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 2801–2850 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2801 Apricots, canned, water pack, with skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2802 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, imitation, soybean without cholesterol Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
2803 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, imitation, soybean Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
2804 Babyfood, fruit, peaches, junior Baby Foods 0.11 mg 1%
2805 Babyfood, fruit, peaches, strained Baby Foods 0.11 mg 1%
2806 Tomato juice, canned, without salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
2807 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
2808 Tomato juice, canned, with salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
2809 Squash, winter, acorn, cooked, boiled, mashed, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
2810 Watercress, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
2811 Plums, canned, purple, juice pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2812 Pineapple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2813 Pineapple, frozen, chunks, sweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2814 Pineapple, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2815 Persimmons, japanese, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2816 Peaches, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2817 Oranges, raw, with peel Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2818 Salad dressing, caesar, low calorie Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
2819 Pickle relish, hamburger Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
2820 Squash, winter, acorn, cooked, boiled, mashed, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
2821 Salad dressing, caesar dressing, regular Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
2822 Frozen novelties, ice type, pineapple-coconut Sweets 0.11 mg 1%
2823 Candies, HEATH BITES Sweets 0.11 mg 1%
2824 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
2825 Pineapple juice, canned, not from concentrate, unsweetened, with added vitamins A, C and E Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2826 Jackfruit, canned, syrup pack Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2827 Pineapple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2828 Limes, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2829 Mayonnaise, low sodium, low calorie or diet Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
2830 Apricots, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2831 Fruit salad, (pineapple and papaya and banana and guava), tropical, canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
2832 Soymilk, chocolate, nonfat, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 0.10 mg 1%
2833 Soymilk (all flavors), nonfat, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 0.10 mg 1%
2834 Beverages, Lemonade, powder Beverages 0.10 mg 1%
2835 Beverages, carbonated, orange Beverages 0.10 mg 1%
2836 Beverages, carbonated, club soda Beverages 0.10 mg 1%
2837 Cherries, sweet, canned, pitted, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
2838 Cherries, sweet, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
2839 Cherries, sweet, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
2840 Cherries, sour, red, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
2841 Soymilk, original and vanilla, light, unsweetened, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 0.10 mg 1%
2842 Salt, table Spices and Herbs 0.10 mg 1%
2843 Sauce, teriyaki, ready-to-serve, reduced sodium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.10 mg 1%
2844 Babyfood, green beans, dices, toddler Baby Foods 0.10 mg 1%
2845 Beverages, tea, instant, lemon, with added ascorbic acid Beverages 0.10 mg 1%
2846 Beverages, carbonated, tonic water Beverages 0.10 mg 1%
2847 Cranberries, dried, sweetened (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
2848 Cherries, sweet, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
2849 Cherries, sour, red, frozen, unsweetened (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
2850 Apricots, frozen, sweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%

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