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 3151–3200 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3151 Cookie, oatmeal, refrigerated dough, prepared Baked Products 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3152 Burrito, bean and cheese, frozen Mixed Dishes 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3153 Chrysanthemum leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3154 Snacks, potato chips, dried potatoes, sour cream and onion Snacks 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3155 Tortilla, ready-to-bake / fry, flour Baked Products 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3156 Wonton wrapper (egg roll wrapper) Baked Products 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3157 Malted milk, natural flavour, enriched powder Beverages 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3158 Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, sweetened, flaked, packaged Nuts and Seeds 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3159 Fiddlehead greens (ferns), frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3160 Chrysanthemum, garland, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3161 Cereal, hot, cream of wheat, regular, dry Breakfast cereals 0.71 mg 6% CNF
3162 Beverages, fruit punch juice drink, frozen concentrate Beverages 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3163 English muffins, plain, enriched, without calcium propionate(includes sourdough) Baked Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3164 Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, canned, plain Legumes and Legume Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3165 English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) Baked Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3166 English muffins, plain, unenriched, with calcium propionate (includes sourdough) Baked Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3167 Rolls, dinner, plain, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk Baked Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3168 Danish pastry, cheese Baked Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3169 Crackers, rye, sandwich-type with cheese filling Baked Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3170 Frijoles rojos volteados (Refried beans, red, canned) Legumes and Legume Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3171 Fast foods, burrito, with beans Fast Foods 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3172 Pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour, cooked, ANCIENT HARVEST Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3173 Rolls, gluten-free, white, made with brown rice flour, tapioca starch, and potato starch Baked Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3174 Soup, cream of asparagus, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3175 Gravy, mushroom, canned Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3176 Gravy, au jus, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3177 Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, flakes without milk, dry form Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3178 Syrup, maple, Canadian Sweets 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3179 Peas, green, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3180 Potato pancakes Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3181 Chicken, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3182 Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3183 Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, calcium-fortified Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3184 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels on cob, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3185 Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3186 Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3187 Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3188 Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, unbleached Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3189 Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3190 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3191 Udi's, Gluten Free, Classic French Dinner Rolls Baked Products 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3192 Candies, confectioner's coating, yogurt Sweets 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3193 Snacks, potato chips, made from dried potatoes, reduced fat Snacks 0.70 mg 6% USDA_SR
3194 Peas, green, canned, solids and liquid, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.70 mg 6% CNF
3195 Gourd, white-flowered (calabash gourd), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.70 mg 6% CNF
3196 Cloudberry (bakeapple), native Fruits and fruit juices 0.70 mg 6% CNF
3197 Meatless, chicken Legumes and Legume Products 0.70 mg 6% CNF
3198 Candies, confectioner's coating, yogourt Sweets 0.70 mg 6% CNF
3199 Fast foods, mexican, burrito with beans Fast Foods 0.70 mg 6% CNF
3200 Grains, wheat flour, white, all purpose, enriched, calcium fortified Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.70 mg 6% CNF

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