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 3401–3450 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3401 Beans, snap, canned, all styles, seasoned, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1%
3402 Peppers, jalapeno, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1%
3403 Cabbage, napa, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1%
3404 Pickle relish, sweet Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1%
3405 Plantains, green, boiled Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.14 mg 1%
3406 Kiwifruit, green, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.14 mg 1%
3407 Babyfood, dessert, blueberry yogurt, strained Baby Foods 0.14 mg 1%
3408 Babyfood, mixed fruit juice with low fat yogurt Baby Foods 0.14 mg 1%
3409 Babyfood, banana juice with low fat yogurt Baby Foods 0.14 mg 1%
3410 Strawberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.14 mg 1%
3411 Melon, banana (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.14 mg 1%
3412 Jackfruit, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1%
3413 Soup, tomato, dry, mix, prepared with water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.13 mg 1%
3414 Apple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted, without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1%
3415 Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, with salt Breakfast Cereals 0.13 mg 1%
3416 Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, all Beverages 0.13 mg 1%
3417 Cake, angelfood, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 0.13 mg 1%
3418 Babyfood, plums, bananas and rice, strained Baby Foods 0.13 mg 1%
3419 Beverages, rice milk, unsweetened Beverages 0.13 mg 1%
3420 Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt Breakfast Cereals 0.13 mg 1%
3421 Babyfood, fruit, pears and pineapple, junior Baby Foods 0.13 mg 1%
3422 Whey, sweet, fluid Dairy and Egg Products 0.13 mg 1%
3423 Salad dressing, italian dressing, commercial, regular, without salt Fats and Oils 0.13 mg 1%
3424 Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 0.13 mg 1%
3425 Peppers, sweet, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
3426 Cauliflower, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
3427 Squash, winter, butternut, cooked, baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
3428 Radishes, oriental, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
3429 Radishes, white icicle, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
3430 Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, with green chilies Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
3431 Onions, sweet, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
3432 Celery, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
3433 Squash, winter, butternut, cooked, baked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
3434 Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe Beverages 0.13 mg 1%
3435 Cauliflower, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
3436 Squash, winter, hubbard, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
3437 Squash, winter, acorn, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
3438 Radishes, oriental, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.13 mg 1%
3439 Apple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1%
3440 Strawberries, frozen, unsweetened (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1%
3441 Syrups, grenadine Sweets 0.13 mg 1%
3442 Pears, raw, bosc (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1%
3443 Pears, raw, red anjou Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1%
3444 Mayonnaise dressing, no cholesterol Fats and Oils 0.13 mg 1%
3445 Beverages, Orange drink, breakfast type, with juice and pulp, frozen concentrate Beverages 0.12 mg 1%
3446 Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white Beverages 0.12 mg 1%
3447 Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white, Chardonnay Beverages 0.12 mg 1%
3448 Babyfood, vegetables, beets, strained Baby Foods 0.12 mg 1%
3449 Gooseberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
3450 Figs, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%

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