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 3451–3500 of 6,506 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3451 Brussels sprouts, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4% USDA_SR
3452 Spinach, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4% USDA_SR
3453 Chicory greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4% USDA_SR
3454 Persimmons, japanese, dried Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.42 mg 4% USDA_SR
3455 Spinach, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4% USDA_SR
3456 Candies, nougat, with almonds Sweets 0.42 mg 4% USDA_SR
3457 Rice, white, medium-grain, cooked, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.42 mg 4% USDA_SR
3458 Rice, white, medium-grain, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.42 mg 4% USDA_SR
3459 Drumstick pods, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4% USDA_SR
3460 Raspberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.42 mg 4% USDA_SR
3461 CRACKER BARREL, steak fries Restaurant Foods 0.42 mg 4% USDA_SR
3462 Pastry, Pastelitos de Guava (guava pastries) Baked Products 0.42 mg 4% USDA_SR
3463 Babyfood, cereal, rice, with yogourt, with fruit, prepared with water Babyfoods 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3464 Raspberry, frozen, unsweetened Fruits and fruit juices 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3465 Grains, rice and vermicelli mix, beef flavour, prepared with margarine Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3466 Spinach, canned, solids and liquids, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3467 Drumstick (horseradish-tree), pods, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3468 Candies, nougat, with almonds Sweets 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3469 Grains, rice, white, medium-grain, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3470 Dessert, frozen yogourt, vanilla, soft-serve Sweets 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3471 Cookie, sugar, homemade, made with margarine Baked Products 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3472 Cake, yellow, commercial, with chocolate icing (frosting), in-store bakery Baked Products 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3473 Cake mix, german chocolate, pudding-type mix, dry, unprepared Baked Products 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3474 Meatless, bacon Legumes and Legume Products 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3475 Onion rings, breaded, par fried, frozen, heated in oven Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3476 Brussels sprouts, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3477 Drumstick (horseradish-tree), pods, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3478 Spinach, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3479 Chicory greens (cichorium intybus), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3480 Raspberry, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3481 Persimmon, japanese, dried Fruits and fruit juices 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3482 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: apple & cinnamon, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 0.42 mg 4% CNF
3483 Cereals, QUAKER, hominy grits, white, regular, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3484 Cereals, QUAKER, hominy grits, white, quick, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3485 Sauce, homemade, white, medium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3486 Noodles, chinese, cellophane or long rice (mung beans), dehydrated Legumes and Legume Products 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3487 Blackberry juice, canned Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3488 Cereals, corn grits, yellow, regular and quick, unenriched, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3489 Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3490 Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3491 Broccoli, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3492 Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3493 Potatoes, frozen, french fried, par fried, cottage-cut, prepared, heated in oven, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3494 Vegetables, mixed, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3495 Peas, edible-podded, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3496 Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3497 Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3498 Syrups, sorghum Sweets 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3499 Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat Sweets 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR
3500 Broccoli, chinese, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% USDA_SR

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