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 3801–3850 of 6,506 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3801 Potatoes, white, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
3802 Nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, peeled Nut and Seed Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
3803 Potatoes, raw, skin Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
3804 Potatoes, Russet, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
3805 Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
3806 Potatoes, french fried, all types, salt added in processing, frozen, home-prepared, oven heated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
3807 Beets, cooked, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
3808 Beets, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
3809 Pomegranates, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
3810 Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
3811 Beets, cooked, boiled. drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
3812 Potatoes, french fried, all types, salt added in processing, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
3813 Plant-based beverage, cashew, enriched, sweetened Beverages 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3814 Spaghetti with pomodoro sauce (tomato sauce) Mixed Dishes 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3815 Carrot, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3816 Beets, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3817 Potato, white, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3818 Potato, Russet, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3819 Coffee, instant, powder, half the caffeine Beverages 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3820 Dessert, pudding, coconut, dry mix, regular, unprepared Sweets 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3821 Dessert, frozen, pudding pop, vanilla Sweets 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3822 Cake mix, marble, pudding-type, dry, unprepared Baked Products 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3823 Bread, banana, homemade, made with margarine Baked Products 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3824 Coffee, instant, regular, powder Beverages 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3825 Nuts, European chestnuts (sweet), dried, peeled Nuts and Seeds 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3826 Nuts, European chestnuts (sweet), dried, unpeeled Nuts and Seeds 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3827 Beets, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3828 Beets, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3829 Potato, french-fried, frozen, all types, salt added in processing, home-prepared, heated in oven Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3830 Potato, french-fried, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3831 Potato, skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3832 Carrot, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3833 Pomegranate, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.35 mg 3% CNF
3834 Beans, snap, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_FF
3835 Arugula, baby, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_FF
3836 Soymilk, chocolate, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3837 Soymilk, chocolate, unfortified Legumes and Legume Products 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3838 McDONALD'S, Hash Brown Fast Foods 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3839 Sweet rolls, cinnamon, refrigerated dough with frosting, baked Baked Products 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3840 Sauce, steak, tomato based Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3841 Nuts, ginkgo nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3842 Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3843 Potatoes, french fried, crinkle or regular cut, salt added in processing, frozen, as purchased Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3844 Tomato products, canned, sauce, spanish style Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3845 Peppers, jalapeno, canned, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3846 Cassava, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3847 Broccoli, frozen, spears, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3848 OLIVE GARDEN, spaghetti with pomodoro sauce Restaurant Foods 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3849 Stinging Nettles, blanched (Northern Plains Indians) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR
3850 Ginger root, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.34 mg 3% USDA_SR

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