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 2751–2800 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2751 Rutabagas, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2752 Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2753 Vegetable juice cocktail, low sodium, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2754 Peppers, sweet, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2755 Onions, frozen, whole, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2756 Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2757 Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2758 Peppers, sweet, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2759 Vegetable juice cocktail, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2760 Turnips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2761 Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2762 Pineapple, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
2763 Mulberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
2764 Babyfood, dessert, banana pudding, strained Baby Foods 0.12 mg 1%
2765 Babyfood, GERBER, Banana with orange medley Baby Foods 0.12 mg 1%
2766 Tapioca, pearl, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.12 mg 1%
2767 Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 0.12 mg 1%
2768 Pickles, cucumber, sweet (includes bread and butter pickles) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2769 Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2770 Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2771 Jerusalem-artichokes, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2772 Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2773 Pineapple, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
2774 Pineapple, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
2775 Pineapple, raw, all varieties Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
2776 Stew, moose (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.12 mg 1%
2777 Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.12 mg 1%
2778 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, cooked, boiled, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2779 Rutabagas, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2780 Pineapple, raw, extra sweet variety Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
2781 Blueberries, wild, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
2782 Prickly pears, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
2783 Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.11 mg 1%
2784 Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder Beverages 0.11 mg 1%
2785 Apricots, canned, light syrup pack, with skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2786 Apricots, canned, juice pack, with skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2787 Apricots, canned, water pack, without skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2788 Margarine, 80% fat, stick, includes regular and hydrogenated corn and soybean oils Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
2789 Vanilla extract Spices and Herbs 0.11 mg 1%
2790 Beverages, Acai berry drink, fortified Beverages 0.11 mg 1%
2791 Grapes, muscadine, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2792 Gooseberries, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2793 Figs, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2794 Figs, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2795 Figs, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2796 Margarine, industrial, soy and partially hydrogenated soy oil, use for baking, sauces and candy Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
2797 Babyfood, vegetables, sweet potatoes, junior Baby Foods 0.11 mg 1%
2798 Alcoholic beverages, wine, rose Beverages 0.11 mg 1%
2799 Elderberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2800 Apricots, canned, heavy syrup pack, with skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%

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