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 6051–6100 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
6051 Cucumber, with peel, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% USDA_SR
6052 Pie crust, refrigerated, regular, unbaked Baked Products 0.20 mg 2% USDA_SR
6053 Tomato and vegetable juice, low sodium Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% USDA_SR
6054 Blueberries, wild, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.20 mg 2% USDA_SR
6055 Babyfood, vegetables, jarred, green beans, all stages Babyfoods 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6056 Babyfood, mixed fruit with oatmeal cereal, all stages Babyfoods 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6057 Cookie, butter or sugar, with chocolate icing or filling Baked Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6058 Cookie, sandwich with peanut butter filling, chocolate coated Baked Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6059 Yam, boiled, drained or baked, salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6060 Turnip, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6061 Turnip, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6062 Sweet potato, boiled without skin, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6063 Squash, winter, spaghetti, baked or boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6064 Squash, summer, zucchini, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6065 Pumpkin leaves, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6066 Mustard greens, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6067 Chrysanthemum, garland, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6068 Celeriac, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6069 Carrot, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6070 Blueberry, wild, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6071 Beans, snap (Italian, green or yellow), canned, solids and liquid, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6072 Beans, snap (Italian, green or yellow), canned, drained solids, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6073 Cabbage, napa, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6074 Animal fat, native, beluga oil Fats and Oils 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6075 Juice, tomato and vegetable, low sodium Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6076 Cabbage, japanese style, fresh, pickled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6077 Onion, young green, tops only Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6078 Lettuce, red leaf Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6079 Sauce, pasta, spaghetti or marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6080 Sauce, pasta, spaghetti or marinara, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6081 Fast foods, side dish, potato salad Fast Foods 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6082 Sweets, syrup, table blend, pancake, calorie-reduced Sweets 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6083 Pie, cherry, homemade, 2 crust Baked Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6084 Pie, blueberry, homemade, 2 crust Baked Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6085 Cookie, graham cracker, chocolate-coated Baked Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6086 Cake mix, carrot, pudding-type, dry, unprepared Baked Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6087 Turnip, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6088 Squash, winter, spaghetti, baked or boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6089 Carrot, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6090 Beans, snap (Italian, green or yellow), canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6091 Cucumber, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6092 Cabbage, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6093 Fennel, bulb, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6094 Seaweed, spirulina, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6095 Dock (sorrel), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6096 Borage, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6097 Yam, boiled, drained or baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6098 Sweet potato, boiled without skin Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6099 Squash, summer, zucchini, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF
6100 Pumpkin leaves, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2% CNF

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