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

Selling a product with zinc? Generate a print-ready nutrition label from your recipe.

Showing 3551–3600 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3551 Babyfood, mixed fruit yogurt, strained Baby Foods 0.11 mg 1%
3552 Soymilk, chocolate, nonfat, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 0.10 mg 1%
3553 Soymilk (all flavors), nonfat, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 0.10 mg 1%
3554 Beverages, Lemonade, powder Beverages 0.10 mg 1%
3555 Beverages, carbonated, orange Beverages 0.10 mg 1%
3556 Beverages, carbonated, club soda Beverages 0.10 mg 1%
3557 Cherries, sweet, canned, pitted, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3558 Cherries, sweet, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3559 Cherries, sweet, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3560 Cherries, sour, red, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3561 Soymilk, original and vanilla, light, unsweetened, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 0.10 mg 1%
3562 Salt, table Spices and Herbs 0.10 mg 1%
3563 Sauce, teriyaki, ready-to-serve, reduced sodium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.10 mg 1%
3564 Margarine-like spread with yogurt, 70% fat, stick, with salt Fats and Oils 0.10 mg 1%
3565 Babyfood, green beans, dices, toddler Baby Foods 0.10 mg 1%
3566 Egg, white, dried Dairy and Egg Products 0.10 mg 1%
3567 Beverages, tea, instant, lemon, with added ascorbic acid Beverages 0.10 mg 1%
3568 Beverages, carbonated, tonic water Beverages 0.10 mg 1%
3569 Cranberries, dried, sweetened (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3570 Cherries, sweet, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3571 Cherries, sour, red, frozen, unsweetened (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3572 Apricots, frozen, sweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3573 Apricots, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, without skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3574 Apricots, canned, heavy syrup pack, without skin, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3575 Acerola juice, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3576 Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3577 Salad dressing, french dressing, fat-free Fats and Oils 0.10 mg 1%
3578 Babyfood, fruit, prunes with tapioca, without ascorbic acid, junior Baby Foods 0.10 mg 1%
3579 Sauce, teriyaki, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.10 mg 1%
3580 Salad dressing, russian dressing, low calorie Fats and Oils 0.10 mg 1%
3581 Salad dressing, sesame seed dressing, regular Fats and Oils 0.10 mg 1%
3582 Babyfood, fruit, bananas with apples and pears, strained Baby Foods 0.10 mg 1%
3583 Babyfood, fruit and vegetable, apple and sweet potato Baby Foods 0.10 mg 1%
3584 Squash, winter, hubbard, cooked, boiled, mashed, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.10 mg 1%
3585 Taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.10 mg 1%
3586 Nuts, coconut water (liquid from coconuts) Nut and Seed Products 0.10 mg 1%
3587 Taro, tahitian, cooked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.10 mg 1%
3588 Pumpkin, flowers, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.10 mg 1%
3589 Plums, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3590 Mammy-apple, (mamey), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3591 Squash, winter, hubbard, cooked, boiled, mashed, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.10 mg 1%
3592 Pumpkin flowers, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.10 mg 1%
3593 Pineapple, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3594 Pears, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3595 Passion-fruit, (granadilla), purple, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
3596 Stew/soup, caribou (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.10 mg 1%
3597 Pudding, lemon, dry mix, regular, prepared with sugar, egg yolk and water Sweets 0.10 mg 1%
3598 Pickles, cucumber, dill, reduced sodium Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.10 mg 1%
3599 Pickles, cucumber, dill or kosher dill Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.10 mg 1%
3600 Sugar-apples, (sweetsop), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%

Need this on a label? Turn these foods into a print-ready Nutrition Facts label.

Make a label

Turn these foods into a print-ready nutrition label.

Build a recipe from any of these ingredients and export a print-ready FDA or Canada Nutrition Facts label. Free.

Style