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 6551–6600 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
6551 Cabbage, napa, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6552 Tomato, orange, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6553 Pepper, jalapeno, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6554 Fast foods, side dish, coleslaw Fast Foods 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6555 Sweets, syrups, malt Sweets 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6556 Alcohol, table wine, red (11.5% alcohol by volume) Beverages 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6557 Alcohol, cocktail, whisky sour mix, powder Beverages 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6558 Tomato, red, ripe, boiled, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6559 Celery, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6560 Turnip, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6561 Tomato, red, ripe, boiled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6562 Celery, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6563 Pickle relish, sweet Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6564 Turnip greens, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6565 Beans, snap (Italian, green or yellow), canned, seasoned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6566 Strawberry, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6567 Fruit salad (peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, cherry), canned, juice pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6568 Plantain, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6569 Kiwi fruit, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6570 Apricot, dried, sulphured, cooked without added sugar Fruits and fruit juices 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6571 Cereal, hot, cream of wheat, instant: original, prepared Breakfast cereals 0.14 mg 1% CNF
6572 Squash, pie pumpkin, peeled, seeded, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% USDA_FF
6573 Peppers, serrano, seeded, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% USDA_FF
6574 Peppers, banana or Hungarian wax, seeded, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_FF
6575 Jackfruit, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6576 Soup, tomato, dry, mix, prepared with water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6577 Apple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted, without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6578 Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, with salt Breakfast Cereals 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6579 Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, all Beverages 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6580 Cake, angelfood, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6581 Babyfood, plums, bananas and rice, strained Baby Foods 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6582 Beverages, rice milk, unsweetened Beverages 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6583 Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt Breakfast Cereals 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6584 Babyfood, fruit, pears and pineapple, junior Baby Foods 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6585 Whey, sweet, fluid Dairy and Egg Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6586 Salad dressing, italian dressing, commercial, regular, without salt Fats and Oils 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6587 Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6588 Peppers, sweet, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6589 Cauliflower, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6590 Squash, winter, butternut, cooked, baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6591 Radishes, oriental, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6592 Radishes, white icicle, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6593 Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, with green chilies Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6594 Onions, sweet, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6595 Celery, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6596 Squash, winter, butternut, cooked, baked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6597 Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe Beverages 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6598 Cauliflower, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6599 Squash, winter, hubbard, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR
6600 Squash, winter, acorn, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1% USDA_SR

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