Vegetarian foods high in Zinc (Canadian (CNF))

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 551–600 of 3,496 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
551 Seaweed, spirulina, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 2.00 mg 18%
552 Grains, barley flour Cereals, Grains and Pasta 2.00 mg 18%
553 Sweets, confectioner's coating or chips, peanut butter Sweets 2.00 mg 18%
554 Snacks, corn cakes, very low sodium Snacks 2.00 mg 18%
555 Snacks, corn cakes Snacks 2.00 mg 18%
556 Tomato, sun-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.99 mg 18%
557 sweets, syrups, maple, prepackaged Sweets 1.99 mg 18%
558 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: Wild Berry Medley, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 1.99 mg 18%
559 Grains, rye flour, medium Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.99 mg 18%
560 Tofu, fried Legumes and Legume Products 1.99 mg 18%
561 Tofu, fried (prepared with calcium sulphate) Legumes and Legume Products 1.99 mg 18%
562 Granola bar, crunchy, fruit and/or nut Baked Products 1.98 mg 18%
563 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: Weight Control, Maple and Brown Sugar, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 1.97 mg 18%
564 Whey, sweet, dry Dairy and Egg Products 1.97 mg 18%
565 Pancake, whole-wheat, dry mix, incomplete, unprepared Baked Products 1.96 mg 18%
566 Cheese fondue Dairy and Egg Products 1.96 mg 18%
567 Cereal, ready to eat, Cheerios: multigrain, General Mills Breakfast cereals 1.96 mg 18%
568 Seaweed, irishmoss, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.95 mg 18%
569 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: cinnamon and spice, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 1.94 mg 18%
570 Babyfood, cereal, oat, with milk powder and fruit, dry Babyfoods 1.94 mg 18%
571 Shallot, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.93 mg 18%
572 Grains, bulgur, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.93 mg 18%
573 Moth beans, raw Legumes and Legume Products 1.92 mg 17%
574 Cereal, ready to eat, Kashi: honey puffed, Kashi Breakfast cereals 1.92 mg 17%
575 Pasta, egg noodles, unenriched, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.92 mg 17%
576 Pasta, egg noodles, enriched, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.92 mg 17%
577 Tortilla, ready-to-bake / fry, whole-wheat Baked Products 1.92 mg 17%
578 Seeds, breadnuttree seeds, dried Nuts and Seeds 1.91 mg 17%
579 Cereal, ready to eat, Golden Grahams, General Mills Breakfast cereals 1.91 mg 17%
580 Beans, french, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 1.90 mg 17%
581 Cereal, ready to eat, Brown Rice Crisps, Barbara's Bakery Breakfast cereals 1.90 mg 17%
582 Bread, whole grain (whole-wheat), with added fibre, commercial, toasted Baked Products 1.90 mg 17%
583 Onion, dehydrated flakes Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.89 mg 17%
584 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: apple and cinnamon, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 1.89 mg 17%
585 Fast foods, breakfast, biscuit with egg and steak Fast Foods 1.89 mg 17%
586 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: peaches 'n cream, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 1.88 mg 17%
587 Snacks, corn nuts, barbecue Snacks 1.88 mg 17%
588 Black-eyed peas (cowpeas), catjang, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 1.87 mg 17%
589 Meatless, bacon bits Legumes and Legume Products 1.87 mg 17%
590 Candies, caramel with nuts, chocolate covered Sweets 1.87 mg 17%
591 Beans, baked, canned, with wieners Legumes and Legume Products 1.87 mg 17%
592 Black-eyed peas (cowpeas), catjang, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 1.87 mg 17%
593 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: cookies and cream, dry, Quaker Breakfast cereals 1.87 mg 17%
594 Cereal, ready to eat, Special K: Almond Vanilla, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 1.87 mg 17%
595 Salad, taco, with salsa, homemade Mixed Dishes 1.86 mg 17%
596 Babyfood, cereal, mixed grain, with fruit, dry Babyfoods 1.86 mg 17%
597 Candies, M&M's Almond Chocolate Candies Sweets 1.86 mg 17%
598 Granola bar, crunchy, plain Baked Products 1.85 mg 17%
599 Cracker, cheese, whole-grain Baked Products 1.84 mg 17%
600 Bread, oat (includes oatmeal and oat bran), commercial Baked Products 1.84 mg 17%

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