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 3451–3500 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3451 Soymilk, original and vanilla, unfortified Legumes and Legume Products 0.12 mg 1%
3452 POPEYES, Coleslaw Fast Foods 0.12 mg 1%
3453 Beverages, grape drink, canned Beverages 0.12 mg 1%
3454 Beverages, citrus fruit juice drink, frozen concentrate Beverages 0.12 mg 1%
3455 Sauce, barbecue, OPEN PIT, original Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.12 mg 1%
3456 Sauce, tartar, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.12 mg 1%
3457 Soup, wonton, Chinese restaurant Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.12 mg 1%
3458 Carambola, (starfruit), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
3459 Breadfruit, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
3460 Soup, tomato, low sodium, with water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.12 mg 1%
3461 Soup, cream of onion, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.12 mg 1%
3462 Soup, cream of celery, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.12 mg 1%
3463 Salad dressing, french dressing, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 0.12 mg 1%
3464 Babyfood, peaches, dices, toddler Baby Foods 0.12 mg 1%
3465 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, soybean and safflower oil, with salt Fats and Oils 0.12 mg 1%
3466 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, cooked, boiled, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3467 Rutabagas, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3468 Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3469 Vegetable juice cocktail, low sodium, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3470 Peppers, sweet, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3471 Onions, frozen, whole, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3472 Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3473 Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3474 Peppers, sweet, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3475 Vegetable juice cocktail, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3476 Turnips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3477 Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3478 Pineapple, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
3479 Mulberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
3480 Babyfood, dessert, banana pudding, strained Baby Foods 0.12 mg 1%
3481 Babyfood, GERBER, Banana with orange medley Baby Foods 0.12 mg 1%
3482 Tapioca, pearl, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.12 mg 1%
3483 Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 0.12 mg 1%
3484 Pickles, cucumber, sweet (includes bread and butter pickles) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3485 Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3486 Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3487 Jerusalem-artichokes, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3488 Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3489 Pineapple, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
3490 Pineapple, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
3491 Pineapple, raw, all varieties Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
3492 Stew, moose (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.12 mg 1%
3493 Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.12 mg 1%
3494 Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, cooked, boiled, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3495 Rutabagas, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.12 mg 1%
3496 Pineapple, raw, extra sweet variety Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
3497 Blueberries, wild, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
3498 Prickly pears, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.12 mg 1%
3499 Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.11 mg 1%
3500 Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder Beverages 0.11 mg 1%

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