Vegetarian foods high in Zinc

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 1651–1700 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1651 Cracker, wheat, low sodium Baked Products 1.60 mg 15% CNF
1652 English muffin, whole wheat Baked Products 1.60 mg 15% CNF
1653 Lentils, sprouted, stir-fried, no fat added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.60 mg 15% CNF
1654 Soup, cream, vegetable, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 1.60 mg 15% CNF
1655 Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, thin crust Fast Foods 1.59 mg 14% USDA_SR
1656 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, Low Fat 100% Natural Granola with Raisins Breakfast Cereals 1.59 mg 14% USDA_SR
1657 Cheese, goat, hard type Dairy and Egg Products 1.59 mg 14% USDA_SR
1658 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, canned Nut and Seed Products 1.59 mg 14% USDA_SR
1659 Fast foods, pizza, cheese, thin crust Fast Foods 1.59 mg 14% CNF
1660 Cracker, wheat, low fat Baked Products 1.59 mg 14% CNF
1661 Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, sweetened, flaked, canned Nuts and Seeds 1.59 mg 14% CNF
1662 Cheese, goat, hard, (less than 35% water, 36% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 1.59 mg 14% CNF
1663 Beverages, ABBOTT, ENSURE, Nutritional Shake, Ready-to-Drink Beverages 1.58 mg 14% USDA_SR
1664 Snacks, granola bar, GENERAL MILLS, NATURE VALLEY, with yogurt coating Snacks 1.58 mg 14% USDA_SR
1665 Egg, turkey, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 1.58 mg 14% USDA_SR
1666 Desserts, rennin, chocolate, dry mix Sweets 1.58 mg 14% USDA_SR
1667 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.58 mg 14% USDA_SR
1668 Millet, puffed Breakfast Cereals 1.58 mg 14% USDA_SR
1669 Snacks, granola bars, hard, almond Snacks 1.58 mg 14% USDA_SR
1670 Bread, multigrain, commercial, reduced sodium Baked Products 1.58 mg 14% CNF
1671 Cereal, millet, puffed Breakfast cereals 1.58 mg 14% CNF
1672 Dessert, rennin, chocolate, dry mix, unprepared Sweets 1.58 mg 14% CNF
1673 Bread, multigrain, commercial Baked Products 1.58 mg 14% CNF
1674 Cowpeas (black-eyed peas), immature seeds, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.58 mg 14% CNF
1675 Soup, pea, green or split, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 1.58 mg 14% CNF
1676 Egg, turkey, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 1.58 mg 14% CNF
1677 Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate Legumes and Legume Products 1.57 mg 14% USDA_SR
1678 Tempeh, cooked Legumes and Legume Products 1.57 mg 14% USDA_SR
1679 Bread, chapati or roti, plain, commercially prepared Baked Products 1.57 mg 14% USDA_SR
1680 Candies, HERSHEYS, PAYDAY Bar Sweets 1.57 mg 14% USDA_SR
1681 Carrot, dehydrated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.57 mg 14% USDA_SR
1682 Indian, bread, chapati or roti, plain Baked Products 1.57 mg 14% CNF
1683 Carrot, dehydrated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.57 mg 14% CNF
1684 Soybean, fermented products, Tempeh (tempe), cooked Legumes and Legume Products 1.57 mg 14% CNF
1685 Cereal, ready to eat, Harvest Crunch: Raisins with almonds, low fat, Quaker Breakfast cereals 1.57 mg 14% CNF
1686 Tofu, salted and fermented (fuyu), prepared with calcium sulfate Legumes and Legume Products 1.56 mg 14% USDA_SR
1687 Tofu, salted and fermented (fuyu) Legumes and Legume Products 1.56 mg 14% USDA_SR
1688 Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, canned, sweetened Legumes and Legume Products 1.56 mg 14% USDA_SR
1689 Candies, sugar-coated almonds Sweets 1.56 mg 14% USDA_SR
1690 DIGIORNO Pizza, cheese topping, rising crust, frozen, baked Fast Foods 1.56 mg 14% USDA_SR
1691 Corn bran, crude Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.56 mg 14% USDA_SR
1692 Bread, 60% whole wheat, commercial Baked Products 1.56 mg 14% CNF
1693 Sweets, sugars, maple, granulated Sweets 1.56 mg 14% CNF
1694 Candies, sugar-coated almonds Sweets 1.56 mg 14% CNF
1695 Fast foods, mexican, tostada with guacamole Fast Foods 1.56 mg 14% CNF
1696 Grains, corn bran, crude Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.56 mg 14% CNF
1697 Tofu, fuyu, salted and fermented (with calcium sulphate) Legumes and Legume Products 1.56 mg 14% CNF
1698 Tofu, fuyu, salted and fermented (prepared with magnesium chloride) Legumes and Legume Products 1.56 mg 14% CNF
1699 Beans, adzuki, canned, sweetened Legumes and Legume Products 1.56 mg 14% CNF
1700 Candies, truffles, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 1.55 mg 14% USDA_SR

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