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 1401–1450 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1401 Beans, kidney, royal red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.90 mg 8%
1402 Martha White Foods, Martha White's Buttermilk Biscuit Mix, dry Baked Products 0.90 mg 8%
1403 Rolls, dinner, wheat Baked Products 0.90 mg 8%
1404 Rolls, french Baked Products 0.90 mg 8%
1405 Bagels, oat bran Baked Products 0.90 mg 8%
1406 Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.90 mg 8%
1407 Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.90 mg 8%
1408 Cookies, chocolate cream covered biscuit sticks Baked Products 0.90 mg 8%
1409 Soup, bean with frankfurters, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.90 mg 8%
1410 Babyfood, crackers, vegetable Baby Foods 0.90 mg 8%
1411 Milk, canned, evaporated, nonfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.90 mg 8%
1412 Potatoes, au gratin, dry mix, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.90 mg 8%
1413 Seeds, breadfruit seeds, raw Nut and Seed Products 0.90 mg 8%
1414 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, with almonds Breakfast Cereals 0.90 mg 8%
1415 Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular Sweets 0.90 mg 8%
1416 Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.90 mg 8%
1417 Amaranth leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.90 mg 8%
1418 Crackers, cheese, reduced fat Baked Products 0.90 mg 8%
1419 Beverages, tea, instant, sweetened with sodium saccharin, lemon-flavored, powder Beverages 0.89 mg 8%
1420 Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, lemon, diet Beverages 0.89 mg 8%
1421 Croutons, plain Baked Products 0.89 mg 8%
1422 Bread, oat bran Baked Products 0.89 mg 8%
1423 Chili con carne with beans, canned entree Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.89 mg 8%
1424 Yogurt, plain, low fat Dairy and Egg Products 0.89 mg 8%
1425 Yogurt parfait, lowfat, with fruit and granola Fast Foods 0.89 mg 8%
1426 Beans, navy, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.89 mg 8%
1427 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Midnight Bar Sweets 0.89 mg 8%
1428 Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.88 mg 8%
1429 Popovers, dry mix, unenriched Baked Products 0.88 mg 8%
1430 Bagels, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate(includes onion, poppy, sesame) Baked Products 0.88 mg 8%
1431 Bagels, plain, unenriched, with calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame) Baked Products 0.88 mg 8%
1432 Bagels, plain, enriched, without calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame) Baked Products 0.88 mg 8%
1433 Bread, sticks, plain Baked Products 0.88 mg 8%
1434 Bread, roll, Mexican, bollilo Baked Products 0.88 mg 8%
1435 Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular, 10 minute cooking, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.88 mg 8%
1436 Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.88 mg 8%
1437 Popovers, dry mix, enriched Baked Products 0.88 mg 8%
1438 Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, shelf stable Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.88 mg 8%
1439 Gravy, onion, dry, mix Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.88 mg 8%
1440 Amaranth leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.88 mg 8%
1441 Amaranth leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.88 mg 8%
1442 Restaurant, Mexican, refried beans Restaurant Foods 0.88 mg 8%
1443 Pie, pecan, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.87 mg 8%
1444 Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) Legumes and Legume Products 0.87 mg 8%
1445 Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling Baked Products 0.87 mg 8%
1446 Lasagna, Vegetable, frozen, baked Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.87 mg 8%
1447 Cereals, MALT-O-MEAL, chocolate, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.87 mg 8%
1448 Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, raw Nut and Seed Products 0.87 mg 8%
1449 Candies, peanut brittle, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 0.87 mg 8%
1450 Mushrooms, white, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.87 mg 8%

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