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 2451–2500 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2451 Shallots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2452 Potatoes, french fried, crinkle or regular cut, salt added in processing, frozen, oven-heated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2453 Potatoes, red, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2454 Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with butter Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2455 Pineapple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.40 mg 4%
2456 Milk, fluid, nonfat, calcium fortified (fat free or skim) Dairy and Egg Products 0.40 mg 4%
2457 Ice creams, chocolate, light, no sugar added Sweets 0.40 mg 4%
2458 Grape leaves, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2459 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2460 Broccoli, stalks, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2461 Broccoli, flower clusters, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2462 Broccoli, leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2463 Artichokes, (globe or french), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2464 Beans, kidney, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2465 Asparagus, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2466 Rice, white, short-grain, cooked, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.40 mg 4%
2467 Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.40 mg 4%
2468 Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, boiled and steamed Nut and Seed Products 0.40 mg 4%
2469 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2470 Artichokes, (globe or french), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4%
2471 Candies, TOOTSIE ROLL, chocolate-flavor roll Sweets 0.40 mg 4%
2472 Mayonnaise, made with tofu Fats and Oils 0.40 mg 4%
2473 Candies, caramels, chocolate-flavor roll Sweets 0.40 mg 4%
2474 Waffles, chocolate chip, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 0.40 mg 4%
2475 Cake, pound, commercially prepared, other than all butter, unenriched Baked Products 0.39 mg 4%
2476 Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix, prepared, baked Baked Products 0.39 mg 4%
2477 Pancakes, plain, dry mix, complete, prepared Baked Products 0.39 mg 4%
2478 Muffins, corn, toaster-type Baked Products 0.39 mg 4%
2479 Cake, pound, commercially prepared, other than all butter, enriched Baked Products 0.39 mg 4%
2480 Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, refrigerated dough, lower fat Baked Products 0.39 mg 4%
2481 Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.39 mg 4%
2482 Apricots, dehydrated (low-moisture), sulfured, stewed Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.39 mg 4%
2483 Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, reduced fat, with added calcium Dairy and Egg Products 0.39 mg 4%
2484 Pie crust, standard-type, prepared from recipe, unbaked Baked Products 0.39 mg 4%
2485 Pie, pumpkin, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.39 mg 4%
2486 Muffins, blueberry, toaster-type Baked Products 0.39 mg 4%
2487 Cookies, fig bars Baked Products 0.39 mg 4%
2488 Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.39 mg 4%
2489 McDONALD'S, Strawberry Sundae Fast Foods 0.39 mg 4%
2490 Cream, half and half, lowfat Dairy and Egg Products 0.39 mg 4%
2491 Yogurt, Greek, strawberry, DANNON OIKOS Dairy and Egg Products 0.39 mg 4%
2492 Cream, fluid, half and half Dairy and Egg Products 0.39 mg 4%
2493 Milk shakes, thick vanilla Dairy and Egg Products 0.39 mg 4%
2494 Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, reduced fat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.39 mg 4%
2495 Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.39 mg 4%
2496 Winged beans, immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.39 mg 4%
2497 Potatoes, canned, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.39 mg 4%
2498 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, brine pack, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.39 mg 4%
2499 Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.39 mg 4%
2500 Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.39 mg 4%

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