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 1251–1300 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1251 Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.04 mg 9%
1252 Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.04 mg 9%
1253 Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Baked Snack Crackers, Pizza Baked Products 1.04 mg 9%
1254 Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted Snacks 1.04 mg 9%
1255 Croissants, apple Baked Products 1.03 mg 9%
1256 Cookies, peanut butter sandwich, special dietary Baked Products 1.03 mg 9%
1257 Cereals ready-to-eat, rice, puffed, fortified Breakfast Cereals 1.03 mg 9%
1258 Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.03 mg 9%
1259 Beans, navy, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.03 mg 9%
1260 Beans, navy, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.03 mg 9%
1261 Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.03 mg 9%
1262 Seeds, breadfruit seeds, roasted Nut and Seed Products 1.03 mg 9%
1263 Mushrooms, shiitake, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.03 mg 9%
1264 Spanish rice mix, dry mix, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 1.03 mg 9%
1265 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.03 mg 9%
1266 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.03 mg 9%
1267 Candies, honey-combed, with peanut butter Sweets 1.03 mg 9%
1268 Rolls, dinner, oat bran Baked Products 1.02 mg 9%
1269 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 1.02 mg 9%
1270 Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe Baked Products 1.02 mg 9%
1271 Bread, oatmeal Baked Products 1.02 mg 9%
1272 Tortellini, pasta with cheese filling, fresh-refrigerated, as purchased Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 1.02 mg 9%
1273 Pasta, whole grain, 51% whole wheat, remaining enriched semolina, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.02 mg 9%
1274 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 10% protein, bleached, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.02 mg 9%
1275 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 10% protein, bleached, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.02 mg 9%
1276 PIZZA HUT, breadstick, parmesan garlic Fast Foods 1.02 mg 9%
1277 Fast foods, breadstick, soft, prepared with garlic and parmesan cheese Fast Foods 1.02 mg 9%
1278 Candies, coconut bar, not chocolate covered Sweets 1.02 mg 9%
1279 Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.02 mg 9%
1280 Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, enriched, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.02 mg 9%
1281 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 10% protein, unbleached, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.02 mg 9%
1282 Peppers, hot chile, sun-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.02 mg 9%
1283 Beverages, coffee and cocoa, instant, decaffeinated, with whitener and low calorie sweetener Beverages 1.01 mg 9%
1284 Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.01 mg 9%
1285 Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.01 mg 9%
1286 Spices, allspice, ground Spices and Herbs 1.01 mg 9%
1287 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, with applesauce and bananas, junior, fortified Baby Foods 1.01 mg 9%
1288 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, with applesauce and bananas, strained Baby Foods 1.01 mg 9%
1289 Potato chips, without salt, reduced fat Snacks 1.01 mg 9%
1290 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.01 mg 9%
1291 Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 1.01 mg 9%
1292 Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.00 mg 9%
1293 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, pecan bunches Breakfast Cereals 1.00 mg 9%
1294 Cereals, oats, regular and quick, unenriched, cooked with water (includes boiling and microwaving), without salt Breakfast Cereals 1.00 mg 9%
1295 Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.00 mg 9%
1296 Snacks, bagel chips, plain Snacks 1.00 mg 9%
1297 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS with cinnamon bunches Breakfast Cereals 1.00 mg 9%
1298 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, with real strawberries Breakfast Cereals 1.00 mg 9%
1299 Muffins, English, raisin-cinnamon, toasted (includes apple-cinnamon) Baked Products 1.00 mg 9%
1300 Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.00 mg 9%

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