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 2401–2450 of 3,496 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2401 Grains, rice, white with pasta and seasonings, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.28 mg 3%
2402 Durian, raw or frozen Fruits and fruit juices 0.28 mg 3%
2403 Tomato, yellow, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2404 Breakfast tart, low fat Baked Products 0.28 mg 3%
2405 Dessert, frozen yogourt, chocolate Sweets 0.28 mg 3%
2406 Potatoes, canned, drained solids, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2407 Salmonberry, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.28 mg 3%
2408 Broccoli, frozen, chopped, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2409 Dandelion greens, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2410 Winged beans (goa bean), green, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2411 Coffee latte, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.28 mg 3%
2412 Turnip, Prairie, native, boiled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2413 Corn, sweet, canned, drained solids, rinsed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.28 mg 3%
2414 Taro, cooked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2415 Tea, chai latte, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.27 mg 2%
2416 Babyfood, dinner, jarred, pasta with vegetables Babyfoods 0.27 mg 2%
2417 Dessert topping (non dairy), powdered, prepared with whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 0.27 mg 2%
2418 Cream, sour, cultured, 14% M.F Dairy and Egg Products 0.27 mg 2%
2419 Soup, cream, asparagus, dehydrated, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.27 mg 2%
2420 Currant, european black, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.27 mg 2%
2421 Beans, shellie, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2422 Cabbage, savoy, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2423 Celtuce, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2424 Collards, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2425 Pumpkin pie mix, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2426 Taro, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2427 Potato, mashed, homemade, prepared with whole milk and butter Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2428 Cauliflower, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2429 Peas, edible-podded (snow peas), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2430 Potato, boiled without skin, flesh Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2431 Turnip, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2432 Hot chocolate, with aspartame, mix, powder, prepared with water Beverages 0.27 mg 2%
2433 Cake, fruitcake, commercial Baked Products 0.27 mg 2%
2434 Cake, yellow (plus streusel), pudding-type, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 0.27 mg 2%
2435 Cake, yellow, regular, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 0.27 mg 2%
2436 Cookie, sugar, refrigerated dough, baked Baked Products 0.27 mg 2%
2437 Tomato, crushed, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2438 Soup, minestrone, ready-to-serve, reduced sodium Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.27 mg 2%
2439 Dessert, frozen, juice with cream Sweets 0.27 mg 2%
2440 Collards, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2441 Potato, boiled without skin, flesh, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mg 2%
2442 Salad dressing, thousand island, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 0.26 mg 2%
2443 Soup, cream, potato, canned, condensed, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.26 mg 2%
2444 Beans, snap (Italian, green or yellow), frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.26 mg 2%
2445 Collards, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.26 mg 2%
2446 Squash, summer, zucchini in tomato juice, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.26 mg 2%
2447 Sweet potato leaves, steamed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.26 mg 2%
2448 Carrot, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.26 mg 2%
2449 Parsnip, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.26 mg 2%
2450 Potato puff, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.26 mg 2%

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