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 3301–3350 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3301 Dock, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3302 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3303 Squash, winter, acorn, cooked, baked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3304 Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3305 Purslane, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3306 Cucumber, peeled, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3307 Peaches, dried, sulfured, stewed, with added sugar Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.17 mg 2%
3308 Puddings, tapioca, ready-to-eat, fat free Sweets 0.17 mg 2%
3309 Candies, HERSHEY'S SKOR Toffee Bar Sweets 0.17 mg 2%
3310 Carrots, baby, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3311 Catsup Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3312 Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3313 Cauliflower, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3314 Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3315 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3316 Pumpkin, canned, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3317 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3318 Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.17 mg 2%
3319 Kumquats, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.17 mg 2%
3320 Alcoholic beverage, liqueur, coffee with cream, 34 proof Beverages 0.16 mg 1%
3321 Pie, apple, commercially prepared, enriched flour Baked Products 0.16 mg 1%
3322 Sauce, barbecue, KRAFT, original Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.16 mg 1%
3323 Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper, TABASCO Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.16 mg 1%
3324 Cherimoya, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.16 mg 1%
3325 Cereals, CREAM OF RICE, cooked with water, with salt Breakfast Cereals 0.16 mg 1%
3326 Babyfood, dinner, mixed vegetable, strained Baby Foods 0.16 mg 1%
3327 Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 0.16 mg 1%
3328 Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour Baked Products 0.16 mg 1%
3329 Pie, blueberry, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.16 mg 1%
3330 Cake, boston cream pie, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.16 mg 1%
3331 Carbonated beverage, chocolate-flavored soda Beverages 0.16 mg 1%
3332 Blueberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.16 mg 1%
3333 Sauce, tomato chili sauce, bottled, with salt Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.16 mg 1%
3334 Babyfood, mashed cheddar potatoes and broccoli, toddlers Baby Foods 0.16 mg 1%
3335 Turnip greens and turnips, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.16 mg 1%
3336 Chicory, witloof, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.16 mg 1%
3337 Butterbur, (fuki), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.16 mg 1%
3338 Water convolvulus, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.16 mg 1%
3339 Sweet potato, canned, syrup pack, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.16 mg 1%
3340 Yambean (jicama), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.16 mg 1%
3341 Orange juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.16 mg 1%
3342 Orange juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted, with added calcium Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.16 mg 1%
3343 CRACKER BARREL, coleslaw Restaurant Foods 0.16 mg 1%
3344 Puddings, vanilla, ready-to-eat Sweets 0.16 mg 1%
3345 Water convolvulus, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.16 mg 1%
3346 Eggplant, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.16 mg 1%
3347 Salad dressing, coleslaw Fats and Oils 0.16 mg 1%
3348 Raspberries, canned, red, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.16 mg 1%
3349 Beverages, Chocolate-flavored drink, whey and milk based Beverages 0.16 mg 1%
3350 Beverages, coffee, ready to drink, iced, mocha, milk based Beverages 0.15 mg 1%

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