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 2901–2950 of 3,496 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2901 Jackfruit, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.13 mg 1%
2902 Plantain, cooked Fruits and fruit juices 0.13 mg 1%
2903 Grape juice, frozen concentrate, sugar and vitamin C added, undiluted Fruits and fruit juices 0.13 mg 1%
2904 Strawberry, frozen, unsweetened Fruits and fruit juices 0.13 mg 1%
2905 Apple juice, frozen concentrate, undiluted, added vitamin C Fruits and fruit juices 0.13 mg 1%
2906 Cauliflower, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
2907 Radish, oriental (daikon), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
2908 Tomato, red, ripe, canned with green chilies Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
2909 Radish, white icicle, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
2910 Celery, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
2911 Pepper, sweet, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
2912 Squash, winter, acorn, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
2913 Squash, winter, butternut, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
2914 Squash, winter, hubbard, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
2915 Alcohol, cocktail, pina colada (rum), homemade Beverages 0.13 mg 1%
2916 Alcohol, table wine, all (11.5% alcohol by volume) Beverages 0.13 mg 1%
2917 Cake, angel food, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 0.13 mg 1%
2918 Onion, sweet, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
2919 Sweets, syrups, grenadine Sweets 0.13 mg 1%
2920 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, no cholesterol Fats and Oils 0.13 mg 1%
2921 Cauliflower, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
2922 Soup, cream, celery, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.12 mg 1%
2923 Soup, cream, onion, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.12 mg 1%
2924 Sauce, tartar, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.12 mg 1%
2925 Breadfruit, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2926 Carambola (star fruit), raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2927 Fig, canned, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2928 Gooseberry raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2929 Mulberry, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2930 Prickly pear, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2931 Pineapple, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2932 Pineapple, canned, water pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2933 Pineapple, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2934 Pineapple, canned heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid Fruits and fruit juices 0.12 mg 1%
2935 Eggplant (aubergine, brinjal), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2936 Jerusalem artichoke (sunchoke), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2937 Onion, frozen, whole, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2938 Turnip, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2939 Pickles, cucumber, sweet Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2940 Leeks (bulb and lower-leaf portion), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2941 Pepper, sweet, green, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2942 Rutabaga (swede), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2943 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, boiled Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2944 Tomato, red, ripe, canned, whole Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2945 Vegetable juice cocktail, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2946 Pepper, sweet, green, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2947 Pepper, sweet, red, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2948 Pepper, sweet, red, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
2949 Alcohol, table wine, white (11.5% alcohol by volume) Beverages 0.12 mg 1%
2950 Juice drink, citrus fruit, frozen concentrate Beverages 0.12 mg 1%

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