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 3501–3550 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3501 Apricots, canned, light syrup pack, with skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3502 Apricots, canned, juice pack, with skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3503 Apricots, canned, water pack, without skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3504 Margarine, 80% fat, stick, includes regular and hydrogenated corn and soybean oils Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
3505 Vanilla extract Spices and Herbs 0.11 mg 1%
3506 Beverages, Acai berry drink, fortified Beverages 0.11 mg 1%
3507 Grapes, muscadine, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3508 Gooseberries, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3509 Figs, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3510 Figs, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3511 Figs, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3512 CAMPBELL'S, Cream of Mushroom Soup, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.11 mg 1%
3513 Margarine, industrial, soy and partially hydrogenated soy oil, use for baking, sauces and candy Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
3514 Babyfood, vegetables, sweet potatoes, junior Baby Foods 0.11 mg 1%
3515 Alcoholic beverages, wine, rose Beverages 0.11 mg 1%
3516 Elderberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3517 Apricots, canned, heavy syrup pack, with skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3518 Apricots, canned, water pack, with skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3519 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, imitation, soybean without cholesterol Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
3520 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, imitation, soybean Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
3521 Babyfood, fruit, peaches, junior Baby Foods 0.11 mg 1%
3522 Babyfood, fruit, peaches, strained Baby Foods 0.11 mg 1%
3523 Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.11 mg 1%
3524 Tomato juice, canned, without salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
3525 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
3526 Tomato juice, canned, with salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
3527 Squash, winter, acorn, cooked, boiled, mashed, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
3528 Watercress, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
3529 Plums, canned, purple, juice pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3530 Pineapple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3531 Pineapple, frozen, chunks, sweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3532 Pineapple, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3533 Persimmons, japanese, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3534 Peaches, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3535 Oranges, raw, with peel Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3536 Salad dressing, caesar, low calorie Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
3537 Pickle relish, hamburger Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
3538 Squash, winter, acorn, cooked, boiled, mashed, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
3539 Salad dressing, caesar dressing, regular Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
3540 Frozen novelties, ice type, pineapple-coconut Sweets 0.11 mg 1%
3541 Candies, HEATH BITES Sweets 0.11 mg 1%
3542 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
3543 Pineapple juice, canned, not from concentrate, unsweetened, with added vitamins A, C and E Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3544 Jackfruit, canned, syrup pack Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3545 Pineapple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3546 Limes, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3547 Mayonnaise, low sodium, low calorie or diet Fats and Oils 0.11 mg 1%
3548 Candies, confectioner's coating, butterscotch Sweets 0.11 mg 1%
3549 Apricots, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
3550 Fruit salad, (pineapple and papaya and banana and guava), tropical, canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%

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