, commercially prepared, regular, higher fat, unenriched Baked Products 0.64 mg 6%
1425 Tofu, soft, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) Legumes and Legume Products 0.64 mg 6%
1426 Mustard, prepared, yellow Spices and Herbs 0.64 mg 6%
1427 Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.64 mg 6%
1428 Soup, pea, low sodium, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.64 mg 6%
1429 Nuts, acorn flour, full fat Nut and Seed Products 0.64 mg 6%
1430 Wheat flour, white, tortilla mix, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.64 mg 6%
1431 Cauliflower, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.64 mg 6%
1432 Lima beans, immature seeds, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.64 mg 6%
1433 Lima beans, immature seeds, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.64 mg 6%
1434 Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 0.64 mg 6%
1435 Cookies, animal crackers (includes arrowroot, tea biscuits) Baked Products 0.64 mg 6%
1436 Beverages, Energy Drink with carbonated water and high fructose corn syrup Beverages 0.63 mg 6%
1437 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, drained solids Legumes and Legume Products 0.63 mg 6%
1438 McDONALD'S, McCHICKEN Sandwich Fast Foods 0.63 mg 6%
1439 Succotash, (corn and limas), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%
1440 Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%
1441 Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, baby, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%
1442 Noodles, flat, crunchy, Chinese restaurant Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.63 mg 6%
1443 Noodles, egg, spinach, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.63 mg 6%
1444 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, spinach, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.63 mg 6%
1445 Cauliflower, green, cooked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%
1446 Cauliflower, green, cooked, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%
1447 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%
1448 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%
1449 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%
1450 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels, cut off cob, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%

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