Vegetarian 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 4951–5000 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
4951 Potatoes, french fried, steak fries, salt added in processing, frozen, as purchased Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% USDA_SR
4952 Artichokes, (globe or french), frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% USDA_SR
4953 Raisins, dark, seedless (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.36 mg 3% USDA_SR
4954 Toaster Pastries, fruit, frosted (include apples, blueberry, cherry, strawberry) Baked Products 0.36 mg 3% USDA_SR
4955 Ravioli, cheese-filled, canned Mixed Dishes 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4956 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, low fat, with added vitamin D (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4957 Kefir, plain, low fat (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4958 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured, with added calcium and vitamin D (2-3.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4959 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, low fat (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4960 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, artificially sweetened, fat free (0-0.5% M.F.), with added Vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4961 Cake, yellow (plus streusel), pudding-type, dry mix, prepared, with icing Baked Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4962 Tomato products, canned, puree, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4963 Yardlong beans (asparagus bean or cowpea), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4964 Potato, flesh and skin, cooked in skin, microwaved, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4965 Potato, french-fried, frozen, shoestring, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4966 Potato, flesh and skin, baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4967 Artichoke (Globe, French), frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4968 Toaster pastry, fruit, frosted (apple, blueberry, cherry, strawberry) Baked Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4969 Salad dressing, italian, fat free Fats and Oils 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4970 Fast foods, breakfast, potatoes, hashed brown Fast Foods 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4971 Dessert, flan, caramel custard, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4972 Dessert, rennin, vanilla, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4973 Cookie, vanilla wafer, 12 to 17% fat Baked Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4974 Cake mix, gingerbread, dry, unprepared Baked Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4975 Milk shake (fast food), strawberry Beverages 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4976 Nuts, beechnuts, dried Nuts and Seeds 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4977 Potato, flesh and skin, cooked in skin, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4978 Potato, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4979 Tomato products, canned, sauce with herbs and cheese Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4980 Onion rings, breaded, par-fried, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4981 Tomato products, canned, puree, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4982 Beans, yardlong, (asparagus bean or cowpea), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4983 Chard, swiss, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4984 Beans, snap (Italian, green or yellow), canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4985 Artichoke (Globe, French), frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4986 Soup, cream, asparagus, canned, condensed, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.36 mg 3% CNF
4987 Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine Baked Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
4988 Beverages, Strawberry-flavor beverage mix, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
4989 Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, half the caffeine Beverages 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
4990 Babyfood, ravioli, cheese filled, with tomato sauce Baby Foods 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
4991 Beverages, Eggnog-flavor mix, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
4992 Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, powder Beverages 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
4993 Nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, unpeeled Nut and Seed Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
4994 Potatoes, french fried, all types, salt not added in processing, frozen, as purchased Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
4995 Potatoes, white, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
4996 Nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, peeled Nut and Seed Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
4997 Potatoes, raw, skin Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
4998 Potatoes, Russet, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
4999 Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR
5000 Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.35 mg 3% USDA_SR

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