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 1751–1800 of 3,496 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1751 Cookie, chocolate sandwich, cream filling, reduced fat Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
1752 Babyfood, cereal, mixed grain, with biscuit, milk powder and fruit, prepared with water Babyfoods 0.49 mg 4%
1753 Hot chocolate, cocoa, homemade, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.49 mg 4%
1754 Beans, lima (fordhook), frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
1755 Drumstick (horseradish-tree), leaves, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
1756 Okra (gumbo), frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
1757 Peas, edible-podded (snow peas), frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
1758 Spinach, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
1759 Vegetables, mixed, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
1760 Artichoke (Globe, French), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
1761 Potato, skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
1762 Nuts, European chestnuts (sweet), raw, peeled Nuts and Seeds 0.49 mg 4%
1763 Cookie, shortbread, plain, commercial Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
1764 Pie, lemon meringue, commercial Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
1765 Phyllo dough Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
1766 Cracker, standard snack-type Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
1767 Candies, bars, Bit-O-Honey candy chews Sweets 0.49 mg 4%
1768 Candies, bars, Krackel Sweets 0.49 mg 4%
1769 Dessert, frozen yogourt, chocolate, soft-serve Sweets 0.49 mg 4%
1770 Grains, rice, white, long-grain, pre-cooked or instant, enriched, prepared Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.49 mg 4%
1771 Grains, rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.49 mg 4%
1772 Grains, rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked, salted Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.49 mg 4%
1773 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: Wild Berry Medley, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 0.49 mg 4%
1774 Beans, liquid from stewed kidney beans Legumes and Legume Products 0.49 mg 4%
1775 Dessert, frozen yogourt, chocolate, skim milk, with artificial sweetener Sweets 0.49 mg 4%
1776 Drumstick (horseradish-tree), leaves, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
1777 Okra (gumbo), frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
1778 Peas, edible-podded (snow peas), frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
1779 Potato, skin, baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
1780 Milk, fluid, partly skimmed, 2% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 0.48 mg 4%
1781 Milk shake, chocolate, thick Beverages 0.48 mg 4%
1782 Peas and onions, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.48 mg 4%
1783 Corn pudding , homemade Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.48 mg 4%
1784 Beans, snap, yellow, frozen, boiled, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.48 mg 4%
1785 Broccoli, frozen, chopped, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.48 mg 4%
1786 Beverage mix, chocolate flavour, powder, with whole milk Beverages 0.48 mg 4%
1787 Pie, banana cream, homemade Baked Products 0.48 mg 4%
1788 Muffin, blueberry, toaster-type, toasted Baked Products 0.48 mg 4%
1789 Biscuit, plain/buttermilk, frozen, baked Baked Products 0.48 mg 4%
1790 Dessert, frozen, sherbet, orange Sweets 0.48 mg 4%
1791 Dessert, pudding, coconut, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.48 mg 4%
1792 Coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder, with 2% milk Beverages 0.48 mg 4%
1793 Waffle, buttermilk, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 0.48 mg 4%
1794 Waffle, buttermilk, frozen, ready-to-heat, toasted Baked Products 0.48 mg 4%
1795 Candies, fudge, peanut butter, homemade Sweets 0.48 mg 4%
1796 Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, homemade Baked Products 0.48 mg 4%
1797 Chocolate syrup, thin type, Calorie-reduced Sweets 0.48 mg 4%
1798 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: reduced sugar, apples and cinnamon, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 0.48 mg 4%
1799 Melon, horned Fruits and fruit juices 0.48 mg 4%
1800 Rice, Spanish rice Mixed Dishes 0.48 mg 4%

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