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

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Showing 1651–1700 of 3,496 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1651 Corn, sweet, canned, cream style Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5%
1652 Pie, vanilla cream, homemade Baked Products 0.53 mg 5%
1653 Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake Baked Products 0.53 mg 5%
1654 Waffle, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat, toasted Baked Products 0.53 mg 5%
1655 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, low fat, vanilla, soft serve Sweets 0.53 mg 5%
1656 Dessert, pudding, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.53 mg 5%
1657 Grains, oat bran, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.53 mg 5%
1658 Fast foods, dessert, sundae, caramel Fast Foods 0.53 mg 5%
1659 Mushroom, portabella (portobello), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5%
1660 Malted milk, chocolate flavour, powder, with 2% M.F. milk Beverages 0.53 mg 5%
1661 Tangerine, (mandarin), canned, juice pack, drained Fruits and fruit juices 0.53 mg 5%
1662 Candies, soft fruit and nut squares Sweets 0.53 mg 5%
1663 Snacks, sweet potato chips, unsalted Snacks 0.53 mg 5%
1664 Corn, sweet, canned, cream style, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5%
1665 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: cinnamon and spice, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 0.52 mg 5%
1666 Onion, Welsh, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.52 mg 5%
1667 Peas and carrots, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.52 mg 5%
1668 Mushroom, white, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.52 mg 5%
1669 Nuts, European chestnuts (sweet), raw, unpeeled Nuts and Seeds 0.52 mg 5%
1670 Pie, egg custard, commercial Baked Products 0.52 mg 5%
1671 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, French vanilla, soft serve Sweets 0.52 mg 5%
1672 Tofu, silken, soft Legumes and Legume Products 0.52 mg 5%
1673 Pasta with sliced franks in tomato sauce, canned Mixed Dishes 0.52 mg 5%
1674 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: Dinosaur Eggs, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 0.52 mg 5%
1675 Lettuce, spring mix (mesclun) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.52 mg 5%
1676 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured, fat free (0-0.5% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.52 mg 5%
1677 Yogourt, plain, low fat, lactose reduced (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.52 mg 5%
1678 Yogourt, plain (2-3.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.52 mg 5%
1679 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, soft serve, chocolate Sweets 0.52 mg 5%
1680 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured, fat free, with added Vitamin D and A (0-0.5% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.52 mg 5%
1681 Babyfood, cereal, Rice, with milk powder, prepared with water Babyfoods 0.52 mg 5%
1682 Salad, caesar, homemade Mixed Dishes 0.51 mg 5%
1683 Yogourt, plain, fat free (0-0.5% MF) Dairy and Egg Products 0.51 mg 5%
1684 Yogourt, plain, fat free, with added Vitamin D (0-0.5% MF) Dairy and Egg Products 0.51 mg 5%
1685 Babyfood, cereal, rice, with milk powder and fruit, prepared with water Babyfoods 0.51 mg 5%
1686 Cheese, cream Dairy and Egg Products 0.51 mg 5%
1687 Cheese, cottage, (2% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.51 mg 5%
1688 Coffee whitener (non dairy), powdered Dairy and Egg Products 0.51 mg 5%
1689 Tangerine (mandarin), canned, juice pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.51 mg 5%
1690 Taro shoots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.51 mg 5%
1691 Vegetables, mixed, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.51 mg 5%
1692 Potato, skin, cooked in skin, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.51 mg 5%
1693 Nuts, acorns, raw Nuts and Seeds 0.51 mg 5%
1694 Coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder Beverages 0.51 mg 5%
1695 Beans, baked, canned, with pork and sweet sauce Legumes and Legume Products 0.51 mg 5%
1696 Cake, sponge, commercial Baked Products 0.51 mg 5%
1697 Cheesecake, commercial Baked Products 0.51 mg 5%
1698 Pie crust, standard type, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked Baked Products 0.51 mg 5%
1699 Dessert, egg custard, dry mix prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.51 mg 5%
1700 Dessert, rennin, chocolate, dry mix, made with 2% milk Sweets 0.51 mg 5%

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