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 2601–2650 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2601 Rosemary, fresh Spices and Herbs 0.93 mg 8% USDA_SR
2602 Cookies, oatmeal, prepared from recipe, without raisins Baked Products 0.93 mg 8% USDA_SR
2603 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with honey, prepared with whole milk Baby Foods 0.93 mg 8% USDA_SR
2604 Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, roasted Nut and Seed Products 0.93 mg 8% USDA_SR
2605 Candies, MR. GOODBAR Chocolate Bar Sweets 0.93 mg 8% USDA_SR
2606 Spices, rosemary, fresh Spices and Herbs 0.93 mg 8% CNF
2607 Candies, bars, Mr Goodbar Sweets 0.93 mg 8% CNF
2608 Bread stuffing, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 0.93 mg 8% CNF
2609 Cookie, oatmeal, homemade, without raisins Baked Products 0.93 mg 8% CNF
2610 Cookie, chocolate chip, homemade, made with margarine Baked Products 0.93 mg 8% CNF
2611 Nuts, Chinese chestnuts, roasted Nuts and Seeds 0.93 mg 8% CNF
2612 Carob flour Legumes and Legume Products 0.92 mg 8% USDA_SR
2613 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, prepared with whole milk Baby Foods 0.92 mg 8% USDA_SR
2614 Cheese, goat, soft type Dairy and Egg Products 0.92 mg 8% USDA_SR
2615 Potatoes, scalloped, dry mix, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.92 mg 8% USDA_SR
2616 Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.92 mg 8% USDA_SR
2617 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX chocolate fudge cookie bars Sweets 0.92 mg 8% USDA_SR
2618 Baobab powder Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.92 mg 8% USDA_SR
2619 Snacks, pretzels, hard, confectioner's coating, chocolate-flavor Snacks 0.92 mg 8% USDA_SR
2620 Pancake, plain, homemade with butter and maple syrup Baked Products 0.92 mg 8% CNF
2621 Fast foods, brownie Fast Foods 0.92 mg 8% CNF
2622 Candies, bars, Twix, chocolate fudge cookie Sweets 0.92 mg 8% CNF
2623 Carob (St. John's bread), flour Legumes and Legume Products 0.92 mg 8% CNF
2624 Potato, scalloped, dry mix, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.92 mg 8% CNF
2625 Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.92 mg 8% CNF
2626 Cheese, goat, soft, (more than 55% water, 21% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.92 mg 8% CNF
2627 Snacks, potato chips, made from dried potatoes (preformed), multigrain Snacks 0.91 mg 8% USDA_SR
2628 Beverages, chocolate-flavor beverage mix for milk, powder, with added nutrients, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.91 mg 8% USDA_SR
2629 Lasagna, cheese, frozen, prepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.91 mg 8% USDA_SR
2630 Dill weed, fresh Spices and Herbs 0.91 mg 8% USDA_SR
2631 Potato soup, instant, dry mix Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.91 mg 8% USDA_SR
2632 Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.91 mg 8% USDA_SR
2633 Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, granules without milk, dry form Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.91 mg 8% USDA_SR
2634 Snacks, potato chips, cheese-flavor Snacks 0.91 mg 8% USDA_SR
2635 Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.91 mg 8% USDA_SR
2636 Millet, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.91 mg 8% USDA_SR
2637 Restaurant, Latino, bunuelos (fried yeast bread) Restaurant Foods 0.91 mg 8% USDA_SR
2638 Soybeans, green (edamame), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.91 mg 8% CNF
2639 Lasagna, cheese, frozen, prepared Mixed Dishes 0.91 mg 8% CNF
2640 Soup, potato, instant, dehydrated, unprepared Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.91 mg 8% CNF
2641 Grains, millet, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.91 mg 8% CNF
2642 Grains, wheat flour, white, cake flour Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.91 mg 8% CNF
2643 Snacks, potato chips, cheese Snacks 0.91 mg 8% CNF
2644 Soybeans, green (edamame), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.91 mg 8% CNF
2645 Potato, mashed, dehydrated, granules without milk, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.91 mg 8% CNF
2646 Spices, dill weed, fresh Spices and Herbs 0.91 mg 8% CNF
2647 Flour, potato Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_FF
2648 Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, unbleached Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.90 mg 8% USDA_FF
2649 Beans, kidney, royal red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled with salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2650 Beans, kidney, royal red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR

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