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 6801–6850 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
6801 Babyfood, mixed fruit yogurt, strained Baby Foods 0.11 mg 1% USDA_SR
6802 Soup, tomato, canned, condensed, reduced sodium, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6803 Squash, winter, acorn, boiled, mashed, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6804 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, imitation, soybean Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6805 Mustard spinach (tendergreen), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6806 Juice, tomato, canned, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6807 Salad dressing, mayonnaise type, low sodium, reduced fat Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6808 Salad dressing, caesar, low Calorie Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6809 Salad dressing, caesar dressing, regular Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6810 Apricot, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6811 Cranberry, dried, sweetened Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6812 Jackfruit, canned, syrup pack Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6813 Sweets, confectioner's coating / chips, butterscotch Sweets 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6814 Drink, fruit punch flavour, powder Beverages 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6815 Drink, fruit punch flavour, vitamin C added, powder Beverages 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6816 Coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder Beverages 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6817 Juice, tomato, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6818 Squash, winter, acorn, boiled, mashed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6819 Pickle relish, hamburger Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6820 Watercress, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6821 Mustard spinach (tendergreen), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6822 Pineapple, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6823 Fruit salad, tropical (pineapple, red and yellow papaya), canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6824 Plum, canned, purple, juice pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6825 Pineapple juice, canned, added vitamin C Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6826 Pineapple, frozen chunks, sweetened Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6827 Persimmon, japanese, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6828 Peach, canned halves or slices, juice pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6829 Orange, with peel, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6830 Lime, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6831 Gooseberry, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6832 Fig, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6833 Fig, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6834 Fig, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6835 Elderberry, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6836 Apricot, canned halves with skin, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6837 Apricot, canned halves with skin, light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6838 Apricot, canned halves with skin, juice pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6839 Apricot, canned whole no skin, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6840 Apricot, canned halves with skin, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6841 Soup, tomato, canned, condensed, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6842 Sauce, pepper or hot, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6843 Vanilla extract Spices and Herbs 0.11 mg 1% CNF
6844 Pear, Anjou, green, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1% USDA_FF
6845 Pineapple, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1% USDA_FF
6846 Squash, spaghetti, peeled, seeded, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.10 mg 1% USDA_FF
6847 Tomato juice, with added ingredients, from concentrate, shelf stable Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.10 mg 1% USDA_FF
6848 Radishes, red, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.10 mg 1% USDA_FF
6849 Watermelon, seedless, flesh only, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1% USDA_FF
6850 Mango, Ataulfo, peeled, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1% USDA_FF

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