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 3101–3150 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3101 Cookie, coconut macaroon Baked Products 0.73 mg 7% CNF
3102 Beans, baked, homemade Legumes and Legume Products 0.73 mg 7% CNF
3103 Chocolate syrup, thin type Sweets 0.73 mg 7% CNF
3104 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed Legumes and Legume Products 0.72 mg 7% USDA_FF
3105 Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, bleached Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.72 mg 7% USDA_FF
3106 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, with honey, prepared with whole milk Baby Foods 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3107 Beverages, UNILEVER, SLIMFAST, meal replacement, regular, ready-to-drink, 3-2-1 Plan Beverages 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3108 Danish pastry, cinnamon, unenriched Baked Products 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3109 Bread, raisin, unenriched Baked Products 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3110 Leavening agents, baking powder, low-sodium Baked Products 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3111 Pancakes, plain, dry mix, complete (includes buttermilk) Baked Products 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3112 Danish pastry, cinnamon, enriched Baked Products 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3113 Cookies, chocolate chip, commercially prepared, regular, higher fat, enriched Baked Products 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3114 Cookies, brownies, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3115 Bread, raisin, enriched Baked Products 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3116 Cereals, corn grits, white, regular and quick, enriched, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3117 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, ENFACARE, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3118 McDONALD'S, RANCH SNACK WRAP, Crispy Fast Foods 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3119 Peas, green, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3120 CHICK-FIL-A, Chick-n-Strips Fast Foods 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3121 Mushrooms, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3122 Candies, NESTLE, BABY RUTH Bar Sweets 0.72 mg 7% USDA_SR
3123 Candies, bars, Baby Ruth Sweets 0.72 mg 7% CNF
3124 Leavening agent, baking powder, low sodium Baked Products 0.72 mg 7% CNF
3125 Pancake, plain (includes buttermilk), dry mix, complete, unprepared Baked Products 0.72 mg 7% CNF
3126 Danish pastry, cinnamon Baked Products 0.72 mg 7% CNF
3127 Cookie, chocolate chip, commercial, regular, higher fat Baked Products 0.72 mg 7% CNF
3128 Cookie, brownie, commercial Baked Products 0.72 mg 7% CNF
3129 Mushroom, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.72 mg 7% CNF
3130 Peas, green, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.72 mg 7% CNF
3131 Peas, green, sweet, canned, sodium added, sugar added, drained and rinsed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6% USDA_FF
3132 Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough, baked Baked Products 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3133 Babyfood, beverage, GERBER, GRADUATES, FRUIT SPLASHERS Baby Foods 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3134 Burrito, bean and cheese, frozen Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3135 Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, flour, without added calcium Baked Products 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3136 Wonton wrappers (includes egg roll wrappers) Baked Products 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3137 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, packaged Nut and Seed Products 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3138 Peas, green, canned, no salt added, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3139 Chrysanthemum, garland, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3140 Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3141 Fiddlehead ferns, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3142 Chrysanthemum leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3143 Mushrooms, Chanterelle, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3144 Restaurant, Latino, Arroz con habichuelas colorados (Rice And Red Beans) Restaurant Foods 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3145 Snacks, potato chips, made from dried potatoes, sour-cream and onion-flavor Snacks 0.71 mg 6% USDA_SR
3146 Margarine, tub, hydrogenated, soybean oil Fats and Oils 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3147 Margarine, tub, non-hydrogenated, soybean oil Fats and Oils 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3148 Mushroom, Chanterelle, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3149 Fiddlehead greens (ferns), frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3150 Peas, green, canned, drained solids, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6% CNF

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