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 3101–3150 of 6,506 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3101 Udi's, Gluten Free, Soft & Delicious White Sandwich Bread Baked Products 0.51 mg 5% USDA_SR
3102 Salad, caesar, homemade Mixed Dishes 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3103 Potato, skin, cooked in skin, microwaved, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3104 Vegetables, mixed, canned, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3105 Fast foods, side dish, onion rings, breaded and fried Fast Foods 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3106 Fast foods, breakfast, french toast sticks Fast Foods 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3107 Pasta, macaroni (elbow), unenriched, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3108 Pasta, macaroni (elbow), enriched, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3109 Pasta, spaghetti, unenriched, cooked, salted Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3110 Pasta, spaghetti, unenriched, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3111 Pasta, spaghetti, enriched, cooked, salted Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3112 Pasta, spaghetti, enriched, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3113 Pie crust, standard type, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked Baked Products 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3114 Cake, sponge, commercial Baked Products 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3115 Beans, baked, canned, with pork and sweet sauce Legumes and Legume Products 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3116 Coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder Beverages 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3117 Nuts, acorns, raw Nuts and Seeds 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3118 Potato, skin, cooked in skin, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3119 Vegetables, mixed, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3120 Taro shoots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3121 Tangerine (mandarin), canned, juice pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.51 mg 5% CNF
3122 Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) Baked Products 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3123 Cookies, chocolate chip, refrigerated dough Baked Products 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3124 Bread, boston brown, canned Baked Products 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3125 Snacks, vegetable chips, made from garden vegetables Snacks 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3126 Waffles, gluten-free, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3127 McDONALD'S, McFLURRY with OREO cookies Fast Foods 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3128 Cereals, MALT-O-MEAL, Maple & Brown Sugar Hot Wheat Cereal, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3129 Cookie, vanilla with caramel, coconut, and chocolate coating Baked Products 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3130 Soup, onion, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3131 Babyfood, peas, dices, toddler Baby Foods 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3132 Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil Fast Foods 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3133 Beet greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3134 KFC, biscuit Fast Foods 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3135 Fast food, biscuit Fast Foods 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3136 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3137 Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3138 Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3139 Snacks, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES TREATS Squares Snacks 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3140 Yautia (tannier), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3141 Spaghetti, protein-fortified, cooked, enriched (n x 6.25) Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3142 Beet greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3143 Succotash, (corn and limas), canned, with whole kernel corn, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3144 Restaurant, Latino, arroz con leche (rice pudding) Restaurant Foods 0.50 mg 5% USDA_SR
3145 Fast food, biscuit Fast Foods 0.50 mg 5% CNF
3146 Cookie, shortbread, plain, commercial, no sugar added, with artificial sweetener Baked Products 0.50 mg 5% CNF
3147 Snacks, vegetable chips Snacks 0.50 mg 5% CNF
3148 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: Weight Control, Cinnamon, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 0.50 mg 5% CNF
3149 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: reduced sugar, brown sugar cinnamon, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 0.50 mg 5% CNF
3150 Cake, pound, homemade Baked Products 0.50 mg 5% CNF

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