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 3301–3350 of 3,496 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3301 Carbonated drinks, non cola with aspartame Beverages 0.05 mg 0%
3302 Drink, lemonade flavour, vitamin C added, powder Beverages 0.05 mg 0%
3303 Candies, jellybeans Sweets 0.05 mg 0%
3304 Dessert, frozen, fruit and juice bar Sweets 0.05 mg 0%
3305 Sweets, pie fillings, canned, cherry Sweets 0.05 mg 0%
3306 Dessert, pudding, lemon, dry mix, instant, unprepared Sweets 0.05 mg 0%
3307 Sweets, topping, pineapple Sweets 0.05 mg 0%
3308 Coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant prepared Beverages 0.05 mg 0%
3309 Candied fruit Sweets 0.05 mg 0%
3310 Coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared, decaffeinated Beverages 0.05 mg 0%
3311 Coffee whitener, liquid, light Dairy and Egg Products 0.05 mg 0%
3312 Salad dressing, mayonnaise and mayonnaise type, fat free Fats and Oils 0.05 mg 0%
3313 Grapefruit juice, pink, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.05 mg 0%
3314 Pepper, sweet, green, frozen, chopped, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.05 mg 0%
3315 Pepper, sweet, red, frozen, chopped, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.05 mg 0%
3316 Pepper, sweet, red, frozen, chopped, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.05 mg 0%
3317 Vinegar, cider Spices and Herbs 0.04 mg 0%
3318 Apple, raw, without skin, sliced, cooked, microwaved Fruits and fruit juices 0.04 mg 0%
3319 Apple, dried, sulphured, stewed, added sugar Fruits and fruit juices 0.04 mg 0%
3320 Apple juice, frozen concentrate, diluted, without added vitamin C Fruits and fruit juices 0.04 mg 0%
3321 Cherry, sweet, frozen, sweetened Fruits and fruit juices 0.04 mg 0%
3322 Grape, North American type (slip skin), raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.04 mg 0%
3323 Quince, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.04 mg 0%
3324 Apple, raw, with skin Fruits and fruit juices 0.04 mg 0%
3325 Apple, raw, without skin, sliced, cooked, boiled Fruits and fruit juices 0.04 mg 0%
3326 Grape juice, frozen concentrate, sugar and vitamin C added, diluted Fruits and fruit juices 0.04 mg 0%
3327 Orange juice, canned Fruits and fruit juices 0.04 mg 0%
3328 Orange juice, frozen concentrate, diluted Fruits and fruit juices 0.04 mg 0%
3329 Apple juice, frozen concentrate, diluted, added vitamin C Fruits and fruit juices 0.04 mg 0%
3330 Alcohol, cocktail, daiquiri (rum), homemade Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3331 Alcohol, liqueur, crème de menthe (36% alcohol by volume) Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3332 Alcohol, whisky (40% alcohol by volume) Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3333 Carbonated drinks, lemon-lime soda Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3334 Carbonated drinks, pepper type Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3335 Coffee, instant, with sugar, French flavour, powder Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3336 Juice drink, cranberry and apricot, bottled Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3337 Juice drink, citrus fruit, frozen concentrate, water added Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3338 Lemonade, white, frozen concentrate Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3339 Limeade, frozen concentrate Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3340 Juice drink, orange and apricot, canned Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3341 Tea, brewed, herb Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3342 Coffee, instant, sweetened, cappucino flavour, powder, water added Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3343 Alcohol, whisky (47% alcohol by volume) Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3344 Alcohol, whisky (50% alcohol by volume) Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3345 Tea, brewed, chamomile Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3346 Alcohol, cocktail, whisky sour mix, powder, water and whisky added Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3347 Juice drink, cranberry-grape, vitamin C added, bottled Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3348 Alcohol, whisky (45% alcohol by volume) Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3349 Candies, fondant, homemade Sweets 0.04 mg 0%
3350 Sweets, syrup, table blend, pancake with butter Sweets 0.04 mg 0%

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