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 2551–2600 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2551 BURGER KING, Hash Brown Rounds Fast Foods 0.37 mg 3%
2552 Beverages, coffee, instant, with chicory Beverages 0.37 mg 3%
2553 Cookies, vanilla sandwich with creme filling, reduced fat Baked Products 0.37 mg 3%
2554 Currants, zante, dried Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.37 mg 3%
2555 Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.37 mg 3%
2556 Sour dressing, non-butterfat, cultured, filled cream-type Dairy and Egg Products 0.37 mg 3%
2557 Cream, whipped, cream topping, pressurized Dairy and Egg Products 0.37 mg 3%
2558 Peas, edible-podded, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.37 mg 3%
2559 Turnip greens and turnips, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.37 mg 3%
2560 Turnip greens and turnips, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.37 mg 3%
2561 Peas, edible-podded, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.37 mg 3%
2562 Prairie Turnips, raw (Northern Plains Indians) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.37 mg 3%
2563 Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.37 mg 3%
2564 Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.37 mg 3%
2565 Corn flour, yellow, degermed, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.37 mg 3%
2566 Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.37 mg 3%
2567 Hyacinth-beans, immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.37 mg 3%
2568 Yardlong bean, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.37 mg 3%
2569 Corn with red and green peppers, canned, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.37 mg 3%
2570 Pasta, homemade, made without egg, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.37 mg 3%
2571 Frostings, glaze, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe, with butter, NFSMI Recipe No. C-32 Sweets 0.37 mg 3%
2572 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels cut off cob, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.37 mg 3%
2573 Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.37 mg 3%
2574 Potato wedges, frozen (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.37 mg 3%
2575 Raisins, golden, seedless Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.37 mg 3%
2576 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, puffs or twists, cheese-flavor Snacks 0.37 mg 3%
2577 Beverages, shake, fast food, strawberry Beverages 0.36 mg 3%
2578 Cookies, vanilla wafers, higher fat Baked Products 0.36 mg 3%
2579 Cookies, vanilla wafers, lower fat Baked Products 0.36 mg 3%
2580 Soup, cream of asparagus, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.36 mg 3%
2581 Salad dressing, italian dressing, fat-free Fats and Oils 0.36 mg 3%
2582 Ravioli, cheese-filled, canned Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.36 mg 3%
2583 Fast foods, potatoes, hash browns, round pieces or patty Fast Foods 0.36 mg 3%
2584 Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, condensed, reduced sodium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.36 mg 3%
2585 Cake, gingerbread, dry mix Baked Products 0.36 mg 3%
2586 McDONALD'S, Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait Fast Foods 0.36 mg 3%
2587 Milk, filled, fluid, with lauric acid oil Dairy and Egg Products 0.36 mg 3%
2588 Milk, filled, fluid, with blend of hydrogenated vegetable oils Dairy and Egg Products 0.36 mg 3%
2589 Tomato products, canned, puree, with salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3%
2590 Potatoes, microwaved, cooked, in skin, flesh and skin, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3%
2591 Tomato products, canned, puree, without salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3%
2592 Potatoes, french fried, shoestring, salt added in processing, frozen, as purchased Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3%
2593 Onion rings, breaded, par fried, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3%
2594 Nuts, beechnuts, dried Nut and Seed Products 0.36 mg 3%
2595 Potatoes, baked, flesh and skin, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3%
2596 Potatoes, microwaved, cooked in skin, flesh and skin, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3%
2597 Potatoes, baked, flesh and skin, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3%
2598 Tomato products, canned, sauce, with herbs and cheese Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3%
2599 Chard, swiss, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.36 mg 3%
2600 Flan, caramel custard, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.36 mg 3%

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