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 251–300 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
251 Breakfast bar, corn flake crust with fruit Snacks 4.10 mg 37%
252 Nuts, mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 4.06 mg 37%
253 Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched Nut and Seed Products 4.06 mg 37%
254 Spices, onion powder Spices and Herbs 4.05 mg 37%
255 Soy protein isolate, potassium type Legumes and Legume Products 4.03 mg 37%
256 Soy protein isolate Legumes and Legume Products 4.03 mg 37%
257 Babyfood, baked product, finger snacks cereal fortified Baby Foods 4.00 mg 36%
258 Snacks, popcorn, cakes Snacks 3.99 mg 36%
259 Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.97 mg 36%
260 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ADVANCE, with iron, powder, not reconstituted Baby Foods 3.94 mg 36%
261 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, with iron, powder, not reconstituted Baby Foods 3.94 mg 36%
262 Candies, peanut bar Sweets 3.94 mg 36%
263 Soy flour, full-fat, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.92 mg 36%
264 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, SENSITIVE, (LACTOSE FREE), powder, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 3.91 mg 36%
265 Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, powder Baby Foods 3.90 mg 35%
266 Spices, tarragon, dried Spices and Herbs 3.90 mg 35%
267 Infant Formula, GERBER GOOD START 2, GENTLE PLUS, powder Baby Foods 3.90 mg 35%
268 Cereals ready-to-eat, UNCLE SAM CEREAL Breakfast Cereals 3.87 mg 35%
269 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ISOMIL, with iron, powder, not reconstituted Baby Foods 3.86 mg 35%
270 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ISOMIL, ADVANCE with iron, powder, not reconstituted Baby Foods 3.86 mg 35%
271 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, PM 60/40, powder not reconstituted Baby Foods 3.85 mg 35%
272 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, GO AND GROW, powder, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 3.84 mg 35%
273 Snacks, popcorn, microwave, low fat Snacks 3.83 mg 35%
274 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, For Spit Up, powder, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 3.83 mg 35%
275 Popcorn, microwave, low fat and sodium Snacks 3.83 mg 35%
276 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, ALIMENTUM ADVANCE, with iron, powder, not reconstituted, with DHA and ARA Baby Foods 3.82 mg 35%
277 Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, soy, powder Baby Foods 3.80 mg 35%
278 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST Raisin Bran Cereal Breakfast Cereals 3.80 mg 35%
279 Nuts, mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 3.80 mg 35%
280 Nuts, mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, salt added, CHOSEN ROASTER Nut and Seed Products 3.76 mg 34%
281 Candies, sesame crunch Sweets 3.76 mg 34%
282 Piki bread, made from blue cornmeal (Hopi) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 3.75 mg 34%
283 Hearts of palm, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.73 mg 34%
284 Spices, fennel seed Spices and Herbs 3.70 mg 34%
285 Spices, bay leaf Spices and Herbs 3.70 mg 34%
286 Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.68 mg 33%
287 Baking chocolate, unsweetened, liquid Sweets 3.68 mg 33%
288 Beans, white, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.67 mg 33%
289 Beans, navy, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.65 mg 33%
290 Beans, black, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.65 mg 33%
291 Cereals, oats, regular and quick, not fortified, dry Breakfast Cereals 3.64 mg 33%
292 Spices, ginger, ground Spices and Herbs 3.64 mg 33%
293 Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.63 mg 33%
294 Teff, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.63 mg 33%
295 Lentils, pink or red, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.60 mg 33%
296 Beverages, Dairy drink mix, chocolate, reduced calorie, with low-calorie sweeteners, powder Beverages 3.60 mg 33%
297 Spices, marjoram, dried Spices and Herbs 3.60 mg 33%
298 Soy flour, full-fat, roasted Legumes and Legume Products 3.58 mg 33%
299 Babyfood, Snack, GERBER, GRADUATES, LIL CRUNCHIES, baked whole grain corn snack Baby Foods 3.57 mg 32%
300 Candies, carob, unsweetened Sweets 3.53 mg 32%

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