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 2151–2200 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2151 Babyfood, peas, dices, toddler Baby Foods 0.50 mg 5%
2152 Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil Fast Foods 0.50 mg 5%
2153 Beet greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
2154 KFC, biscuit Fast Foods 0.50 mg 5%
2155 Fast food, biscuit Fast Foods 0.50 mg 5%
2156 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
2157 Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
2158 Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
2159 Snacks, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES TREATS Squares Snacks 0.50 mg 5%
2160 Rennin, chocolate, dry mix, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.50 mg 5%
2161 Yautia (tannier), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
2162 Spaghetti, protein-fortified, cooked, enriched (n x 6.25) Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.50 mg 5%
2163 Beet greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
2164 Succotash, (corn and limas), canned, with whole kernel corn, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.50 mg 5%
2165 Restaurant, Latino, arroz con leche (rice pudding) Restaurant Foods 0.50 mg 5%
2166 Crackers, standard snack-type, regular Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
2167 Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
2168 Cookies, shortbread, reduced fat Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
2169 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ADVANCE, with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.49 mg 4%
2170 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ISOMIL, with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.49 mg 4%
2171 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, with bananas, prepared with whole milk Baby Foods 0.49 mg 4%
2172 Yogurt, frozen, flavors not chocolate, nonfat milk, with low-calorie sweetener Dairy and Egg Products 0.49 mg 4%
2173 Phyllo dough Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
2174 Pie, lemon meringue, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
2175 Cookies, oatmeal, commercially prepared, special dietary Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
2176 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ALIMENTUM, ADVANCE, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.49 mg 4%
2177 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ALIMENTUM, with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.49 mg 4%
2178 Babyfood, cereal, rice, prepared with whole milk Baby Foods 0.49 mg 4%
2179 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with bananas, prepared with whole milk Baby Foods 0.49 mg 4%
2180 POPEYES, biscuit Fast Foods 0.49 mg 4%
2181 Bread, cinnamon Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
2182 Cookies, chocolate sandwich, with creme filling, reduced fat Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
2183 Cake, snack cakes, not chocolate, with icing or filling, low-fat, with added fiber Baked Products 0.49 mg 4%
2184 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, For Spit Up, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.49 mg 4%
2185 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, Expert Care, Diarrhea, ready- to- feed with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.49 mg 4%
2186 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, GO AND GROW, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.49 mg 4%
2187 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ISOMIL, ADVANCE with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.49 mg 4%
2188 Yogurt, Greek, nonfat, vanilla, CHOBANI Dairy and Egg Products 0.49 mg 4%
2189 Nuts, chestnuts, european, raw, peeled Nut and Seed Products 0.49 mg 4%
2190 Peas, edible-podded, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2191 Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2192 Peas, edible-podded, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2193 Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2194 Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2195 Potatoes, baked, skin only, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2196 Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2197 Potatoes, baked, skin, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2198 Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, fordhook, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2199 Beans, liquid from stewed kidney beans Legumes and Legume Products 0.49 mg 4%
2200 Rice, white, long-grain, regular, unenriched, cooked without salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.49 mg 4%

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