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 1451–1500 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1451 Pasta, gluten-free, corn, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.63 mg 6%
1452 Arrowroot, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%
1453 Succotash, (corn and limas), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%
1454 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%
1455 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%
1456 Potatoes, hash brown, refrigerated, prepared, pan-fried in canola oil Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6%
1457 Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquid, low sodium Legumes and Legume Products 0.62 mg 6%
1458 Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids Legumes and Legume Products 0.62 mg 6%
1459 SILK Very Vanilla, soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 0.62 mg 6%
1460 Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 0.62 mg 6%
1461 Salad dressing, ranch dressing, reduced fat Fats and Oils 0.62 mg 6%
1462 Bread, white, commercially prepared, low sodium, no salt Baked Products 0.62 mg 6%
1463 Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) Breakfast Cereals 0.62 mg 6%
1464 Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.62 mg 6%
1465 Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.62 mg 6%
1466 Popcorn, sugar syrup/caramel, fat-free Snacks 0.62 mg 6%
1467 Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, self-rising, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.62 mg 6%
1468 Rice, brown, medium-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.62 mg 6%
1469 Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, instant Sweets 0.62 mg 6%
1470 Radicchio, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.62 mg 6%
1471 Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.62 mg 6%
1472 Snacks, pretzels, hard, whole-wheat including both salted and unsalted Snacks 0.62 mg 6%
1473 Restaurant, Latino, tamale, corn Restaurant Foods 0.62 mg 6%
1474 Bread, pound cake type, pan de torta salvadoran Baked Products 0.62 mg 6%
1475 Beans, pinto, canned, drained solids Legumes and Legume Products 0.61 mg 6%
1476 Cookies, sugar wafer, chocolate-covered Baked Products 0.61 mg 6%
1477 Bananas, dehydrated, or banana powder Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.61 mg 6%
1478 Nabisco, Nabisco Ritz Crackers Baked Products 0.61 mg 6%
1479 Cereals, QUAKER, QUAKER MultiGrain Oatmeal, prepared with water, salt Breakfast Cereals 0.61 mg 6%
1480 Cereals, QUAKER, QUAKER MultiGrain Oatmeal, prepared with water, no salt Breakfast Cereals 0.61 mg 6%
1481 MORI-NU, Tofu, silken, firm Legumes and Legume Products 0.61 mg 6%
1482 Cookies, Marie biscuit Baked Products 0.61 mg 6%
1483 Cookies, oatmeal, reduced fat Baked Products 0.61 mg 6%
1484 Wasabi Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.61 mg 6%
1485 Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.61 mg 6%
1486 Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.61 mg 6%
1487 Succotash, (corn and limas), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.61 mg 6%
1488 Pie, chocolate mousse, prepared from mix, no-bake type Baked Products 0.60 mg 5%
1489 Cookies, chocolate chip, dry mix Baked Products 0.60 mg 5%
1490 Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, sponge Baked Products 0.60 mg 5%
1491 Fast foods, sundae, hot fudge Fast Foods 0.60 mg 5%
1492 Biscuits, mixed grain, refrigerated dough Baked Products 0.60 mg 5%
1493 MORI-NU, Tofu, silken, extra firm Legumes and Legume Products 0.60 mg 5%
1494 Soup, minestrone, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.60 mg 5%
1495 Soup, ramen noodle, any flavor, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.60 mg 5%
1496 Soup, minestrone, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.60 mg 5%
1497 Nuts, coconut cream, canned, sweetened Nut and Seed Products 0.60 mg 5%
1498 Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, boiled and steamed Nut and Seed Products 0.60 mg 5%
1499 Asparagus, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.60 mg 5%
1500 Rice mix, white and wild, flavored, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.60 mg 5%

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