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 2801–2850 of 6,506 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2801 Soup, minestrone, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.60 mg 5% USDA_SR
2802 Nuts, coconut cream, canned, sweetened Nut and Seed Products 0.60 mg 5% USDA_SR
2803 Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, boiled and steamed Nut and Seed Products 0.60 mg 5% USDA_SR
2804 Asparagus, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.60 mg 5% USDA_SR
2805 Rice mix, white and wild, flavored, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.60 mg 5% USDA_SR
2806 Alcoholic beverage, tequila sunrise, canned Beverages 0.60 mg 5% USDA_SR
2807 Drumstick leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.60 mg 5% USDA_SR
2808 Asparagus, cooked, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.60 mg 5% USDA_SR
2809 Asparagus, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2810 Mountain sorrel, native, leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2811 Soup, ramen noodles, any flavour, dry Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2812 Tofu, silken, extra firm Legumes and Legume Products 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2813 Fast foods, dessert, sundae, hot fudge Fast Foods 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2814 Pie, chocolate mousse, prepared from mix, no-bake type Baked Products 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2815 Cookie, chocolate chip, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2816 Biscuit, multigrain, refrigerated dough Baked Products 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2817 Nuts, coconut cream (liquid from grated meat), sweetened, canned Nuts and Seeds 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2818 Nuts, Chinese chestnuts, boiled and steamed Nuts and Seeds 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2819 Drumstick (horseradish-tree), leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2820 Asparagus, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2821 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: regular, prepared Breakfast cereals 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2822 Soup, minestrone, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.60 mg 5% CNF
2823 Asparagus, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.60 mg 5% USDA_FF
2824 Onion rings, breaded, par fried, frozen, prepared, heated in oven Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_FF
2825 Waffles, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2826 Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins Baked Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2827 Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2828 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, drained, rinsed in tap water Legumes and Legume Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2829 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, canned, drained solids, rinsed in tap water Legumes and Legume Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2830 Cookies, chocolate chip, commercially prepared, regular, lower fat Baked Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2831 Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2832 Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2833 Babyfood, fortified cereal bar, fruit filling Baby Foods 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2834 Infant formula, GERBER, GOOD START 2 Soy, with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2835 Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2836 Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2837 Parsnips, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2838 Nuts, coconut milk, frozen (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) Nut and Seed Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2839 Cornsalad, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2840 Asparagus, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2841 Cake, pound, Bimbo Bakeries USA, Panque Casero, home baked style Baked Products 0.59 mg 5% USDA_SR
2842 Babyfood, vegetables, jarred, peas, all stages Babyfoods 0.59 mg 5% CNF
2843 Beans, pinto, canned, drained and rinsed Legumes and Legume Products 0.59 mg 5% CNF
2844 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), canned, drained, rinsed Legumes and Legume Products 0.59 mg 5% CNF
2845 Bread pudding, with raisins, homemade Baked Products 0.59 mg 5% CNF
2846 Waxgourd (Chinese perserving melon), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.59 mg 5% CNF
2847 Waffle, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 0.59 mg 5% CNF
2848 Sweet roll, cinnamon with raisins, commercial Baked Products 0.59 mg 5% CNF
2849 Cookie, chocolate chip, commercial, regular, lower fat Baked Products 0.59 mg 5% CNF
2850 Cake, sponge, homemade Baked Products 0.59 mg 5% CNF

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