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 1751–1800 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1751 Yogurt, vanilla or lemon flavor, nonfat milk, sweetened with low-calorie sweetener, fortified with vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.67 mg 6%
1752 Crackers, sandwich-type, peanut butter filled, reduced fat Baked Products 0.67 mg 6%
1753 Cookies, oatmeal sandwich, with creme filling Baked Products 0.67 mg 6%
1754 Ice cream, light, soft serve, chocolate Dairy and Egg Products 0.67 mg 6%
1755 Yogurt, fruit, low fat,9 g protein/8 oz Dairy and Egg Products 0.67 mg 6%
1756 BURGER KING, Vanilla Shake Fast Foods 0.67 mg 6%
1757 Nuts, acorns, dried Nut and Seed Products 0.67 mg 6%
1758 Nuts, ginkgo nuts, dried Nut and Seed Products 0.67 mg 6%
1759 Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) Nut and Seed Products 0.67 mg 6%
1760 Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.67 mg 6%
1761 Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.67 mg 6%
1762 Mushrooms, straw, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.67 mg 6%
1763 Grape leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.67 mg 6%
1764 Restaurant, Latino, black bean soup Restaurant Foods 0.67 mg 6%
1765 Hush puppies, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.66 mg 6%
1766 Bread, reduced-calorie, rye Baked Products 0.66 mg 6%
1767 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN, with iron, liquid concentrate not reconstituted, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1768 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PREGESTIMIL, with iron, with ARA and DHA, prepared from powder Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1769 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Pregestimil 20 Calories, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1770 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Gentlease, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1771 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Reguline, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1772 Cheese, goat, semisoft type Dairy and Egg Products 0.66 mg 6%
1773 Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Grits, Butter flavor, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.66 mg 6%
1774 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, AR, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1775 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN, with iron, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1776 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Infant, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1777 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, LIPIL, low iron, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1778 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL LIPIL, with iron, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1779 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Infant, with iron, liquid concentrate, with ARA and DHA, reconstituted Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1780 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil for Supplementing, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1781 Cornmeal, degermed, unenriched, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.66 mg 6%
1782 Cookies, gluten-free, chocolate sandwich, with creme filling Baked Products 0.66 mg 6%
1783 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN AA, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1784 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL GENTLEASE, with iron, prepared from powder Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1785 Light ice cream, Creamsicle Dairy and Egg Products 0.66 mg 6%
1786 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Newborn, with DHA and ARA, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1787 Leeks, (bulb and lower-leaf portion), freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.66 mg 6%
1788 Peas, green (includes baby and lesuer types), canned, drained solids, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.66 mg 6%
1789 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium, Infant, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.66 mg 6%
1790 Jew's ear, (pepeao), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.66 mg 6%
1791 Cornmeal, degermed, unenriched, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.66 mg 6%
1792 Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.66 mg 6%
1793 Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.66 mg 6%
1794 Glutino, Gluten Free Cookies, Chocolate Vanilla Creme Baked Products 0.66 mg 6%
1795 Beans, great northern, mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 0.65 mg 6%
1796 Cookies, oatmeal, with raisins Baked Products 0.65 mg 6%
1797 Cake, coffeecake, fruit Baked Products 0.65 mg 6%
1798 Lima beans, large, mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 0.65 mg 6%
1799 Beans, great northern, mature seeds, canned, low sodium Legumes and Legume Products 0.65 mg 6%
1800 Cookies, marshmallow, chocolate-coated (includes marshmallow pies) Baked Products 0.65 mg 6%

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