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 2351–2400 of 3,496 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2351 Rice, spanish rice mix, prepared Mixed Dishes 0.30 mg 3%
2352 Babyfood, vegetables, jarred, creamed corn Babyfoods 0.30 mg 3%
2353 Dumpling, plain Baked Products 0.29 mg 3%
2354 Potato, scalloped, dry mix, prepared with water, 2% milk and margarine Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2355 Salad dressing, honey mustard, fat free Fats and Oils 0.29 mg 3%
2356 Soup, Italian wedding, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.29 mg 3%
2357 Babyfood, dessert, jarred, custard (includes vanilla custard) Babyfoods 0.29 mg 3%
2358 Salad dressing, french, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 0.29 mg 3%
2359 Apple, dehydrated (low moisture), sulphured, uncooked Fruits and fruit juices 0.29 mg 3%
2360 Date, domestic, natural and dry Fruits and fruit juices 0.29 mg 3%
2361 Carrot, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2362 Cowpeas, leafy tips, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2363 Onion, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2364 Peas and onions, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2365 Potato, O'brien, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2366 Squash, summer, crookneck, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2367 Squash, summer, crookneck, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2368 Squash, summer, scallop, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2369 Squash, summer, all varieties, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2370 Potato, flesh, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2371 Potato, flesh, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2372 Potato, french-fried, frozen, cottage cut, salt not added in processing, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2373 Potato, flesh and skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2374 Sweets, fancy molasses Sweets 0.29 mg 3%
2375 Icing (frosting), chocolate, creamy, ready-to-eat Sweets 0.29 mg 3%
2376 Potato, mashed, homemade, prepared with 2% M.F. milk and margarine Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2377 Potato, mashed, homemade, prepared with 2% M.F. milk Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2378 Potato, mashed, homemade, prepared with 2% M.F. milk and butter Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2379 Potato, Russet, flesh and skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2380 Potato, white, flesh and skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2381 Cheese, cottage, with vegetables Dairy and Egg Products 0.29 mg 3%
2382 Cheese, cottage, low fat, 1% M.F, with vegetables Dairy and Egg Products 0.29 mg 3%
2383 Carrot, canned, solids ans liquid, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2384 Peas and onions, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2385 Potato, flesh, baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mg 3%
2386 Dessert, frozen yogourt Sweets 0.28 mg 3%
2387 Lychee, dried Fruits and fruit juices 0.28 mg 3%
2388 Arrowhead, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2389 Dandelion greens, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2390 Winged beans (goa bean), green, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2391 Beans, mung, mature seeds, sprouted, bean sprouts, canned, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2392 Potato, mashed, homemade, prepared with whole milk Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2393 Broccoli, frozen, chopped, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2394 Potato, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2395 Radish, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2396 Tomato products, canned, sauce with onions, green peppers and celery Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2397 Seeds, lotus seeds, raw Nuts and Seeds 0.28 mg 3%
2398 Bread stuffing, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 0.28 mg 3%
2399 Cake, cherry fudge with chocolate icing (frosting) Baked Products 0.28 mg 3%
2400 Pie, lemon meringue, homemade Baked Products 0.28 mg 3%

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