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 1851–1900 of 3,496 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1851 Grains, rice and vermicelli mix, chicken flavour, prepared with margarine Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.46 mg 4%
1852 Cookie, brownie, commercial, reduced fat Baked Products 0.46 mg 4%
1853 Babyfood, dinner, jarred, pasta with cheese and vegetables Babyfoods 0.46 mg 4%
1854 Succotash, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.45 mg 4%
1855 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, fat free (0-0.5% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.45 mg 4%
1856 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured (2-3.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.45 mg 4%
1857 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured, Balkan style (4-6% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.45 mg 4%
1858 Yogourt, coffee flavoured, Balkan style (4-6% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.45 mg 4%
1859 Cream puff, eclair, custard or cream filled, with icing (frosting) Baked Products 0.45 mg 4%
1860 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, fat free, with added Vitamin D (0-0.5% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.45 mg 4%
1861 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured, with added Vitamin D (2-3.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.45 mg 4%
1862 Peas and carrots, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.45 mg 4%
1863 Succotash, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.45 mg 4%
1864 Vegetables, mixed, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.45 mg 4%
1865 Drumstick (horseradish-tree), pods, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.45 mg 4%
1866 Broccoli, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.45 mg 4%
1867 Broccoli, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.45 mg 4%
1868 Coffee cake, cinnamon with crumb topping, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 0.45 mg 4%
1869 Cake, yellow, homemade, without icing (frosting) Baked Products 0.45 mg 4%
1870 Cookie, molasses Baked Products 0.45 mg 4%
1871 Pie crust, standard type, frozen, ready-to-bake Baked Products 0.45 mg 4%
1872 Candies, fondant, sweet chocolate coated Sweets 0.45 mg 4%
1873 Dessert, pudding, banana, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.45 mg 4%
1874 Dessert, pudding, banana, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.45 mg 4%
1875 Dessert, pudding, lemon, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.45 mg 4%
1876 Dessert, pudding, tapioca, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.45 mg 4%
1877 Dessert, pudding, vanilla, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.45 mg 4%
1878 Dessert, pudding, vanilla, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.45 mg 4%
1879 Pasta, Japanese noodles, somen, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.45 mg 4%
1880 Fast foods, dessert, animal crackers Fast Foods 0.45 mg 4%
1881 Macaroni and cheese, canned entree Mixed Dishes 0.45 mg 4%
1882 Soup, cream, potato, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.45 mg 4%
1883 Cream, sour, light Dairy and Egg Products 0.45 mg 4%
1884 Snacks, potato chips, white, restructured, baked Snacks 0.45 mg 4%
1885 Waffle, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwaved Baked Products 0.45 mg 4%
1886 Artichoke, marinated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.45 mg 4%
1887 Egg roll, vegetable, refrigerated, heated Mixed Dishes 0.45 mg 4%
1888 Corn, sweet, white, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.45 mg 4%
1889 Peas and carrots, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.45 mg 4%
1890 Prune, dried, uncooked Fruits and fruit juices 0.44 mg 4%
1891 Beans, kidney, sprouted, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.44 mg 4%
1892 Lambsquarters, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.44 mg 4%
1893 Potato, boiled with skin, skin only Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.44 mg 4%
1894 Cookie, oatmeal (with or without raisins), commercial, soft-type Baked Products 0.44 mg 4%
1895 Doughnut (donut), cake-type, plain, sugared or glazed Baked Products 0.44 mg 4%
1896 Pie, chocolate cream, commercial Baked Products 0.44 mg 4%
1897 Pie crust, standard type, homemade, baked Baked Products 0.44 mg 4%
1898 Muffin, wheat bran, toaster-type, with raisins, toasted Baked Products 0.44 mg 4%
1899 Coffee cake, cream filled, with chocolate icing (frosting) Baked Products 0.44 mg 4%
1900 Candies, caramel Sweets 0.44 mg 4%

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