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 2651–2700 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2651 Martha White Foods, Martha White's Buttermilk Biscuit Mix, dry Baked Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2652 Rolls, dinner, wheat Baked Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2653 Rolls, french Baked Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2654 Bagels, oat bran Baked Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2655 Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2656 Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2657 Cookies, chocolate cream covered biscuit sticks Baked Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2658 Soup, bean with frankfurters, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2659 Babyfood, crackers, vegetable Baby Foods 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2660 Milk, canned, evaporated, nonfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2661 Potatoes, au gratin, dry mix, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2662 Seeds, breadfruit seeds, raw Nut and Seed Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2663 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, with almonds Breakfast Cereals 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2664 Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular Sweets 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2665 Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2666 Amaranth leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2667 Crackers, cheese, reduced fat Baked Products 0.90 mg 8% USDA_SR
2668 Bread, italian, toasted Baked Products 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2669 Waffle, whole wheat, low fat Baked Products 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2670 Cracker, cheese, reduced fat Baked Products 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2671 Dessert, pudding, chocolate, dry mix, regular, unprepared Sweets 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2672 Roll, french Baked Products 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2673 Roll, dinner, wheat (60% whole wheat flour) Baked Products 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2674 Bagel, oat bran Baked Products 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2675 Peas, pigeon (red gram), boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2676 Peas, pigeon (red gram), boiled Legumes and Legume Products 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2677 Seeds, breadfruit seeds, raw Nuts and Seeds 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2678 Potato, au gratin, dry mix, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2679 Beans, mung, mature seeds, sprouted, bean sprouts, stir-fried, no fat added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2680 Amaranth leaves, fresh Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2681 Milk, evaporated, skim, canned, undiluted, 0.2% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 0.90 mg 8% CNF
2682 Beverages, tea, instant, sweetened with sodium saccharin, lemon-flavored, powder Beverages 0.89 mg 8% USDA_SR
2683 Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, lemon, diet Beverages 0.89 mg 8% USDA_SR
2684 Croutons, plain Baked Products 0.89 mg 8% USDA_SR
2685 Bread, oat bran Baked Products 0.89 mg 8% USDA_SR
2686 Chili con carne with beans, canned entree Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.89 mg 8% USDA_SR
2687 Yogurt, plain, low fat Dairy and Egg Products 0.89 mg 8% USDA_SR
2688 Yogurt parfait, lowfat, with fruit and granola Fast Foods 0.89 mg 8% USDA_SR
2689 Beans, navy, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.89 mg 8% USDA_SR
2690 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Midnight Bar Sweets 0.89 mg 8% USDA_SR
2691 Babyfood, cereal, wheat, dry Babyfoods 0.89 mg 8% CNF
2692 Yogourt, goat, plain Dairy and Egg Products 0.89 mg 8% CNF
2693 Yogourt, goat, plain, with added fibre Dairy and Egg Products 0.89 mg 8% CNF
2694 Yogourt parfait, with fruit and granola, reduced fat yogourt Dairy and Egg Products 0.89 mg 8% CNF
2695 Candies, bars, MILKY WAY Dark Bar Sweets 0.89 mg 8% CNF
2696 Chili con carne with beans, canned Mixed Dishes 0.89 mg 8% CNF
2697 Croutons, plain Baked Products 0.89 mg 8% CNF
2698 Beans, navy, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.89 mg 8% CNF
2699 Bread, white, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.88 mg 8% USDA_FF
2700 Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.88 mg 8% USDA_SR

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