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 2201–2250 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2201 Rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked, enriched, with salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.49 mg 4%
2202 Rice, white, long-grain, precooked or instant, enriched, prepared Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.49 mg 4%
2203 Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2204 Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2205 Artichokes, (globe or french), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2206 APPLEBEE'S, french fries Restaurant Foods 0.49 mg 4%
2207 Rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked, unenriched, with salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.49 mg 4%
2208 Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.49 mg 4%
2209 Frozen yogurts, chocolate, soft-serve Sweets 0.49 mg 4%
2210 Drumstick leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2211 Drumstick leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.49 mg 4%
2212 Blueberries, dried, sweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.49 mg 4%
2213 Frozen yogurts, chocolate, nonfat milk, sweetened without sugar Sweets 0.49 mg 4%
2214 Candies, KRACKEL Chocolate Bar Sweets 0.49 mg 4%
2215 Candies, NESTLE, BIT-O'-HONEY Candy Chews Sweets 0.49 mg 4%
2216 Muffins, blueberry, toaster-type, toasted Baked Products 0.48 mg 4%
2217 Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.48 mg 4%
2218 Bread, gluten-free, white, made with rice flour, corn starch, and/or tapioca Baked Products 0.48 mg 4%
2219 Pie, banana cream, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.48 mg 4%
2220 Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, frozen, baked Baked Products 0.48 mg 4%
2221 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, without added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.48 mg 4%
2222 Beverages, chocolate-flavor beverage mix, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.48 mg 4%
2223 Cereals, whole wheat hot natural cereal, cooked with water, with salt Breakfast Cereals 0.48 mg 4%
2224 Cereals, whole wheat hot natural cereal, cooked with water, without salt Breakfast Cereals 0.48 mg 4%
2225 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.48 mg 4%
2226 Milk shakes, thick chocolate Dairy and Egg Products 0.48 mg 4%
2227 Corn pudding, home prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.48 mg 4%
2228 Peas and onions, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.48 mg 4%
2229 Broccoli, frozen, chopped, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.48 mg 4%
2230 Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.48 mg 4%
2231 Beans, snap, yellow, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.48 mg 4%
2232 Beans, snap, yellow, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.48 mg 4%
2233 Syrups, chocolate, HERSHEY'S Genuine Chocolate Flavored Lite Syrup Sweets 0.48 mg 4%
2234 Horned melon (Kiwano) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.48 mg 4%
2235 Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice Restaurant Foods 0.48 mg 4%
2236 Candies, fudge, peanut butter, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 0.48 mg 4%
2237 Sherbet, orange Sweets 0.48 mg 4%
2238 Waffle, buttermilk, frozen, ready-to-heat, toasted Baked Products 0.48 mg 4%
2239 Waffles, buttermilk, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 0.48 mg 4%
2240 Pie, coconut creme, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.47 mg 4%
2241 Sauce, white, thin, prepared-from-recipe, with butter Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.47 mg 4%
2242 Macaroni and cheese, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk and 80% stick margarine from dry mix Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.47 mg 4%
2243 Sorghum flour, refined, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.47 mg 4%
2244 Soup, bean with frankfurters, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.47 mg 4%
2245 Cookies, chocolate chip, commercially prepared, special dietary Baked Products 0.47 mg 4%
2246 Cheese, cottage, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd Dairy and Egg Products 0.47 mg 4%
2247 Babyfood, vegetables, peas, strained Baby Foods 0.47 mg 4%
2248 Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.47 mg 4%
2249 Frozen novelties, ice type, sugar free, orange, cherry, and grape POPSICLE pops Sweets 0.47 mg 4%
2250 Potatoes, hash brown, home-prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.47 mg 4%

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