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 2901–2950 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2901 Salad dressing, thousand island dressing, fat-free Fats and Oils 0.09 mg 1%
2902 Cranberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2903 Soup, bouillon cubes and granules, low sodium, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.09 mg 1%
2904 Babyfood, pears, dices, toddler Baby Foods 0.09 mg 1%
2905 Soup, tomato, canned, prepared with equal volume water, commercial Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.09 mg 1%
2906 Babyfood, juice, orange and banana Baby Foods 0.09 mg 1%
2907 Babyfood, fruit, prunes with tapioca, without ascorbic acid, strained Baby Foods 0.09 mg 1%
2908 Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, regular, with added oil Sweets 0.09 mg 1%
2909 Onions, frozen, whole, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.09 mg 1%
2910 Onions, frozen, whole, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.09 mg 1%
2911 Butterbur, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.09 mg 1%
2912 Puddings, banana, dry mix, regular, with added oil Sweets 0.09 mg 1%
2913 Pears, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2914 Peaches, canned, extra light syrup, solids and liquids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2915 Peaches, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2916 Melons, honeydew, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2917 Mangos, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2918 Plums, wild (Northern Plains Indians) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.09 mg 1%
2919 Peppers, hot pickled, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.09 mg 1%
2920 Puddings, banana, dry mix, regular Sweets 0.09 mg 1%
2921 Butterbur, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.09 mg 1%
2922 Taro, tahitian, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.09 mg 1%
2923 Pears, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2924 Peaches, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2925 Peaches, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2926 Peaches, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2927 Candies, divinity, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 0.09 mg 1%
2928 Peppers, chili, green, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.09 mg 1%
2929 Peaches, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2930 Blueberries, canned, light syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2931 Strawberries, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2932 Sweeteners, tabletop, fructose, liquid Sweets 0.09 mg 1%
2933 Candies, KIT KAT Wafer Bar Sweets 0.09 mg 1%
2934 Lemon juice from concentrate, bottled, CONCORD Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2935 Nance, frozen, unsweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2936 Pomegranate juice, bottled Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
2937 Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
2938 Beverages, Wine, non-alcoholic Beverages 0.08 mg 1%
2939 Beverages, Carob-flavor beverage mix, powder Beverages 0.08 mg 1%
2940 Cherries, sweet, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
2941 Apricots, canned, extra light syrup pack, with skin, solids and liquids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
2942 Grapefruit, sections, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
2943 Grapefruit, sections, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
2944 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, extra heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
2945 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
2946 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, extra light syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
2947 Vinegar, balsamic Spices and Herbs 0.08 mg 1%
2948 Beverages, Malt liquor beverage Beverages 0.08 mg 1%
2949 Babyfood, fruit, pears, strained Baby Foods 0.08 mg 1%
2950 Babyfood, cereal, rice, with applesauce and bananas, strained Baby Foods 0.08 mg 1%

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