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 1051–1100 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1051 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium, Infant, Liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 1.28 mg 12%
1052 Candies, REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups Sweets 1.28 mg 12%
1053 Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.27 mg 12%
1054 Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, thick crust Fast Foods 1.27 mg 12%
1055 Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.27 mg 12%
1056 DOMINO'S 14" EXTRAVAGANZZA FEAST Pizza, Classic Hand-Tossed Crust Fast Foods 1.27 mg 12%
1057 Snacks, tortilla chips, taco-flavor Snacks 1.27 mg 12%
1058 Muffin, blueberry, commercially prepared, low-fat Baked Products 1.27 mg 12%
1059 Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared Legumes and Legume Products 1.26 mg 11%
1060 Cheese sauce, prepared from recipe Dairy and Egg Products 1.26 mg 11%
1061 Turnover, cheese-filled, tomato-based sauce, frozen, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 1.26 mg 11%
1062 Baking chocolate, mexican, squares Sweets 1.26 mg 11%
1063 PAPA JOHN'S 14" Cheese Pizza, Thin Crust Fast Foods 1.25 mg 11%
1064 Bread, rye, toasted Baked Products 1.25 mg 11%
1065 Bread, wheat, sprouted Baked Products 1.25 mg 11%
1066 Candies, M&M MARS Pretzel Chocolate Candies Sweets 1.25 mg 11%
1067 Spelt, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.25 mg 11%
1068 Snacks, granola bars, hard, peanut butter Snacks 1.25 mg 11%
1069 Candies, milk chocolate coated raisins Sweets 1.25 mg 11%
1070 Pie Crust, Cookie-type, Graham Cracker, Ready Crust Baked Products 1.25 mg 11%
1071 Bread, naan, whole wheat, commercially prepared, refrigerated Baked Products 1.24 mg 11%
1072 PAPA JOHN'S 14" Cheese Pizza, Original Crust Fast Foods 1.24 mg 11%
1073 DOMINO'S 14" Cheese Pizza, Classic Hand-Tossed Crust Fast Foods 1.24 mg 11%
1074 Bread, cracked-wheat Baked Products 1.24 mg 11%
1075 Peas, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.24 mg 11%
1076 Snacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, with peanuts Snacks 1.24 mg 11%
1077 Nabisco, Nabisco Oreo Crunchies, Cookie Crumb Topping Baked Products 1.23 mg 11%
1078 Snacks, granola bar, QUAKER, chewy, 90 Calorie Bar Snacks 1.23 mg 11%
1079 Macaroni and cheese dinner with dry sauce mix, boxed, uncooked Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 1.23 mg 11%
1080 Candies, NESTLE, BUTTERFINGER Crisp Sweets 1.23 mg 11%
1081 Macaroni or noodles with cheese, microwaveable, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 1.23 mg 11%
1082 Seaweed, kelp, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.23 mg 11%
1083 Tostada shells, corn Baked Products 1.23 mg 11%
1084 DOMINO'S 14" Cheese Pizza, Ultimate Deep Dish Crust Fast Foods 1.22 mg 11%
1085 Beverages, chocolate malt powder, prepared with 1% milk, fortified Beverages 1.22 mg 11%
1086 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, as purchased Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.22 mg 11%
1087 Yellow rice with seasoning, dry packet mix, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 1.21 mg 11%
1088 Beans, baked, canned, with beef Legumes and Legume Products 1.20 mg 11%
1089 Snacks, granola bar, QUAKER, DIPPS, all flavors Snacks 1.20 mg 11%
1090 Snacks, tortilla chips, nacho-flavor, made with enriched masa flour Snacks 1.20 mg 11%
1091 Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, granules with milk, dry form Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.20 mg 11%
1092 Frankfurter, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 1.20 mg 11%
1093 Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.20 mg 11%
1094 Crackers, cheese, regular Baked Products 1.19 mg 11%
1095 Pancakes, special dietary, dry mix Baked Products 1.19 mg 11%
1096 Bread, reduced-calorie, oat bran, toasted Baked Products 1.19 mg 11%
1097 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SOY, with DHA and ARA, liquid concentrate Baby Foods 1.19 mg 11%
1098 Spices, pepper, black Spices and Herbs 1.19 mg 11%
1099 Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.19 mg 11%
1100 Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.19 mg 11%

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