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 2751–2800 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2751 Amaranth grain, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.86 mg 8% USDA_SR
2752 TACO BELL, Nachos Fast Foods 0.86 mg 8% USDA_SR
2753 Fast foods, nachos, with cheese Fast Foods 0.86 mg 8% USDA_SR
2754 Snacks, crisped rice bar, chocolate chip Snacks 0.86 mg 8% USDA_SR
2755 Dessert, frozen, ice cream cone, chocolate covered, with nuts, flavours other than chocolate Sweets 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2756 Candies, candy bits, yogourt covered Sweets 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2757 Bread, garlic, toasted Baked Products 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2758 Grains, amaranth, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2759 Soup, pea, green, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2760 Fast foods, mexican, nachos with cheese Fast Foods 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2761 Fast foods, mexican, burrito with beans and cheese Fast Foods 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2762 Snacks, crisped rice bar, chocolate chip Snacks 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2763 Bread, white, commercial Baked Products 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2764 Cookie, oatmeal (with raisins), commercial, less than 5g fat/serving Baked Products 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2765 Bread, white, commercial, reduced sodium Baked Products 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2766 Cookie, peanut butter, commercial Baked Products 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2767 Cookie, oatmeal, homemade, with raisins Baked Products 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2768 Bread, egg, (challah), toasted Baked Products 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2769 Beans, kidney, light red, boiled, salted Legumes and Legume Products 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2770 Beans, kidney, light red, boiled Legumes and Legume Products 0.86 mg 8% CNF
2771 Mushroom, pioppini Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.86 mg 8% USDA_FF
2772 Rolls, dinner, sweet Baked Products 0.85 mg 8% USDA_SR
2773 Corn dogs, frozen, prepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.85 mg 8% USDA_SR
2774 Beverages, SLIMFAST, Meal replacement, High Protein Shake, Ready-To-Drink, 3-2-1 plan Beverages 0.85 mg 8% USDA_SR
2775 Snacks, yucca (cassava) chips, salted Snacks 0.85 mg 8% USDA_SR
2776 Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, unsalted Snacks 0.85 mg 8% USDA_SR
2777 Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, salted Snacks 0.85 mg 8% USDA_SR
2778 Spinach souffle Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.85 mg 8% USDA_SR
2779 Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with enriched flour, unsalted Snacks 0.85 mg 8% USDA_SR
2780 Wheat flours, bread, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.85 mg 8% USDA_SR
2781 Wheat flour, white, bread, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.85 mg 8% USDA_SR
2782 Vital wheat gluten Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.85 mg 8% USDA_SR
2783 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, unsalted Snacks 0.85 mg 8% USDA_SR
2784 Babyfood, cereal, mixed grain, with fruit, prepared with formula or breast milk Babyfoods 0.85 mg 8% CNF
2785 Wheat, vital wheat gluten Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.85 mg 8% CNF
2786 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, unsalted Snacks 0.85 mg 8% CNF
2787 Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, unsalted Snacks 0.85 mg 8% CNF
2788 Spinach souffle, homemade Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.85 mg 8% CNF
2789 Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.84 mg 8% USDA_SR
2790 Pancakes, plain, dry mix, incomplete (includes buttermilk) Baked Products 0.84 mg 8% USDA_SR
2791 Bread, pita, white, enriched Baked Products 0.84 mg 8% USDA_SR
2792 Milk and cereal bar Snacks 0.84 mg 8% USDA_SR
2793 Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.84 mg 8% USDA_SR
2794 Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 0.84 mg 8% USDA_SR
2795 Bread, pita, white, unenriched Baked Products 0.84 mg 8% USDA_SR
2796 Pasta mix, Italian lasagna, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.84 mg 8% USDA_SR
2797 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 11.5% protein, unbleached, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.84 mg 8% USDA_SR
2798 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 11.5% protein, bleached, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.84 mg 8% USDA_SR
2799 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 11.5% protein, bleached, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.84 mg 8% USDA_SR
2800 Bread, pan dulce, sweet yeast bread Baked Products 0.84 mg 8% USDA_SR

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