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 1451–1500 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1451 Mushrooms, white, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.87 mg 8%
1452 Garlic bread, frozen Baked Products 0.87 mg 8%
1453 Snacks, candy bits, yogurt covered with vitamin C Snacks 0.86 mg 8%
1454 Beans, kidney, california red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.86 mg 8%
1455 Beans, kidney, california red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.86 mg 8%
1456 Cookies, peanut butter, commercially prepared, regular Baked Products 0.86 mg 8%
1457 Bread, egg, toasted Baked Products 0.86 mg 8%
1458 Ice cream cone, chocolate covered, with nuts, flavors other than chocolate Dairy and Egg Products 0.86 mg 8%
1459 Fast foods, burrito, with beans and cheese Fast Foods 0.86 mg 8%
1460 TACO BELL, Bean Burrito Fast Foods 0.86 mg 8%
1461 Amaranth grain, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.86 mg 8%
1462 TACO BELL, Nachos Fast Foods 0.86 mg 8%
1463 Fast foods, nachos, with cheese Fast Foods 0.86 mg 8%
1464 Snacks, crisped rice bar, chocolate chip Snacks 0.86 mg 8%
1465 Rolls, dinner, sweet Baked Products 0.85 mg 8%
1466 Corn dogs, frozen, prepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.85 mg 8%
1467 Beverages, SLIMFAST, Meal replacement, High Protein Shake, Ready-To-Drink, 3-2-1 plan Beverages 0.85 mg 8%
1468 Snacks, yucca (cassava) chips, salted Snacks 0.85 mg 8%
1469 Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, unsalted Snacks 0.85 mg 8%
1470 Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, salted Snacks 0.85 mg 8%
1471 Spinach souffle Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.85 mg 8%
1472 Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with enriched flour, unsalted Snacks 0.85 mg 8%
1473 Wheat flours, bread, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.85 mg 8%
1474 Wheat flour, white, bread, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.85 mg 8%
1475 Vital wheat gluten Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.85 mg 8%
1476 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, unsalted Snacks 0.85 mg 8%
1477 Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.84 mg 8%
1478 Pancakes, plain, dry mix, incomplete (includes buttermilk) Baked Products 0.84 mg 8%
1479 Bread, pita, white, enriched Baked Products 0.84 mg 8%
1480 Milk and cereal bar Snacks 0.84 mg 8%
1481 Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.84 mg 8%
1482 Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 0.84 mg 8%
1483 Bread, pita, white, unenriched Baked Products 0.84 mg 8%
1484 Pasta mix, Italian lasagna, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.84 mg 8%
1485 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 11.5% protein, unbleached, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.84 mg 8%
1486 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 11.5% protein, bleached, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.84 mg 8%
1487 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 11.5% protein, bleached, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.84 mg 8%
1488 Bread, pan dulce, sweet yeast bread Baked Products 0.84 mg 8%
1489 Mungo beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.83 mg 8%
1490 Bread, reduced-calorie, oatmeal Baked Products 0.83 mg 8%
1491 Bagels, plain, enriched, with calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame) Baked Products 0.83 mg 8%
1492 Horseradish, prepared Spices and Herbs 0.83 mg 8%
1493 Yogurt, vanilla flavor, lowfat milk, sweetened with low calorie sweetener Dairy and Egg Products 0.83 mg 8%
1494 Tofu, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) Legumes and Legume Products 0.83 mg 8%
1495 Mungo beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.83 mg 8%
1496 Yogurt, vanilla, low fat, fortified with vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.83 mg 8%
1497 Pasta, gluten-free, brown rice flour, cooked, TINKYADA Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.83 mg 8%
1498 Yogurt, vanilla, non-fat Dairy and Egg Products 0.83 mg 8%
1499 Yogurt, vanilla, low fat. Dairy and Egg Products 0.83 mg 8%
1500 Seeds, breadfruit seeds, boiled Nut and Seed Products 0.83 mg 8%

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