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 6701–6750 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
6701 Soup, wonton (won ton), restaurant prepared Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6702 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, boiled, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6703 Rutabaga (swede), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6704 Eggplant (aubergine, brinjal), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6705 Candies, toffee, homemade Sweets 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6706 Pineapple, raw, extra sweet variety Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6707 Soup, tomato, low sodium, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6708 Plant-based beverage, soy, original and vanilla, unenriched Beverages 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6709 Pasta, Japanese noodles, soba, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6710 Grains, tapioca, pearl, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6711 Icing (frosting), vanilla (white), creamy, dry mix, prepared with butter Sweets 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6712 Juice drink, grape, vitamin C added, canned Beverages 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6713 Juice drink, citrus fruit, frozen concentrate Beverages 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6714 Alcohol, table wine, white (11.5% alcohol by volume) Beverages 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6715 Pepper, sweet, red, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6716 Pepper, sweet, red, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6717 Pepper, sweet, green, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6718 Vegetable juice cocktail, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6719 Tomato, red, ripe, canned, whole Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6720 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, boiled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6721 Rutabaga (swede), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6722 Pepper, sweet, green, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6723 Leeks (bulb and lower-leaf portion), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6724 Pickles, cucumber, sweet Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6725 Turnip, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6726 Onion, frozen, whole, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6727 Jerusalem artichoke (sunchoke), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6728 Eggplant (aubergine, brinjal), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6729 Pineapple, canned heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6730 Pineapple, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6731 Pineapple, canned, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6732 Pineapple, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6733 Prickly pear, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6734 Mulberry, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6735 Gooseberry raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6736 Fig, canned, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6737 Carambola (star fruit), raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6738 Breadfruit, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6739 Sauce, tartar, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6740 Soup, cream, onion, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6741 Soup, cream, celery, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.12 mg 1% CNF
6742 Tomatoes, whole, canned, solids and liquids, with salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_FF
6743 Eggplant, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1% USDA_FF
6744 Strawberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1% USDA_FF
6745 Strawberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1% USDA_FF
6746 Oranges, raw, navels Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1% USDA_FF
6747 Oranges, raw, navels (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1% USDA_FF
6748 Pickles, cucumber, dill or kosher dill Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1% USDA_FF
6749 Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.11 mg 1% USDA_SR
6750 Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder Beverages 0.11 mg 1% USDA_SR

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