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 7851–7900 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
7851 Salad dressing, sweet and sour Fats and Oils 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7852 Juice drink, orange Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7853 Drink, fruit punch, frozen concentrate, water added Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7854 Mango, nectar, canned Fruits and fruit juices 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7855 Grains, tapioca, pearl, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7856 Dessert, frozen, juice, orange Sweets 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7857 Cocktail mix, non-alcoholic, concentrated, frozen Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7858 Vegetable oil, corn, peanut and olive Fats and Oils 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7859 Alcohol, rice (sake) Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7860 Juice drink, cranberry-apple low calorie, with vitamin C added Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7861 Coffee, instant, powder, with whitener and artificial sweetener Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7862 Coffee whitener (non dairy), powdered, light Dairy and Egg Products 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7863 Drink, breakfast type, orange, ready-to-drink Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7864 Sports drink, fruit flavour, low calorie, ready-to-drink Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7865 Tea, brewed, prepared with tap water, decaffeinated Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7866 Coffee, brewed, prepared with municipal water, decaffeinated Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7867 Icing (frosting), cream cheese flavour, ready to eat Sweets 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7868 Candies, Skittles Sweets 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7869 Sweets, syrups, corn, high-fructose Sweets 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7870 Dessert, pudding, lemon, dry mix, regular, unprepared Sweets 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7871 Dessert, frozen, ices, water, lime Sweets 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7872 Icing (frosting), white, fluffy, dry mix, prepared with water Sweets 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7873 Dessert, pudding, vanilla, dry mix, regular, unprepared Sweets 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7874 Leavening agent, baking powder, double acting, phosphate Baked Products 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7875 Juice, cocktail, cranberry, vitamin C added, frozen concentrate, water added Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7876 Drink, orange, vitamin C added, frozen concentrate, water added Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7877 Drink, orange, vitamin C added, canned Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7878 Malt beverage, includes non-alcoholic beer (<0.5% alcohol by volume) Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7879 Juice drink, cranberry-apple, vitamin C added, bottled Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7880 Coffee, instant, sweetened, French flavour, powder, water added Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7881 Carbonated drinks, cola, fast-food cola Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7882 Tea, brewed Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7883 Lemonade, white, frozen concentrate, water added Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7884 Coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7885 Alcohol, whisky (43% alcohol by volume) Beverages 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7886 Pickles, cucumber, sour, low sodium Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7887 Pickles, cucumber, sour Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7888 Apple juice, canned or bottled, added vitamin C Fruits and fruit juices 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7889 Pear, asian, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7890 Apple juice, canned or bottled, without added vitamin C Fruits and fruit juices 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7891 Soup, consomme, dehydrated, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7892 Spread, 20% butter / 80% canola oil Fats and Oils 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7893 Coffee whitener (non dairy), liquid Dairy and Egg Products 0.02 mg 0% CNF
7894 Apples, red delicious, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.02 mg 0% USDA_FF
7895 Apples, honeycrisp, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.02 mg 0% USDA_FF
7896 Grape juice, white, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.02 mg 0% USDA_FF
7897 Apples, fuji, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.02 mg 0% USDA_FF
7898 Sugars, granulated Sweets 0.01 mg 0% USDA_FF
7899 Sugars, granulated Sweets 0.01 mg 0% USDA_FF
7900 Beverages, LIPTON BRISK, tea, black, ready-to-drink, lemon Beverages 0.01 mg 0% USDA_SR

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