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 151–200 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
151 Nuts, cashew nuts, oil roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 5.35 mg 49%
152 Toddler formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Nutramigen Toddler with LGG Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 5.30 mg 48%
153 Spices, anise seed Spices and Herbs 5.30 mg 48%
154 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, without salt Nut and Seed Products 5.30 mg 48%
155 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 5.30 mg 48%
156 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, without salt Nut and Seed Products 5.29 mg 48%
157 Snacks, crisped rice bar, almond Snacks 5.29 mg 48%
158 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 5.29 mg 48%
159 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels from shell, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 5.29 mg 48%
160 DENNY'S, top sirloin steak Restaurant Foods 5.26 mg 48%
161 Snacks, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S, NUTRI-GRAIN Cereal Bars, fruit Snacks 5.24 mg 48%
162 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, without salt Nut and Seed Products 5.21 mg 47%
163 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 5.21 mg 47%
164 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, COCOA PEBBLES Breakfast Cereals 5.20 mg 47%
165 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Infant, with iron, powder, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 5.20 mg 47%
166 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, with iron, powder Baby Foods 5.20 mg 47%
167 Spices, dill seed Spices and Herbs 5.20 mg 47%
168 Nuts, cashew butter, plain, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 5.16 mg 47%
169 Chives, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 5.12 mg 47%
170 Peanut flour, defatted Legumes and Legume Products 5.10 mg 46%
171 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN WITH LGG, with iron, powder, not reconstituted, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 5.10 mg 46%
172 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Reguline Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 5.10 mg 46%
173 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil for Supplementing, powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 5.10 mg 46%
174 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, GENTLEASE, with ARA and DHA powder not reconstituted Baby Foods 5.10 mg 46%
175 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium, Infant, powder Baby Foods 5.10 mg 46%
176 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium LIPIL, Infant, powder Baby Foods 5.10 mg 46%
177 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Newborn, with ARA and DHA, powder Baby Foods 5.10 mg 46%
178 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, AR, powder, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 5.09 mg 46%
179 Nuts, pecans, dry roasted, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 5.07 mg 46%
180 Nuts, pecans, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 5.07 mg 46%
181 Soy meal, defatted, raw Legumes and Legume Products 5.06 mg 46%
182 Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried Nut and Seed Products 5.05 mg 46%
183 Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 5.04 mg 46%
184 Rye flour, dark Cereal Grains and Pasta 5.04 mg 46%
185 Seeds, safflower seed meal, partially defatted Nut and Seed Products 5.01 mg 46%
186 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST Bran Flakes Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mg 45%
187 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PREGESTIMIL, with iron, powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 5.00 mg 45%
188 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Enspire Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 5.00 mg 45%
189 Toddler drink, MEAD JOHNSON, PurAmino Toddler Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 5.00 mg 45%
190 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, ALPHA-BITS Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mg 45%
191 Toddler formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAGROW, Toddler Transitions, with ARA and DHA, powder Baby Foods 5.00 mg 45%
192 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried Nut and Seed Products 5.00 mg 45%
193 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN, PurAmino, powder, not reconstituted Baby Foods 5.00 mg 45%
194 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, ENFAGROW, GENTLEASE, Toddler transitions, with ARA and DHA, powder Baby Foods 5.00 mg 45%
195 Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted Nut and Seed Products 4.95 mg 45%
196 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu), prepared with calcium sulfate Legumes and Legume Products 4.90 mg 45%
197 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu) Legumes and Legume Products 4.90 mg 45%
198 Soybeans, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 4.89 mg 44%
199 Seeds, sunflower seed butter, without salt Nut and Seed Products 4.89 mg 44%
200 Seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Nut and Seed Products 4.89 mg 44%

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