Vegetarian foods high in Zinc (USDA SR Legacy)

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 851–900 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
851 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning Breakfast Cereals 1.60 mg 15%
852 Muffins, English, whole-wheat Baked Products 1.60 mg 15%
853 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 13% protein, bleached, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.60 mg 15%
854 Soup, cream of vegetable, dry, powder Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.60 mg 15%
855 BURGER KING, WHOPPER, with cheese Fast Foods 1.60 mg 15%
856 Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, nut and raisin Snacks 1.60 mg 15%
857 Luncheon slices, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 1.60 mg 15%
858 Breakfast bars, oats, sugar, raisins, coconut (include granola bar) Snacks 1.60 mg 15%
859 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 13% protein, bleached, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.60 mg 15%
860 Lentils, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.60 mg 15%
861 Lentils, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.60 mg 15%
862 Acorn stew (Apache) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.60 mg 15%
863 Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, thin crust Fast Foods 1.59 mg 14%
864 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, Low Fat 100% Natural Granola with Raisins Breakfast Cereals 1.59 mg 14%
865 Cheese, goat, hard type Dairy and Egg Products 1.59 mg 14%
866 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, canned Nut and Seed Products 1.59 mg 14%
867 Beverages, ABBOTT, ENSURE, Nutritional Shake, Ready-to-Drink Beverages 1.58 mg 14%
868 Snacks, granola bar, GENERAL MILLS, NATURE VALLEY, with yogurt coating Snacks 1.58 mg 14%
869 Egg, turkey, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 1.58 mg 14%
870 Desserts, rennin, chocolate, dry mix Sweets 1.58 mg 14%
871 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.58 mg 14%
872 Millet, puffed Breakfast Cereals 1.58 mg 14%
873 Snacks, granola bars, hard, almond Snacks 1.58 mg 14%
874 Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate Legumes and Legume Products 1.57 mg 14%
875 Tempeh, cooked Legumes and Legume Products 1.57 mg 14%
876 Bread, chapati or roti, plain, commercially prepared Baked Products 1.57 mg 14%
877 Candies, HERSHEYS, PAYDAY Bar Sweets 1.57 mg 14%
878 Carrot, dehydrated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.57 mg 14%
879 Tofu, salted and fermented (fuyu), prepared with calcium sulfate Legumes and Legume Products 1.56 mg 14%
880 Tofu, salted and fermented (fuyu) Legumes and Legume Products 1.56 mg 14%
881 Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, canned, sweetened Legumes and Legume Products 1.56 mg 14%
882 Candies, sugar-coated almonds Sweets 1.56 mg 14%
883 DIGIORNO Pizza, cheese topping, rising crust, frozen, baked Fast Foods 1.56 mg 14%
884 Corn bran, crude Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.56 mg 14%
885 Candies, truffles, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 1.55 mg 14%
886 Stew, steamed corn (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.55 mg 14%
887 Bread, chapati or roti, whole wheat, commercially prepared, frozen Baked Products 1.54 mg 14%
888 DOMINO'S 14" Cheese Pizza, Crunchy Thin Crust Fast Foods 1.54 mg 14%
889 Gravy, mushroom, dry, powder Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.54 mg 14%
890 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.53 mg 14%
891 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.53 mg 14%
892 Candies, TOBLERONE, milk chocolate with honey and almond nougat Sweets 1.53 mg 14%
893 Bread, pita, whole-wheat Baked Products 1.52 mg 14%
894 LITTLE CAESARS 14" Cheese Pizza, Large Deep Dish Crust Fast Foods 1.52 mg 14%
895 Bagels, multigrain Baked Products 1.52 mg 14%
896 Snacks, potato chips, lightly salted Snacks 1.51 mg 14%
897 Lentils, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.51 mg 14%
898 Beverages, ABBOTT, ENSURE PLUS, ready-to-drink Beverages 1.51 mg 14%
899 Crackers, melba toast, wheat Baked Products 1.50 mg 14%
900 Snacks, soy chips or crisps, salted Snacks 1.50 mg 14%

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