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 1651–1700 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1651 Cake, sponge, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.51 mg 5%
1652 BURGER KING, french toast sticks Fast Foods 0.51 mg 5%
1653 Fast foods, french toast sticks Fast Foods 0.51 mg 5%
1654 Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.51 mg 5%
1655 BURGER KING, Onion Rings Fast Foods 0.51 mg 5%
1656 McDONALD'S, french fries Fast Foods 0.51 mg 5%
1657 Fast foods, onion rings, breaded and fried Fast Foods 0.51 mg 5%
1658 Nuts, acorns, raw Nut and Seed Products 0.51 mg 5%
1659 Potatoes, microwaved, cooked, in skin, skin with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.51 mg 5%
1660 Vegetables, mixed, canned, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.51 mg 5%
1661 Potatoes, microwaved, cooked in skin, skin, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.51 mg 5%
1662 Restaurant, family style, french fries Restaurant Foods 0.51 mg 5%
1663 Pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.51 mg 5%
1664 Pasta, cooked, enriched, without added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.51 mg 5%
1665 Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), canned, juice pack Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.51 mg 5%
1666 Vegetables, mixed (corn, lima beans, peas, green beans, carrots) canned, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.51 mg 5%
1667 Restaurant, family style, onion rings Restaurant Foods 0.51 mg 5%
1668 Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.51 mg 5%
1669 Taro shoots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.51 mg 5%
1670 Udi's, Gluten Free, Soft & Delicious White Sandwich Bread Baked Products 0.51 mg 5%
1671 Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) Baked Products 0.50 mg 5%
1672 Cookies, chocolate chip, refrigerated dough Baked Products 0.50 mg 5%
1673 Bread, boston brown, canned Baked Products 0.50 mg 5%
1674 Snacks, vegetable chips, made from garden vegetables Snacks 0.50 mg 5%
1675 Waffles, gluten-free, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 0.50 mg 5%
1676 McDONALD'S, McFLURRY with OREO cookies Fast Foods 0.50 mg 5%
1677 Cereals, MALT-O-MEAL, Maple & Brown Sugar Hot Wheat Cereal, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.50 mg 5%
1678 Cookie, vanilla with caramel, coconut, and chocolate coating Baked Products 0.50 mg 5%
1679 Soup, onion, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.50 mg 5%
1680 Babyfood, peas, dices, toddler Baby Foods 0.50 mg 5%
1681 Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil Fast Foods 0.50 mg 5%
1682 Beet greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
1683 KFC, biscuit Fast Foods 0.50 mg 5%
1684 Fast food, biscuit Fast Foods 0.50 mg 5%
1685 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
1686 Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
1687 Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
1688 Snacks, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES TREATS Squares Snacks 0.50 mg 5%
1689 Yautia (tannier), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
1690 Spaghetti, protein-fortified, cooked, enriched (n x 6.25) Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.50 mg 5%
1691 Beet greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
1692 Succotash, (corn and limas), canned, with whole kernel corn, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
1693 Restaurant, Latino, arroz con leche (rice pudding) Restaurant Foods 0.50 mg 5%
1694 Crackers, standard snack-type, regular Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
1695 Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
1696 Cookies, shortbread, reduced fat Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
1697 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ADVANCE, with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.49 mg 4%
1698 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ISOMIL, with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.49 mg 4%
1699 Phyllo dough Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
1700 Pie, lemon meringue, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%

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