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 1751–1800 of 6,506 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1751 Margarine-like spread (including garlic flavoured), tub, non-hydrogenated, mixed vegetable oils, 68% fat Fats and Oils 1.11 mg 10% CNF
1752 Cracker, standard snack-type, with whole-wheat Baked Products 1.11 mg 10% CNF
1753 Grains, teff, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.11 mg 10% CNF
1754 Peppermint, fresh Spices and Herbs 1.11 mg 10% CNF
1755 Candies, bars, Mars almond Sweets 1.11 mg 10% CNF
1756 Candies, fudge, chocolate, homemade Sweets 1.11 mg 10% CNF
1757 Bread, rye Baked Products 1.11 mg 10% CNF
1758 Crackers, rusk toast Baked Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1759 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER Puffed Rice Breakfast Cereals 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1760 Soup, black bean, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1761 Babyfood, cookies Baby Foods 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1762 Nuts, coconut meat, raw Nut and Seed Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1763 Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, raw Nut and Seed Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1764 Epazote, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1765 Bamboo shoots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1766 Rice, white, short-grain, raw, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1767 Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1768 Candies, MOUNDS Candy Bar Sweets 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1769 Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1770 Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1771 Bagels, wheat Baked Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
1772 Bagel, whole-wheat (multigrain) Baked Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
1773 Vegetarian stew, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
1774 Mushroom, brown, Italian (crimini), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
1775 Tofu, regular; soft or firm, prepared with magnesium chloride (nigari) Legumes and Legume Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
1776 Epazote, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
1777 Grains, rice, white, short-grain, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.10 mg 10% CNF
1778 Candies, bars, Mounds Sweets 1.10 mg 10% CNF
1779 Cracker, rusk toast Baked Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
1780 Nuts, macadamia (bushnuts, queensland), oil roasted, salted Nuts and Seeds 1.10 mg 10% CNF
1781 Nuts, Japanese chestnuts, raw Nuts and Seeds 1.10 mg 10% CNF
1782 Nuts, macadamia (bushnuts, queensland), oil roasted Nuts and Seeds 1.10 mg 10% CNF
1783 Nuts, coconut meat, raw Nuts and Seeds 1.10 mg 10% CNF
1784 Bamboo shoots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
1785 Beans, small white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.09 mg 10% USDA_SR
1786 Beans, small white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.09 mg 10% USDA_SR
1787 Spearmint, fresh Spices and Herbs 1.09 mg 10% USDA_SR
1788 Cookies, chocolate wafers Baked Products 1.09 mg 10% USDA_SR
1789 Hummus, home prepared Legumes and Legume Products 1.09 mg 10% USDA_SR
1790 Spices, saffron Spices and Herbs 1.09 mg 10% USDA_SR
1791 Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted Snacks 1.09 mg 10% USDA_SR
1792 Snacks, potato chips, plain, made with partially hydrogenated soybean oil, unsalted Snacks 1.09 mg 10% USDA_SR
1793 Snacks, potato chips, plain, made with partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salted Snacks 1.09 mg 10% USDA_SR
1794 Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.09 mg 10% USDA_SR
1795 Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted Snacks 1.09 mg 10% USDA_SR
1796 Quinoa, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.09 mg 10% USDA_SR
1797 Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.09 mg 10% USDA_SR
1798 Grains, quinoa, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.09 mg 10% CNF
1799 Spices, spearmint, fresh Spices and Herbs 1.09 mg 10% CNF
1800 Grains, rice, white, long-grain, regular, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.09 mg 10% CNF

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