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 2701–2750 of 6,506 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2701 Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2702 Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, baby, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2703 Noodles, flat, crunchy, Chinese restaurant Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2704 Noodles, egg, spinach, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2705 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, spinach, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2706 Cauliflower, green, cooked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2707 Cauliflower, green, cooked, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2708 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2709 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2710 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2711 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels, cut off cob, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2712 Pasta, gluten-free, corn, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2713 Arrowroot, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2714 Succotash, (corn and limas), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2715 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2716 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2717 Potatoes, hash brown, refrigerated, prepared, pan-fried in canola oil Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_SR
2718 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), canned, drained solids Legumes and Legume Products 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2719 Stir fry with tofu Mixed Dishes 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2720 Restaurant, Chinese, noodles, crunchy Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2721 Granola bar, cereal bar, fruit-filled, all flavours Baked Products 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2722 Tomato products, canned paste, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2723 Succotash, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2724 Arrowroot, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2725 Pasta, egg noodles, spinach, enriched, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2726 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, spinach, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2727 Grains, rice, brown, long-grain, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2728 Pasta, corn, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2729 Sweets, syrups. table blends, cane and 15% maple Sweets 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2730 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off the cob, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2731 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off the cob, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2732 Beans, lima, baby, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2733 Cauliflower, green, boiled, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2734 Cauliflower, green, boiled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2735 Tomato products, canned, paste, no added salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2736 Succotash, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2737 Corn, sweet, frozen, kernels on the cob, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% CNF
2738 Mushroom, king oyster Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.63 mg 6% USDA_FF
2739 Beans, pinto, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed Legumes and Legume Products 0.62 mg 6% USDA_FF
2740 Flour, corn, yellow, fine meal, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.62 mg 6% USDA_FF
2741 Cookies, oatmeal, soft, with raisins Baked Products 0.62 mg 6% USDA_FF
2742 Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquid, low sodium Legumes and Legume Products 0.62 mg 6% USDA_SR
2743 Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids Legumes and Legume Products 0.62 mg 6% USDA_SR
2744 SILK Very Vanilla, soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 0.62 mg 6% USDA_SR
2745 Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 0.62 mg 6% USDA_SR
2746 Salad dressing, ranch dressing, reduced fat Fats and Oils 0.62 mg 6% USDA_SR
2747 Bread, white, commercially prepared, low sodium, no salt Baked Products 0.62 mg 6% USDA_SR
2748 Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) Breakfast Cereals 0.62 mg 6% USDA_SR
2749 Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.62 mg 6% USDA_SR
2750 Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.62 mg 6% USDA_SR

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