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 6651–6700 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
6651 Soymilk, original and vanilla, unfortified Legumes and Legume Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6652 POPEYES, Coleslaw Fast Foods 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6653 Beverages, grape drink, canned Beverages 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6654 Beverages, citrus fruit juice drink, frozen concentrate Beverages 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6655 Sauce, barbecue, OPEN PIT, original Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6656 Sauce, tartar, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6657 Soup, wonton, Chinese restaurant Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6658 Carambola, (starfruit), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6659 Breadfruit, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6660 Soup, tomato, low sodium, with water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6661 Soup, cream of onion, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6662 Soup, cream of celery, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6663 Salad dressing, french dressing, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6664 Babyfood, peaches, dices, toddler Baby Foods 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6665 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, soybean and safflower oil, with salt Fats and Oils 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6666 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, cooked, boiled, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6667 Rutabagas, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6668 Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6669 Vegetable juice cocktail, low sodium, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6670 Peppers, sweet, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6671 Onions, frozen, whole, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6672 Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6673 Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6674 Peppers, sweet, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6675 Vegetable juice cocktail, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6676 Turnips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6677 Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6678 Pineapple, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6679 Mulberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6680 Babyfood, dessert, banana pudding, strained Baby Foods 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6681 Babyfood, GERBER, Banana with orange medley Baby Foods 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6682 Tapioca, pearl, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6683 Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6684 Pickles, cucumber, sweet (includes bread and butter pickles) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6685 Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6686 Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6687 Jerusalem-artichokes, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6688 Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6689 Pineapple, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6690 Pineapple, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6691 Pineapple, raw, all varieties Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6692 Stew, moose (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6693 Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6694 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, cooked, boiled, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6695 Rutabagas, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6696 Pineapple, raw, extra sweet variety Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6697 Blueberries, wild, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6698 Prickly pears, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1% USDA_SR
6699 Vegetable juice cocktail, canned, low sodium Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6700 Tea, hibiscus Beverages 0.12 mg 1% CNF

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