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 2651–2700 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2651 Cassava, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.34 mg 3%
2652 Broccoli, frozen, spears, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.34 mg 3%
2653 OLIVE GARDEN, spaghetti with pomodoro sauce Restaurant Foods 0.34 mg 3%
2654 Stinging Nettles, blanched (Northern Plains Indians) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.34 mg 3%
2655 Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.34 mg 3%
2656 Ginger root, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.34 mg 3%
2657 Beets, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.34 mg 3%
2658 Loganberries, frozen Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.34 mg 3%
2659 Puddings, banana, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.34 mg 3%
2660 Ice creams, strawberry Sweets 0.34 mg 3%
2661 Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.34 mg 3%
2662 Puddings, chocolate, ready-to-eat Sweets 0.34 mg 3%
2663 Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.34 mg 3%
2664 Cowpeas, young pods with seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.34 mg 3%
2665 Pie, banana cream, prepared from mix, no-bake type Baked Products 0.33 mg 3%
2666 Potato salad with egg Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.33 mg 3%
2667 Cake, yellow, light, dry mix Baked Products 0.33 mg 3%
2668 Muffins, blueberry, dry mix Baked Products 0.33 mg 3%
2669 Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting Baked Products 0.33 mg 3%
2670 MORI-NU, Tofu, silken, lite firm Legumes and Legume Products 0.33 mg 3%
2671 Cheese, cottage, creamed, with fruit Dairy and Egg Products 0.33 mg 3%
2672 Babyfood, cereal, with eggs, strained Baby Foods 0.33 mg 3%
2673 Cream, sour, cultured Dairy and Egg Products 0.33 mg 3%
2674 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2675 Potatoes, microwaved, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2676 Potatoes, microwaved, cooked in skin, flesh, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2677 Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2678 Celeriac, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2679 Potatoes, hash brown, frozen, with butter sauce, prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2680 Potatoes, red, flesh and skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2681 Chicory roots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2682 Carrots, frozen, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2683 Burdock root, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2684 Brussels sprouts, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2685 CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL, spaghetti with pomodoro sauce Restaurant Foods 0.33 mg 3%
2686 Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.33 mg 3%
2687 Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2688 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2689 Potatoes, frozen, french fried, par fried, extruded, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2690 Chokecherries, raw, pitted (Northern Plains Indians) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.33 mg 3%
2691 Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.33 mg 3%
2692 Puddings, lemon, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.33 mg 3%
2693 Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.33 mg 3%
2694 Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.33 mg 3%
2695 Lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2696 Brussels sprouts, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2697 Lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 3%
2698 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, onion-flavor Snacks 0.33 mg 3%
2699 Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.33 mg 3%
2700 Cookies, raisin, soft-type Baked Products 0.32 mg 3%

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