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 1851–1900 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1851 Spinach, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4%
1852 Candies, nougat, with almonds Sweets 0.42 mg 4%
1853 Rice, white, medium-grain, cooked, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.42 mg 4%
1854 Rice, white, medium-grain, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.42 mg 4%
1855 Drumstick pods, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4%
1856 Raspberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.42 mg 4%
1857 CRACKER BARREL, steak fries Restaurant Foods 0.42 mg 4%
1858 Pastry, Pastelitos de Guava (guava pastries) Baked Products 0.42 mg 4%
1859 Cereals, QUAKER, hominy grits, white, regular, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.41 mg 4%
1860 Cereals, QUAKER, hominy grits, white, quick, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.41 mg 4%
1861 Sauce, homemade, white, medium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.41 mg 4%
1862 Noodles, chinese, cellophane or long rice (mung beans), dehydrated Legumes and Legume Products 0.41 mg 4%
1863 Blackberry juice, canned Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.41 mg 4%
1864 Cereals, corn grits, yellow, regular and quick, unenriched, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.41 mg 4%
1865 Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.41 mg 4%
1866 Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1867 Broccoli, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1868 Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1869 Potatoes, frozen, french fried, par fried, cottage-cut, prepared, heated in oven, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1870 Vegetables, mixed, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1871 Peas, edible-podded, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1872 Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1873 Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.41 mg 4%
1874 Syrups, sorghum Sweets 0.41 mg 4%
1875 Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat Sweets 0.41 mg 4%
1876 Broccoli, chinese, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1877 Potatoes, frozen, french fried, par fried, extruded, prepared, heated in oven, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1878 Potatoes, french fried, cottage-cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, oven-heated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1879 Dandelion greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1880 Asparagus, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1881 Asparagus, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1882 Taro leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1883 Potatoes, french fried, steak fries, salt added in processing, frozen, oven-heated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4%
1884 Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, instant, dry mix Sweets 0.41 mg 4%
1885 Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix Baked Products 0.40 mg 4%
1886 Cereals ready-to-eat, NATURE'S PATH, Organic FLAX PLUS, Pumpkin Granola Breakfast Cereals 0.40 mg 4%
1887 Soup, vegetable, canned, low sodium, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.40 mg 4%
1888 Split pea soup, canned, reduced sodium, prepared with water or ready-to serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.40 mg 4%
1889 Sauce, homemade, white, thick Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.40 mg 4%
1890 Salad dressing, ranch dressing, fat-free Fats and Oils 0.40 mg 4%
1891 Cookies, vanilla sandwich with creme filling Baked Products 0.40 mg 4%
1892 Babyfood, dinner, pasta with vegetables Baby Foods 0.40 mg 4%
1893 Avocados, raw, Florida Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.40 mg 4%
1894 Soup, tomato rice, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.40 mg 4%
1895 Soup, mushroom barley, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.40 mg 4%
1896 Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with margarine Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
1897 Shallots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
1898 Potatoes, french fried, crinkle or regular cut, salt added in processing, frozen, oven-heated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
1899 Potatoes, red, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
1900 Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with butter Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%

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