Vegetarian foods high in Zinc

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 2151–2200 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2151 Candies, REESE'S PIECES Candy Sweets 1.15 mg 10% USDA_SR
2152 Hearts of palm, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.15 mg 10% USDA_SR
2153 Snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) Snacks 1.15 mg 10% USDA_SR
2154 Snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) Snacks 1.15 mg 10% CNF
2155 Snacks, tortilla chips, unsalted, low fat Snacks 1.15 mg 10% CNF
2156 Snacks, tortilla chips, low fat, baked without fat Snacks 1.15 mg 10% CNF
2157 Candies, Reese's Pieces Sweets 1.15 mg 10% CNF
2158 Soybeans, dry, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 1.15 mg 10% CNF
2159 Soybeans, dry, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 1.15 mg 10% CNF
2160 Hearts of palm, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.15 mg 10% CNF
2161 Eppaw, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.15 mg 10% CNF
2162 Cereal, ready to eat, Cap'n Crunch, Quaker Breakfast cereals 1.15 mg 10% CNF
2163 Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.14 mg 10% USDA_SR
2164 Cookies, ladyfingers, with lemon juice and rind Baked Products 1.14 mg 10% USDA_SR
2165 Tempeh Legumes and Legume Products 1.14 mg 10% USDA_SR
2166 Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.14 mg 10% USDA_SR
2167 Cookies, ladyfingers, without lemon juice and rind Baked Products 1.14 mg 10% USDA_SR
2168 Bread, rye Baked Products 1.14 mg 10% USDA_SR
2169 Cheese, gjetost Dairy and Egg Products 1.14 mg 10% USDA_SR
2170 Cookie, ladyfinger (without lemon juice or peel) Baked Products 1.14 mg 10% CNF
2171 Cookie, ladyfinger (with lemon juice and rind) Baked Products 1.14 mg 10% CNF
2172 Beans, cranberry (roman), boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 1.14 mg 10% CNF
2173 Soybean, fermented products, tempeh (tempe) Legumes and Legume Products 1.14 mg 10% CNF
2174 Beans, cranberry (roman), boiled Legumes and Legume Products 1.14 mg 10% CNF
2175 Cheese, gjetost Dairy and Egg Products 1.14 mg 10% CNF
2176 Crackers, cheese, low sodium Baked Products 1.13 mg 10% USDA_SR
2177 Crackers, standard snack-type, sandwich, with peanut butter filling Baked Products 1.13 mg 10% USDA_SR
2178 Bagels, cinnamon-raisin Baked Products 1.13 mg 10% USDA_SR
2179 Yogurt, chocolate, nonfat milk, fortified with vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 1.13 mg 10% USDA_SR
2180 Yogurt, chocolate, nonfat milk Dairy and Egg Products 1.13 mg 10% USDA_SR
2181 Spices, pepper, white Spices and Herbs 1.13 mg 10% USDA_SR
2182 Seeds, breadnut tree seeds, raw Nut and Seed Products 1.13 mg 10% USDA_SR
2183 Cracker, cheese, reduced sodium Baked Products 1.13 mg 10% CNF
2184 Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, egg and cheese sandwich Fast Foods 1.13 mg 10% CNF
2185 Candies, bars, Alpine White bar with almonds Sweets 1.13 mg 10% CNF
2186 Cracker, standard snack-type, sandwich with peanut butter Baked Products 1.13 mg 10% CNF
2187 Bagel, cinnamon-raisin Baked Products 1.13 mg 10% CNF
2188 Seeds, breadnuttree seeds, raw Nuts and Seeds 1.13 mg 10% CNF
2189 spices, pepper, white Spices and Herbs 1.13 mg 10% CNF
2190 Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.12 mg 10% USDA_SR
2191 Beans, white, mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 1.12 mg 10% USDA_SR
2192 Rolls, dinner, egg Baked Products 1.12 mg 10% USDA_SR
2193 Cereals, CREAM OF RICE, dry Breakfast Cereals 1.12 mg 10% USDA_SR
2194 Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.12 mg 10% USDA_SR
2195 Chili, no beans, canned entree Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 1.12 mg 10% USDA_SR
2196 Soup, onion, dry, mix Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.12 mg 10% USDA_SR
2197 HUNGRY MAN, Salisbury Steak With Gravy, frozen, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 1.12 mg 10% USDA_SR
2198 Pasta, whole grain, 51% whole wheat, remaining unenriched semolina, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.12 mg 10% USDA_SR
2199 Candies, 5TH AVENUE Candy Bar Sweets 1.12 mg 10% USDA_SR
2200 Egg, chicken, Western omelet, with peppers, onion and ham Dairy and Egg Products 1.12 mg 10% CNF

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