Vegetarian foods high in Zinc (Canadian (CNF))

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 1051–1100 of 3,496 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1051 Candies, bars, 100 Grand Sweets 0.99 mg 9%
1052 Roll, dinner, plain (also brown and serve), commercial Baked Products 0.99 mg 9%
1053 Soybeans, green (edamame), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.99 mg 9%
1054 Malted milk, natural flavour, powder Beverages 0.99 mg 9%
1055 Candies, bar, crispy bar with peanut butter filling Sweets 0.99 mg 9%
1056 Cracker, multigrain Baked Products 0.98 mg 9%
1057 Babyfood, cereal, oat, prepared with formula or breast milk Babyfoods 0.98 mg 9%
1058 Egg substitute, liquid, fat free Dairy and Egg Products 0.98 mg 9%
1059 Egg substitute, frozen (yolk replaced) Dairy and Egg Products 0.98 mg 9%
1060 Soup, tomato vegetable, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.98 mg 9%
1061 Sauce, cheese, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.98 mg 9%
1062 Snacks, potato chips, sour cream and onion Snacks 0.98 mg 9%
1063 Doughnut (donut), cake-type, plain, chocolate coated or iced Baked Products 0.98 mg 9%
1064 Bread, wheat germ Baked Products 0.98 mg 9%
1065 Beans, pinto, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 0.98 mg 9%
1066 Beans, pinto, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 0.98 mg 9%
1067 Tea, instant, unsweetened, lemon flavour, powder Beverages 0.98 mg 9%
1068 Beans, navy, mature seeds, sprouted, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.97 mg 9%
1069 Grains, wheat flour, white, all purpose, bleached Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.97 mg 9%
1070 Snacks, potato chips, barbecue flavour Snacks 0.97 mg 9%
1071 Roll, dinner, rye Baked Products 0.97 mg 9%
1072 Beans, navy, mature seeds, sprouted, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.97 mg 9%
1073 English muffin, raisin-cinnamon (apple cinnamon) Baked Products 0.97 mg 9%
1074 Cookie, brownie, homemade Baked Products 0.97 mg 9%
1075 Grains, wheat flour, white, all purpose, unbleached Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.97 mg 9%
1076 Margarine, stick, canola and/or soybean oil Fats and Oils 0.97 mg 9%
1077 Bread, cheese Baked Products 0.96 mg 9%
1078 Margarine, tub, non-hydrogenated, canola oil (includes some sunflower oil), lactose free, vegan Fats and Oils 0.96 mg 9%
1079 Babyfood, snack, biscuit, wheat with milk powder Babyfoods 0.96 mg 9%
1080 Babyfood, cereal, soya, with fruit, prepared with formula or breast milk Babyfoods 0.96 mg 9%
1081 Mushroom, shiitake, stir-fried, no fat added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.96 mg 9%
1082 Gravy, brown instant, dry Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.96 mg 9%
1083 Fast foods, side dish, potato, baked, topped with cheese sauce and chili Fast Foods 0.96 mg 9%
1084 Cookie, graham cracker, plain or honey (includes cinnamon) Baked Products 0.96 mg 9%
1085 Beans, pink, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 0.96 mg 9%
1086 Beans, pink, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 0.96 mg 9%
1087 Coffee, instant, with sugar, mocha flavour, powder Beverages 0.96 mg 9%
1088 Nuts, coconut cream (liquid from grated meat), raw Nuts and Seeds 0.96 mg 9%
1089 Bread, white, commercial, toasted, reduced sodium Baked Products 0.95 mg 9%
1090 Bread, white, commercial, toasted Baked Products 0.95 mg 9%
1091 Beans, lima, dry, large, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 0.95 mg 9%
1092 Beans, lima, dry, large, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 0.95 mg 9%
1093 Bread, white, commercial, with added fibre Baked Products 0.95 mg 9%
1094 Milk, condensed, sweetened, canned Dairy and Egg Products 0.94 mg 9%
1095 Snacks, pretzels, soft, unsalted Snacks 0.94 mg 9%
1096 Snacks, pretzels, soft Snacks 0.94 mg 9%
1097 Candies, REESE'S, FAST BREAK, milk chocolate peanut butter and soft nougat Sweets 0.94 mg 9%
1098 Tortilla, ready-to-bake / fry, corn, unsalted Baked Products 0.94 mg 9%
1099 Cookie, chocolate chip, homemade, made with butter Baked Products 0.94 mg 9%
1100 Roll (kaiser), hard Baked Products 0.94 mg 9%

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