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 601–650 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
601 Peanut butter, lower sugar Legumes and Legume Products 3.51 mg 32% CNF
602 Cheese, oaxaca, solid Dairy and Egg Products 3.51 mg 32% USDA_FF
603 Beans, Dry, Light Red Kidney (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.50 mg 32% USDA_FF
604 Beans, Dry, Tan (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.50 mg 32% USDA_FF
605 Beans, Dry, Tan (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.50 mg 32% USDA_FF
606 Beans, Dry, Light Red Kidney (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.50 mg 32% USDA_FF
607 Yardlong beans, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.50 mg 32% USDA_SR
608 Cheese, mexican, queso chihuahua Dairy and Egg Products 3.50 mg 32% USDA_SR
609 Cheese, tilsit Dairy and Egg Products 3.50 mg 32% USDA_SR
610 Cheese, fontina Dairy and Egg Products 3.50 mg 32% USDA_SR
611 BURGER KING, DOUBLE WHOPPER, with cheese Fast Foods 3.50 mg 32% USDA_SR
612 Snacks, potato chips, fat-free, made with olestra Snacks 3.50 mg 32% USDA_SR
613 Netted willow, native, leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.50 mg 32% CNF
614 Cereal, ready to eat, Bran Flakes, too good to be true, President's Choice Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
615 Cereal, ready to eat, Frosted Flakes: lightly toasted, President' Choice Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
616 Cereal, ready to eat, Chex: honey nut, General Mills Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
617 Beans, yardlong, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.50 mg 32% CNF
618 Cereal, ready to eat, Raisin Bran, Post Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
619 Cereal, ready to eat, Toasted Oat O's, President's Choice Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
620 Cereal, ready to eat, Toasted O's, President's Choice Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
621 Cereal, ready to eat, Raisin Bran: Loads of Raisins, President's Choice Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
622 Cereal, ready to eat, Fibre First Multibran, Blue Menu, President's Choice Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
623 Cereal, ready to eat, Corn Flakes, President's Choice Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
624 Cereal, ready to eat, Grape-nuts, Post Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
625 Cereal, ready to eat, Selects: Date and Raisin Pecan Crunch, Post Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
626 Cereal, ready to eat, Selects: Blueberry Almond Crunch, Post Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
627 Cereal, ready to eat, Crispix, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
628 Cereal, ready to eat, Count Chocula, General Mills Breakfast cereals 3.50 mg 32% CNF
629 Cheese, Mexican, queso chihuahua Dairy and Egg Products 3.50 mg 32% CNF
630 Cheese, tilsit, with whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 3.50 mg 32% CNF
631 Cheese, fontina Dairy and Egg Products 3.50 mg 32% CNF
632 Peas, green, split, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.49 mg 32% USDA_SR
633 Vegetable juice, BOLTHOUSE FARMS, DAILY GREENS Vegetables and Vegetable Products 3.47 mg 32% USDA_SR
634 Wheat, soft white Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.46 mg 31% USDA_SR
635 Grains, wheat, soft white Cereals, Grains and Pasta 3.46 mg 31% CNF
636 Beans, Dry, Great Northern (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.45 mg 31% USDA_FF
637 Beans, Dry, Great Northern (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.45 mg 31% USDA_FF
638 Triticale Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.45 mg 31% USDA_SR
639 Grains, triticale Cereals, Grains and Pasta 3.45 mg 31% CNF
640 Beverages, Cocoa mix, low calorie, powder, with added calcium, phosphorus, aspartame, without added sodium or vitamin A Beverages 3.44 mg 31% USDA_SR
641 Beverages, Cocoa mix, no sugar added, powder Beverages 3.44 mg 31% USDA_SR
642 Snacks, popcorn, air-popped (Unsalted) Snacks 3.44 mg 31% USDA_SR
643 Hot chocolate, low calorie, with aspartame, mix, powder, with added calcium and phosphorus, without added sodium or vitamin A Beverages 3.44 mg 31% CNF
644 Snacks, popcorn, air-popped, white popcorn Snacks 3.44 mg 31% CNF
645 Hot chocolate, with aspartame, mix, powder Beverages 3.44 mg 31% CNF
646 Beans, Dry, Pinto (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.43 mg 31% USDA_FF
647 Beans, Dry, Pinto (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.43 mg 31% USDA_FF
648 Cheese, cheddar Dairy and Egg Products 3.43 mg 31% CNF
649 Beans, Dry, Flor de Mayo (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.42 mg 31% USDA_FF
650 Beans, Dry, Flor de Mayo (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.42 mg 31% USDA_FF

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