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 3101–3150 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3101 Onions, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.21 mg 2%
3102 Beets, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.21 mg 2%
3103 Candies, taffy, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 0.21 mg 2%
3104 Nopales, cooked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.21 mg 2%
3105 Sweet potato, canned, mashed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.21 mg 2%
3106 Plantains, yellow, baked Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.21 mg 2%
3107 Mangosteen, canned, syrup pack Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.21 mg 2%
3108 Pickle relish, hot dog Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.21 mg 2%
3109 Taro leaves, cooked, steamed, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.21 mg 2%
3110 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.21 mg 2%
3111 Prune juice, canned Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.21 mg 2%
3112 Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, fat-free Fats and Oils 0.21 mg 2%
3113 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, cones, plain Snacks 0.21 mg 2%
3114 Cookies, sugar wafer, with creme filling, sugar free Baked Products 0.20 mg 2%
3115 Cookies, graham crackers, chocolate-coated Baked Products 0.20 mg 2%
3116 Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix Baked Products 0.20 mg 2%
3117 Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Corn Flakes Breakfast Cereals 0.20 mg 2%
3118 Cookie, butter or sugar, with chocolate icing or filling Baked Products 0.20 mg 2%
3119 Cereals, MALT-O-MEAL, chocolate, prepared with water, without salt Breakfast Cereals 0.20 mg 2%
3120 Soup, tomato rice, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.20 mg 2%
3121 Soup, mushroom barley, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.20 mg 2%
3122 Pie, cherry, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.20 mg 2%
3123 Pie, blueberry, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.20 mg 2%
3124 Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated Baked Products 0.20 mg 2%
3125 Apricots, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.20 mg 2%
3126 Apples, dried, sulfured, uncooked Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.20 mg 2%
3127 Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.20 mg 2%
3128 Soup, vegetable soup, condensed, low sodium, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.20 mg 2%
3129 Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat Fats and Oils 0.20 mg 2%
3130 Babyfood, prunes, without vitamin c, strained Baby Foods 0.20 mg 2%
3131 Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.20 mg 2%
3132 Salad Dressing, mayonnaise, light, SMART BALANCE, Omega Plus light Fats and Oils 0.20 mg 2%
3133 Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat, without salt Fats and Oils 0.20 mg 2%
3134 Babyfood, dessert, fruit pudding, pineapple, strained Baby Foods 0.20 mg 2%
3135 Yam, cooked, boiled, drained, or baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3136 Turnips, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3137 Turnips, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3138 Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3139 Squash, winter, spaghetti, cooked, boiled, drained, or baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3140 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3141 Mustard greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3142 Borage, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3143 Chrysanthemum, garland, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3144 Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3145 Jams, preserves, marmalades, sweetened with fruit juice Sweets 0.20 mg 2%
3146 Pumpkin leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3147 Seaweed, spirulina, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3148 Dock, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3149 Yam, cooked, boiled, drained, or baked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%
3150 Turnips, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.20 mg 2%

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