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 2401–2450 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2401 Bread, made with milk, commercial Baked Products 1.03 mg 9% CNF
2402 Mushroom, shiitake, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.03 mg 9% CNF
2403 Sauce, nacho cheese sauce, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 1.03 mg 9% CNF
2404 Croissant, apple, commercial Baked Products 1.03 mg 9% CNF
2405 Beans, navy, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 1.03 mg 9% CNF
2406 Beans, navy, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 1.03 mg 9% CNF
2407 Beans, lima, dry, baby, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 1.03 mg 9% CNF
2408 Beans, lima, dry, baby, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 1.03 mg 9% CNF
2409 Seeds, breadfruit seeds, roasted Nuts and Seeds 1.03 mg 9% CNF
2410 Cowpeas, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.03 mg 9% CNF
2411 Cowpeas (black-eyed peas), immature seeds, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.03 mg 9% CNF
2412 Rolls, dinner, oat bran Baked Products 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2413 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2414 Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe Baked Products 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2415 Bread, oatmeal Baked Products 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2416 Tortellini, pasta with cheese filling, fresh-refrigerated, as purchased Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2417 Pasta, whole grain, 51% whole wheat, remaining enriched semolina, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2418 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 10% protein, bleached, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2419 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 10% protein, bleached, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2420 PIZZA HUT, breadstick, parmesan garlic Fast Foods 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2421 Fast foods, breadstick, soft, prepared with garlic and parmesan cheese Fast Foods 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2422 Candies, coconut bar, not chocolate covered Sweets 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2423 Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2424 Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, enriched, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2425 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 10% protein, unbleached, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2426 Peppers, hot chile, sun-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.02 mg 9% USDA_SR
2427 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, tortellini with cheese filling, as purchased Mixed Dishes 1.02 mg 9% CNF
2428 Grains, rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.02 mg 9% CNF
2429 Roll, dinner, oat bran Baked Products 1.02 mg 9% CNF
2430 Pie, pecan, homemade Baked Products 1.02 mg 9% CNF
2431 Pepper, hot chili, red, sun-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.02 mg 9% CNF
2432 Beverages, coffee and cocoa, instant, decaffeinated, with whitener and low calorie sweetener Beverages 1.01 mg 9% USDA_SR
2433 Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.01 mg 9% USDA_SR
2434 Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.01 mg 9% USDA_SR
2435 Spices, allspice, ground Spices and Herbs 1.01 mg 9% USDA_SR
2436 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, with applesauce and bananas, junior, fortified Baby Foods 1.01 mg 9% USDA_SR
2437 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, with applesauce and bananas, strained Baby Foods 1.01 mg 9% USDA_SR
2438 Potato chips, without salt, reduced fat Snacks 1.01 mg 9% USDA_SR
2439 Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.01 mg 9% USDA_SR
2440 Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 1.01 mg 9% USDA_SR
2441 Margarine, tub, non-hydrogenated, canola and olive oil Fats and Oils 1.01 mg 9% CNF
2442 Coffee and cocoa (mocha) powder, with whitener and low calorie sweetener Beverages 1.01 mg 9% CNF
2443 Grains, rice and vermicelli mix, pilaf flavour, unprepared Cereals, Grains and Pasta 1.01 mg 9% CNF
2444 Coffee, instant, mocha, powder, with whitener and artificial sweetener, decaffeinated Beverages 1.01 mg 9% CNF
2445 Broadbeans (fava beans), dry, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 1.01 mg 9% CNF
2446 Broadbeans (fava beans), dry, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.01 mg 9% CNF
2447 Cowpeas (black-eyed peas), immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 1.01 mg 9% CNF
2448 Spices, allspice, ground Spices and Herbs 1.01 mg 9% CNF
2449 Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.00 mg 9% USDA_SR
2450 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, pecan bunches Breakfast Cereals 1.00 mg 9% USDA_SR

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