Vegetarian foods high in Zinc (Canadian (CNF))

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 3,496 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2751 Sauce, sweet and sour, homemade Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.18 mg 2%
2752 Dessert, apple crisp, homemade Sweets 0.18 mg 2%
2753 Cardoon, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.18 mg 2%
2754 Kale, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.18 mg 2%
2755 Pepper, sweet, red, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.18 mg 2%
2756 Potato, mashed, prepared from flakes without milk, whole milk and margarine added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.18 mg 2%
2757 Soup, cream, celery, canned, condensed, reduced fat Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.18 mg 2%
2758 Soup, wonton (won ton), canned, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.18 mg 2%
2759 Margarine, tub, non-hydrogenated, canola oil (includes some sunflower oil), Calorie-reduced Fats and Oils 0.18 mg 2%
2760 Purslane, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2761 Babyfood, vegetables, jarred, sweet potato, all stages Babyfoods 0.17 mg 2%
2762 Milk, fluid, human (breast milk), mature Dairy and Egg Products 0.17 mg 2%
2763 Soup, mixed vegetable (with pasta), ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.17 mg 2%
2764 Sauce, barbecue, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.17 mg 2%
2765 Guava sauce, cooked Fruits and fruit juices 0.17 mg 2%
2766 Kumquat, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.17 mg 2%
2767 Melon balls, frozen (cantaloupe and honeydew) Fruits and fruit juices 0.17 mg 2%
2768 Nectarine, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.17 mg 2%
2769 Peach, dried halves, sulphured, cooked, added sugar Fruits and fruit juices 0.17 mg 2%
2770 Peach, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.17 mg 2%
2771 Bok choy, pak-choi, boiled drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2772 Cardoon, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2773 Cauliflower, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2774 Cauliflower, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2775 Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2776 Mustard spinach (tendergreen), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2777 Pepper, hot chili, red or green, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2778 Pumpkin, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2779 Purslane, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2780 Purslane, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2781 Turnip greens, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2782 Dock (sorrel), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2783 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, sprouted, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2784 Sweet potato, cooked, candied, homemade Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2785 Pepper, sweet, yellow, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2786 Carrot, baby, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2787 Onion, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2788 Squash, winter, acorn, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2789 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2790 Tomato, red, ripe, raw, year round average Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2791 Tomato, red, ripe, canned, stewed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2792 Tomato ketchup (catsup) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2793 Tomato ketchup (catsup), low sodium Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2794 Juice drink, fruit punch, frozen concentrate, water added Beverages 0.17 mg 2%
2795 Cookie, fortune Baked Products 0.17 mg 2%
2796 Candies, bars, Skor Sweets 0.17 mg 2%
2797 Cucumber, peeled, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
2798 Hot chocolate, rich, mix, powder, prepared with water Beverages 0.17 mg 2%
2799 Salad dressing, ranch dressing, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 0.17 mg 2%
2800 Dessert, pudding, tapioca, ready-to-eat, fat free Sweets 0.17 mg 2%

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