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 2201–2250 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2201 Burrito, bean and cheese, microwaved Mixed Dishes 1.12 mg 10% CNF
2202 Chili without beans, canned Mixed Dishes 1.12 mg 10% CNF
2203 Candies, bars, 5th Avenue Sweets 1.12 mg 10% CNF
2204 Roll, dinner, egg Baked Products 1.12 mg 10% CNF
2205 Beans, black, mature seeds, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 1.12 mg 10% CNF
2206 Beans, black, mature seeds, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 1.12 mg 10% CNF
2207 Beans, white, canned, solids and liquid, no salt added Legumes and Legume Products 1.12 mg 10% CNF
2208 Cereal, hot, cream of rice, dry Breakfast cereals 1.12 mg 10% CNF
2209 Soup, onion, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 1.12 mg 10% CNF
2210 Babyfood, cereal, mixed grain, prepared with formula or breast milk Babyfoods 1.12 mg 10% CNF
2211 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, MOTHER'S COCOA BUMPERS Breakfast Cereals 1.11 mg 10% USDA_SR
2212 Cookies, marshmallow, with rice cereal and chocolate chips Baked Products 1.11 mg 10% USDA_SR
2213 Peppermint, fresh Spices and Herbs 1.11 mg 10% USDA_SR
2214 Bread, oatmeal, toasted Baked Products 1.11 mg 10% USDA_SR
2215 Crackers, standard snack-type, with whole wheat Baked Products 1.11 mg 10% USDA_SR
2216 Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.11 mg 10% USDA_SR
2217 Gravy, brown, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.11 mg 10% USDA_SR
2218 Teff, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.11 mg 10% USDA_SR
2219 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MARS Almond Bar Sweets 1.11 mg 10% USDA_SR
2220 Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 1.11 mg 10% USDA_SR
2221 Margarine-like spread (including garlic flavoured), tub, non-hydrogenated, mixed vegetable oils, 68% fat Fats and Oils 1.11 mg 10% CNF
2222 Cracker, standard snack-type, with whole-wheat Baked Products 1.11 mg 10% CNF
2223 Grains, teff, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.11 mg 10% CNF
2224 Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry, unprepared Soups, Sauces and Gravies 1.11 mg 10% CNF
2225 Peppermint, fresh Spices and Herbs 1.11 mg 10% CNF
2226 Candies, bars, Mars almond Sweets 1.11 mg 10% CNF
2227 Candies, fudge, chocolate, homemade Sweets 1.11 mg 10% CNF
2228 Bread, rye Baked Products 1.11 mg 10% CNF
2229 Crackers, rusk toast Baked Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2230 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER Puffed Rice Breakfast Cereals 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2231 Soup, black bean, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2232 Babyfood, cookies Baby Foods 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2233 Nuts, coconut meat, raw Nut and Seed Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2234 Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, raw Nut and Seed Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2235 Epazote, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2236 Bamboo shoots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2237 Rice, white, short-grain, raw, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2238 Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2239 Candies, MOUNDS Candy Bar Sweets 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2240 Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2241 Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2242 Bagels, wheat Baked Products 1.10 mg 10% USDA_SR
2243 Bread, made with milk, commercial, toasted Baked Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
2244 Bagel, whole-wheat (multigrain) Baked Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
2245 Egg Benedict Dairy and Egg Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
2246 Vegetarian stew, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
2247 Mushroom, brown, Italian (crimini), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
2248 Tofu, regular; soft or firm, prepared with magnesium chloride (nigari) Legumes and Legume Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
2249 Epazote, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.10 mg 10% CNF
2250 Grains, rice, white, short-grain, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.10 mg 10% CNF

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