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 3001–3050 of 3,432 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3001 Cherries, sour, red, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3002 Blueberries, frozen, unsweetened (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3003 Blueberries, canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3004 Yokan, prepared from adzuki beans and sugar Legumes and Legume Products 0.07 mg 1%
3005 Whiskey sour mix, bottled, with added potassium and sodium Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3006 Cranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentrate Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3007 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, light Fats and Oils 0.07 mg 1%
3008 Beverages, carbonated, grape soda Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3009 Alcoholic beverage, wine, dessert, sweet Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3010 Grape juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3011 Grape juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3012 Grapefruit, raw, white, Florida Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3013 Grapefruit, raw, pink and red and white, all areas Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3014 Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.07 mg 1%
3015 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, fat-free, tub Fats and Oils 0.07 mg 1%
3016 Babyfood, fruit, bananas with tapioca, junior Baby Foods 0.07 mg 1%
3017 Beverages, carbonated, root beer Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3018 Cherries, sweet, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3019 Salad dressing, mayonnaise-type, light Fats and Oils 0.07 mg 1%
3020 Mayonnaise, reduced fat, with olive oil Fats and Oils 0.07 mg 1%
3021 Salad dressing, mayonnaise type, regular, with salt Fats and Oils 0.07 mg 1%
3022 Salad dressing, italian dressing, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 0.07 mg 1%
3023 Salad dressing, KRAFT Mayo Fat Free Mayonnaise Dressing Fats and Oils 0.07 mg 1%
3024 Babyfood, fruit, pears and pineapple, strained Baby Foods 0.07 mg 1%
3025 Arrowroot flour Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.07 mg 1%
3026 Tomatoes, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.07 mg 1%
3027 Onions, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.07 mg 1%
3028 Onions, frozen, chopped, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.07 mg 1%
3029 Frozen novelties, juice type, POPSICLE SCRIBBLERS Sweets 0.07 mg 1%
3030 Onions, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.07 mg 1%
3031 Pear nectar, canned, without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3032 Pears, canned, extra light syrup pack, solids and liquids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3033 Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, with added calcium Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3034 Jellies, no sugar (with sodium saccharin), any flavors Sweets 0.07 mg 1%
3035 Snacks, potato chips, reduced fat Snacks 0.07 mg 1%
3036 Candies, HERSHEY, KIT KAT BIG KAT Bar Sweets 0.07 mg 1%
3037 Plums, canned, purple, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3038 Plums, canned, purple, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3039 Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3040 Orange-grapefruit juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3041 Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, with added calcium and vitamin D Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3042 Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3043 Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3044 Melons, casaba, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3045 Litchis, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3046 Pie fillings, cherry, low calorie Sweets 0.07 mg 1%
3047 Babyfood, juice, orange-carrot Baby Foods 0.07 mg 1%
3048 Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.07 mg 1%
3049 Grape juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid and calcium Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3050 Pear nectar, canned, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%

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