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 901–950 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
901 Muffins, wheat bran, dry mix Baked Products 1.50 mg 14%
902 Bread, whole-wheat, prepared from recipe Baked Products 1.50 mg 14%
903 Falafel, home-prepared Legumes and Legume Products 1.50 mg 14%
904 Cheese, cream, fat free Dairy and Egg Products 1.50 mg 14%
905 Babyfood, cereal, rice, with bananas, dry Baby Foods 1.50 mg 14%
906 Candies, sweet chocolate Sweets 1.50 mg 14%
907 Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, plain Snacks 1.50 mg 14%
908 Sauce, alfredo mix, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.49 mg 14%
909 PIZZA HUT 14" Cheese Pizza, Stuffed Crust Fast Foods 1.49 mg 14%
910 Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, stuffed crust Fast Foods 1.49 mg 14%
911 Pizza, cheese topping, thin crust, frozen, cooked Fast Foods 1.49 mg 14%
912 Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, regular, dry mix Sweets 1.49 mg 14%
913 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies Sweets 1.49 mg 14%
914 Bread, pumpernickel Baked Products 1.48 mg 13%
915 Nuts, almond paste Nut and Seed Products 1.48 mg 13%
916 Rolls, pumpernickel Baked Products 1.48 mg 13%
917 Tamales (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.48 mg 13%
918 Bread, wheat, toasted Baked Products 1.47 mg 13%
919 Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 1.47 mg 13%
920 Syrups, maple Sweets 1.47 mg 13%
921 Granola bar, soft, milk chocolate coated, peanut butter Snacks 1.47 mg 13%
922 Snacks, granola bars, soft, coated, milk chocolate coating, peanut butter Snacks 1.47 mg 13%
923 Beans, baked, canned, with pork Legumes and Legume Products 1.46 mg 13%
924 Sausage, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 1.46 mg 13%
925 Beverages, Cocoa mix, powder Beverages 1.46 mg 13%
926 Tortilla chips, yellow, plain, salted Snacks 1.46 mg 13%
927 Crackers, saltines, whole wheat (includes multi-grain) Baked Products 1.46 mg 13%
928 Bread, kneel down (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.46 mg 13%
929 Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, plain Baked Products 1.45 mg 13%
930 PIZZA HUT 12" Super Supreme Pizza, Hand-Tossed Crust Fast Foods 1.45 mg 13%
931 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Premature 30 Calories, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 1.45 mg 13%
932 Candies, REESE's Fast Break, milk chocolate, peanut butter, soft nougats, candy bar Sweets 1.45 mg 13%
933 Rice mix, cheese flavor, dry mix, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 1.45 mg 13%
934 Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Baked Snack Crackers, Cheddar Baked Products 1.45 mg 13%
935 Hummus, commercial Legumes and Legume Products 1.44 mg 13%
936 PIZZA HUT 14" Cheese Pizza, Hand-Tossed Crust Fast Foods 1.44 mg 13%
937 Winged beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.44 mg 13%
938 Winged beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.44 mg 13%
939 SCHIFF,TIGER'S MILK BAR Sweets 1.44 mg 13%
940 Bread, potato Baked Products 1.44 mg 13%
941 Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, seasoned Baked Products 1.43 mg 13%
942 Rice, white, long-grain, precooked or instant, enriched, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.43 mg 13%
943 Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, roasted Nut and Seed Products 1.43 mg 13%
944 Candies, fudge, chocolate, with nuts, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 1.43 mg 13%
945 Snacks, tortilla chips, ranch-flavor Snacks 1.43 mg 13%
946 Snacks, granola bars, QUAKER OATMEAL TO GO, all flavors Snacks 1.42 mg 13%
947 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, MOTHER'S PEANUT BUTTER BUMPERS Cereal Breakfast Cereals 1.42 mg 13%
948 Peppers, ancho, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.42 mg 13%
949 Snacks, granola bar, fruit-filled, nonfat Snacks 1.42 mg 13%
950 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.42 mg 13%

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