Vegan foods high in Zinc (Canadian (CNF))

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 2251–2300 of 2,783 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2251 Squash, winter, butternut, baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
2252 Pear, red anjou, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.13 mg 1%
2253 Pear, bosc, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.13 mg 1%
2254 Vitamin water, flavours not lemon/orange, sweetened Beverages 0.13 mg 1%
2255 Babyfood, fruit, jarred, peach, all stages Babyfoods 0.13 mg 1%
2256 Sauce, tartar, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.12 mg 1%
2257 Breadfruit, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2258 Carambola (star fruit), raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2259 Fig, canned, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2260 Gooseberry raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2261 Mulberry, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2262 Prickly pear, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2263 Pineapple, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2264 Pineapple, canned, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2265 Pineapple, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2266 Pineapple, canned heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2267 Eggplant (aubergine, brinjal), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2268 Jerusalem artichoke (sunchoke), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2269 Onion, frozen, whole, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2270 Turnip, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2271 Pickles, cucumber, sweet Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2272 Leeks (bulb and lower-leaf portion), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2273 Pepper, sweet, green, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2274 Rutabaga (swede), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2275 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, boiled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2276 Tomato, red, ripe, canned, whole Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2277 Vegetable juice cocktail, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2278 Pepper, sweet, green, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2279 Pepper, sweet, red, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2280 Pepper, sweet, red, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2281 Alcohol, table wine, white (11.5% alcohol by volume) Beverages 0.12 mg 1%
2282 Juice drink, citrus fruit, frozen concentrate Beverages 0.12 mg 1%
2283 Juice drink, grape, vitamin C added, canned Beverages 0.12 mg 1%
2284 Grains, tapioca, pearl, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.12 mg 1%
2285 Pasta, Japanese noodles, soba, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.12 mg 1%
2286 Plant-based beverage, soy, original and vanilla, unenriched Beverages 0.12 mg 1%
2287 Soup, tomato, low sodium, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.12 mg 1%
2288 Pineapple, raw, extra sweet variety Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2289 Candies, toffee, homemade Sweets 0.12 mg 1%
2290 Eggplant (aubergine, brinjal), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2291 Rutabaga (swede), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2292 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, boiled, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2293 Soup, wonton (won ton), restaurant prepared Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.12 mg 1%
2294 Tea, hibiscus Beverages 0.12 mg 1%
2295 Vegetable juice cocktail, canned, low sodium Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2296 Vanilla extract Spices and Herbs 0.11 mg 1%
2297 Sauce, pepper or hot, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.11 mg 1%
2298 Soup, tomato, canned, condensed, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.11 mg 1%
2299 Apricot, canned halves with skin, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1%
2300 Apricot, canned whole no skin, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1%

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