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 651–700 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
651 Nuts, mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, salt added, PLANTERS pistachio blend Nut and Seed Products 3.42 mg 31% USDA_SR
652 Cereal, ready to eat, Honey Bunches of Oats with almonds, Post Breakfast cereals 3.41 mg 31% CNF
653 Snacks, tortilla chips, low fat, made with olestra, nacho cheese Snacks 3.40 mg 31% USDA_SR
654 Papad Legumes and Legume Products 3.40 mg 31% USDA_SR
655 Indian, papad (papadum) Legumes and Legume Products 3.40 mg 31% CNF
656 Beans, Dry, Black (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.37 mg 31% USDA_FF
657 Beans, Dry, Black (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.37 mg 31% USDA_FF
658 Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.37 mg 31% USDA_SR
659 WENDY'S, Double Stack, with cheese Fast Foods 3.37 mg 31% USDA_SR
660 Nuts, walnuts, black, dried Nut and Seed Products 3.37 mg 31% USDA_SR
661 Black-eyed peas (cowpeas, crowder, southern), common, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.37 mg 31% CNF
662 Nuts, walnuts, black, dried Nuts and Seeds 3.37 mg 31% CNF
663 Beans, Dry, Carioca (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.36 mg 31% USDA_FF
664 Beans, Dry, Carioca (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.36 mg 31% USDA_FF
665 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 3.36 mg 31% USDA_SR
666 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, lightly salted Nut and Seed Products 3.36 mg 31% USDA_SR
667 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 3.36 mg 31% USDA_SR
668 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted with peanuts, lightly salted Nuts and Seeds 3.36 mg 31% CNF
669 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted with peanuts, salted Nuts and Seeds 3.36 mg 31% CNF
670 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted with peanuts Nuts and Seeds 3.36 mg 31% CNF
671 Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.35 mg 30% USDA_SR
672 Grains, quinoa, flour Cereals, Grains and Pasta 3.35 mg 30% CNF
673 Beans, mungo, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.35 mg 30% CNF
674 Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.34 mg 30% USDA_SR
675 Peanuts, valencia, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.34 mg 30% USDA_SR
676 Milk, dry, whole, with added vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.34 mg 30% USDA_SR
677 Peanuts, Valencia, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.34 mg 30% CNF
678 Milk, dry whole Dairy and Egg Products 3.34 mg 30% CNF
679 Fast foods, cheeseburger; double, large patty; with condiments Fast Foods 3.33 mg 30% USDA_SR
680 McDONALD'S, DOUBLE QUARTER POUNDER with Cheese Fast Foods 3.33 mg 30% USDA_SR
681 Wheat, hard white Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.33 mg 30% USDA_SR
682 Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, cheeseburger, large, double patty, with condiments Fast Foods 3.33 mg 30% CNF
683 Grains, wheat, hard white Cereals, Grains and Pasta 3.33 mg 30% CNF
684 Cheese, pasteurized process, American, low fat Dairy and Egg Products 3.32 mg 30% USDA_SR
685 Cheese, processed product, swiss, slices, low fat Dairy and Egg Products 3.32 mg 30% CNF
686 Beans, Dry, Navy (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.31 mg 30% USDA_FF
687 Beans, Dry, Navy (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.31 mg 30% USDA_FF
688 Snacks, peas, roasted, wasabi-flavored Snacks 3.31 mg 30% USDA_SR
689 Chocolate, dark, 70-85% cacao solids Sweets 3.31 mg 30% USDA_SR
690 Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 3.31 mg 30% USDA_SR
691 Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 3.31 mg 30% USDA_SR
692 Candies, chocolate, dark, 70-85% cacao solids Sweets 3.31 mg 30% CNF
693 Peanut butter, natural Legumes and Legume Products 3.31 mg 30% CNF
694 Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, unblanched, salted Nuts and Seeds 3.31 mg 30% CNF
695 Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, unblanched Nuts and Seeds 3.31 mg 30% CNF
696 Spices, dill weed, dried Spices and Herbs 3.30 mg 30% USDA_SR
697 Babyfood, cereal, rice with pears and apple, dry, instant fortified Baby Foods 3.30 mg 30% USDA_SR
698 Spices, dill weed, dried Spices and Herbs 3.30 mg 30% CNF
699 Beans, Dry, Dark Red Kidney (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.29 mg 30% USDA_FF
700 Beans, Dry, Dark Red Kidney (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 3.29 mg 30% USDA_FF

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