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 301–350 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
301 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium LIPIL, Infant, powder Baby Foods 5.10 mg 46% USDA_SR
302 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Newborn, with ARA and DHA, powder Baby Foods 5.10 mg 46% USDA_SR
303 Peanut flour, defatted, salted Legumes and Legume Products 5.10 mg 46% CNF
304 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, AR, powder, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 5.09 mg 46% USDA_SR
305 Nuts, cashew nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 5.07 mg 46% USDA_FF
306 Nuts, pecans, dry roasted, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 5.07 mg 46% USDA_SR
307 Nuts, pecans, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 5.07 mg 46% USDA_SR
308 Nuts, pecans, dry roasted, salted Nuts and Seeds 5.07 mg 46% CNF
309 Nuts, pecans, dry roasted Nuts and Seeds 5.07 mg 46% CNF
310 Soy meal, defatted, raw Legumes and Legume Products 5.06 mg 46% USDA_SR
311 Soy meal, defatted, raw Legumes and Legume Products 5.06 mg 46% CNF
312 Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried Nut and Seed Products 5.05 mg 46% USDA_SR
313 Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried Nuts and Seeds 5.05 mg 46% CNF
314 Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 5.04 mg 46% USDA_SR
315 Rye flour, dark Cereal Grains and Pasta 5.04 mg 46% USDA_SR
316 Beans, adzuki, raw Legumes and Legume Products 5.04 mg 46% CNF
317 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, honey roasted Breakfast Cereals 5.03 mg 46% USDA_SR
318 Egg, whole, dried Dairy and Egg Products 5.02 mg 46% USDA_FF
319 Seeds, safflower seed meal, partially defatted Nut and Seed Products 5.01 mg 46% USDA_SR
320 Seeds, safflower seed meal, partially defatted Nuts and Seeds 5.01 mg 46% CNF
321 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST Bran Flakes Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
322 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PREGESTIMIL, with iron, powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 5.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
323 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Enspire Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 5.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
324 Toddler drink, MEAD JOHNSON, PurAmino Toddler Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 5.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
325 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, ALPHA-BITS Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
326 Toddler formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAGROW, Toddler Transitions, with ARA and DHA, powder Baby Foods 5.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
327 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried Nut and Seed Products 5.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
328 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN, PurAmino, powder, not reconstituted Baby Foods 5.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
329 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, ENFAGROW, GENTLEASE, Toddler transitions, with ARA and DHA, powder Baby Foods 5.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
330 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried Nuts and Seeds 5.00 mg 45% CNF
331 Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted Nut and Seed Products 4.95 mg 45% USDA_SR
332 Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted Nuts and Seeds 4.95 mg 45% CNF
333 Nuts, almonds, toasted, unblanched Nuts and Seeds 4.92 mg 45% CNF
334 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu), prepared with calcium sulfate Legumes and Legume Products 4.90 mg 45% USDA_SR
335 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu) Legumes and Legume Products 4.90 mg 45% USDA_SR
336 Tofu, koyadofu, dried-frozen (prepared with calcium sulphate) Legumes and Legume Products 4.90 mg 45% CNF
337 Tofu, koyadofu, dried-frozen Legumes and Legume Products 4.90 mg 45% CNF
338 Soybeans, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 4.89 mg 44% USDA_SR
339 Seeds, sunflower seed butter, without salt Nut and Seed Products 4.89 mg 44% USDA_SR
340 Seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Nut and Seed Products 4.89 mg 44% USDA_SR
341 Soybeans, dry, raw Legumes and Legume Products 4.89 mg 44% CNF
342 Seeds, sunflower seed butter, salted Nuts and Seeds 4.89 mg 44% CNF
343 Seeds, sunflower seed butter Nuts and Seeds 4.89 mg 44% CNF
344 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, CORN BURSTS Breakfast Cereals 4.84 mg 44% USDA_SR
345 Cereal, ready to eat, All Bran Strawberry Bites, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 4.84 mg 44% CNF
346 Snacks, granola bar, KASHI GOLEAN, crunchy, mixed flavors Snacks 4.83 mg 44% USDA_SR
347 Spices, cumin seed Spices and Herbs 4.80 mg 44% USDA_SR
348 Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, cooked (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.80 mg 44% USDA_SR
349 Spices, cumin seed Spices and Herbs 4.80 mg 44% CNF
350 Soybeans, mature seeds, dry roasted Legumes and Legume Products 4.77 mg 43% USDA_SR

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