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

Selling a product with zinc? Generate a print-ready nutrition label from your recipe.

Showing 1601–1650 of 3,496 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1601 Egg, chicken, Spanish omelet, with onion, peppers, tomatoes and mushrooms Dairy and Egg Products 0.55 mg 5%
1602 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: maple and brown sugar, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 0.55 mg 5%
1603 Fig, dried, uncooked Fruits and fruit juices 0.55 mg 5%
1604 Potato, O'brien, frozen, prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.55 mg 5%
1605 Beans, lima, baby, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.55 mg 5%
1606 Potato, french-fried, frozen, restaurant prepared, fried in vegetable oil Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.55 mg 5%
1607 Cookie, fudge, cake-type Baked Products 0.55 mg 5%
1608 Cookie, ginger snap Baked Products 0.55 mg 5%
1609 Cookie, peanut butter, commercial, soft-type Baked Products 0.55 mg 5%
1610 Toaster pastry, brown sugar and cinnamon Baked Products 0.55 mg 5%
1611 Candies, bars, 3 Musketeers Sweets 0.55 mg 5%
1612 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: golden honey with bran, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 0.55 mg 5%
1613 Soup, cream, asparagus, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.55 mg 5%
1614 Soup, cheddar cheese, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.55 mg 5%
1615 Beans, lima, baby, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.55 mg 5%
1616 Milk, fluid, sheep, whole Dairy and Egg Products 0.54 mg 5%
1617 Asparagus, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5%
1618 Taro shoots, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5%
1619 Potato flour Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5%
1620 Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquid Legumes and Legume Products 0.54 mg 5%
1621 Biscuit, plain/buttermilk, homemade Baked Products 0.54 mg 5%
1622 Cookie, chocolate chip, soft type, commercial Baked Products 0.54 mg 5%
1623 Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked Baked Products 0.54 mg 5%
1624 Danish pastry, fruit (apple, raisin, lemon, raspberry) Baked Products 0.54 mg 5%
1625 Muffin, blueberry, homemade, with 2% milk Baked Products 0.54 mg 5%
1626 Muffin, corn, commercial Baked Products 0.54 mg 5%
1627 Pancake, blueberry, homemade Baked Products 0.54 mg 5%
1628 Fast foods, dessert, burrito with fruit (apple or cherry) Fast Foods 0.54 mg 5%
1629 Babyfood, cereal, ready-to-eat, 'O' Shaped with whole milk Babyfoods 0.54 mg 5%
1630 Broccoli raab (rapini), cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5%
1631 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, sundae, prepackaged Sweets 0.54 mg 5%
1632 Dessert, egg custard, baked, homemade Sweets 0.54 mg 5%
1633 Fast foods, Miniature cinnamon rolls Fast Foods 0.54 mg 5%
1634 Dessert, frozen, light ice cream, soft serve, blended with milk chocolate candies Sweets 0.54 mg 5%
1635 Corn, sweet, white, on or off the cob, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5%
1636 Corn, sweet, white, on or off the cob, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5%
1637 Zwieback Babyfoods 0.54 mg 5%
1638 Taro shoots, cooked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5%
1639 Soup, lentil, homemade Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.54 mg 5%
1640 Indien, samosa, vegetarian Mixed Dishes 0.54 mg 5%
1641 Beans, black, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquid, reduced sodium Legumes and Legume Products 0.54 mg 5%
1642 Cake, chocolate, pudding-type, dry mix, prepared, with chocolate icing (frosting) Baked Products 0.53 mg 5%
1643 Muffin, carrot, commercial Baked Products 0.53 mg 5%
1644 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off the cob, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5%
1645 Yogourt, plain, low fat (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.53 mg 5%
1646 Yogourt, coffee flavoured (2-3.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.53 mg 5%
1647 Cinnamon bun, with icing (honey bun) Baked Products 0.53 mg 5%
1648 Blackberry, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.53 mg 5%
1649 Okra (gumbo), frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5%
1650 Spinach, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5%

Need this on a label? Turn these foods into a print-ready Nutrition Facts label.

Make a label

Turn these foods into a print-ready nutrition label.

Build a recipe from any of these ingredients and export a print-ready FDA or Canada Nutrition Facts label. Free.

Style