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 1651–1700 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1651 Bread, raisin, unenriched Baked Products 0.72 mg 7%
1652 Leavening agents, baking powder, low-sodium Baked Products 0.72 mg 7%
1653 Pancakes, plain, dry mix, complete (includes buttermilk) Baked Products 0.72 mg 7%
1654 Danish pastry, cinnamon, enriched Baked Products 0.72 mg 7%
1655 Cookies, chocolate chip, commercially prepared, regular, higher fat, enriched Baked Products 0.72 mg 7%
1656 Cookies, brownies, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.72 mg 7%
1657 Bread, raisin, enriched Baked Products 0.72 mg 7%
1658 Cereals, corn grits, white, regular and quick, enriched, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.72 mg 7%
1659 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, ENFACARE, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.72 mg 7%
1660 McDONALD'S, RANCH SNACK WRAP, Crispy Fast Foods 0.72 mg 7%
1661 Peas, green, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.72 mg 7%
1662 CHICK-FIL-A, Chick-n-Strips Fast Foods 0.72 mg 7%
1663 Mushrooms, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.72 mg 7%
1664 Candies, NESTLE, BABY RUTH Bar Sweets 0.72 mg 7%
1665 Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough, baked Baked Products 0.71 mg 6%
1666 Babyfood, beverage, GERBER, GRADUATES, FRUIT SPLASHERS Baby Foods 0.71 mg 6%
1667 Burrito, bean and cheese, frozen Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.71 mg 6%
1668 Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, flour, without added calcium Baked Products 0.71 mg 6%
1669 Wonton wrappers (includes egg roll wrappers) Baked Products 0.71 mg 6%
1670 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, packaged Nut and Seed Products 0.71 mg 6%
1671 Peas, green, canned, no salt added, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6%
1672 Chrysanthemum, garland, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6%
1673 Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.71 mg 6%
1674 Fiddlehead ferns, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6%
1675 Chrysanthemum leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6%
1676 Mushrooms, Chanterelle, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6%
1677 Restaurant, Latino, Arroz con habichuelas colorados (Rice And Red Beans) Restaurant Foods 0.71 mg 6%
1678 Snacks, potato chips, made from dried potatoes, sour-cream and onion-flavor Snacks 0.71 mg 6%
1679 Beverages, fruit punch juice drink, frozen concentrate Beverages 0.70 mg 6%
1680 English muffins, plain, enriched, without calcium propionate(includes sourdough) Baked Products 0.70 mg 6%
1681 Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, canned, plain Legumes and Legume Products 0.70 mg 6%
1682 English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) Baked Products 0.70 mg 6%
1683 English muffins, plain, unenriched, with calcium propionate (includes sourdough) Baked Products 0.70 mg 6%
1684 Rolls, dinner, plain, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk Baked Products 0.70 mg 6%
1685 Danish pastry, cheese Baked Products 0.70 mg 6%
1686 Crackers, rye, sandwich-type with cheese filling Baked Products 0.70 mg 6%
1687 Frijoles rojos volteados (Refried beans, red, canned) Legumes and Legume Products 0.70 mg 6%
1688 Fast foods, burrito, with beans Fast Foods 0.70 mg 6%
1689 Pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour, cooked, ANCIENT HARVEST Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.70 mg 6%
1690 Rolls, gluten-free, white, made with brown rice flour, tapioca starch, and potato starch Baked Products 0.70 mg 6%
1691 Soup, cream of asparagus, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.70 mg 6%
1692 Gravy, mushroom, canned Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.70 mg 6%
1693 Gravy, au jus, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.70 mg 6%
1694 Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, flakes without milk, dry form Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.70 mg 6%
1695 Syrup, maple, Canadian Sweets 0.70 mg 6%
1696 Peas, green, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.70 mg 6%
1697 Potato pancakes Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.70 mg 6%
1698 Chicken, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 0.70 mg 6%
1699 Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.70 mg 6%
1700 Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, calcium-fortified Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.70 mg 6%

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