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 2251–2300 of 3,496 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2251 Potato, french-fried, frozen, extruded, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2252 Squash, summer, zucchini, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2253 Brussels sprouts, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2254 Carrot, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2255 Potato, flesh, cooked in skin, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2256 Cake, white, homemade, with coconut icing (frosting) Baked Products 0.33 mg 3%
2257 Cookie, vanilla wafer, 18 to 21% fat Baked Products 0.33 mg 3%
2258 Muffin, blueberry, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 0.33 mg 3%
2259 Pie, banana cream, prepared from mix, no-bake type Baked Products 0.33 mg 3%
2260 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, onion Snacks 0.33 mg 3%
2261 Cake, yellow, light, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 0.33 mg 3%
2262 Tofu, silken, light, firm Legumes and Legume Products 0.33 mg 3%
2263 Potato, red, flesh and skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2264 Soup, red pepper and black bean, ready-to-serve, reduced sodium Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.33 mg 3%
2265 Brussels sprouts, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2266 Lotus root, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2267 Potato, flesh, cooked in skin, microwaved, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2268 Peach, dehydrated (low moisture), sulphured, cooked Fruits and fruit juices 0.32 mg 3%
2269 Raisin, golden seedless Fruits and fruit juices 0.32 mg 3%
2270 Artichoke (Globe, French), frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.32 mg 3%
2271 Squash, summer, zucchini, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.32 mg 3%
2272 Sweet potato, baked, skin removed after baking Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.32 mg 3%
2273 Pumpkin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.32 mg 3%
2274 Cake, white, homemade, without icing (frosting) Baked Products 0.32 mg 3%
2275 Cookie, raisin, soft-type Baked Products 0.32 mg 3%
2276 Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.32 mg 3%
2277 Capers, canned Spices and Herbs 0.32 mg 3%
2278 Soup, cream, mushroom, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.32 mg 3%
2279 Sweet potato, baked, skin removed after baking, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.32 mg 3%
2280 Dessert, frozen, ice cream cookie sandwich Sweets 0.32 mg 3%
2281 Dessert, frozen, ice cream bar, stick or nugget, with crunch coating Sweets 0.32 mg 3%
2282 Soup, cream, mushroom, canned, condensed, reduced fat, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.32 mg 3%
2283 Babyfood, vegetables, jarred, mixed vegetables, all stages Babyfoods 0.32 mg 3%
2284 Babyfood, cereal, wheat, with milk powder and fruit, prepared with water Babyfoods 0.32 mg 3%
2285 Beans, snap (Italian, green or yellow), frozen, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.31 mg 3%
2286 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, fat free, no sugar added, flavours other than chocolate Sweets 0.31 mg 3%
2287 Vegetable oil, flaxseed, contains added sliced flaxseed Fats and Oils 0.31 mg 3%
2288 Yogourt, soy, vanilla flavoured Dairy and Egg Products 0.31 mg 3%
2289 Seaweed, Canadian cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, rehydrated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.31 mg 3%
2290 Babyfood, vegetable and grain, jarred, creamed corn with rice Babyfoods 0.31 mg 3%
2291 Cream, table (coffee), 18% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 0.31 mg 3%
2292 Soup, cheddar cheese, canned, condensed, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.31 mg 3%
2293 Soup, minestrone, canned, condensed, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.31 mg 3%
2294 Brussels sprouts, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.31 mg 3%
2295 Chayote, fruit, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.31 mg 3%
2296 Corn, sweet, canned, brine pack, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.31 mg 3%
2297 Kohlrabi, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.31 mg 3%
2298 New Zealand spinach, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.31 mg 3%
2299 Potato salad, homemade Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.31 mg 3%
2300 Sweet potato, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.31 mg 3%

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