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 3651–3700 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3651 Taro, tahitian, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.09 mg 1%
3652 Pears, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
3653 Peaches, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
3654 Peaches, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
3655 Peaches, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
3656 Candies, divinity, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 0.09 mg 1%
3657 Peppers, chili, green, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.09 mg 1%
3658 Peaches, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
3659 Blueberries, canned, light syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
3660 Strawberries, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
3661 Sweeteners, tabletop, fructose, liquid Sweets 0.09 mg 1%
3662 Candies, KIT KAT Wafer Bar Sweets 0.09 mg 1%
3663 Candies, butterscotch Sweets 0.09 mg 1%
3664 Lemon juice from concentrate, bottled, CONCORD Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
3665 Nance, frozen, unsweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
3666 Pomegranate juice, bottled Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
3667 Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3668 Beverages, Wine, non-alcoholic Beverages 0.08 mg 1%
3669 Beverages, Carob-flavor beverage mix, powder Beverages 0.08 mg 1%
3670 Cherries, sweet, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3671 Apricots, canned, extra light syrup pack, with skin, solids and liquids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3672 Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), confection fat, uses similar to 95 degree hard butter Fats and Oils 0.08 mg 1%
3673 Grapefruit, sections, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3674 Grapefruit, sections, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3675 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, extra heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3676 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3677 Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, extra light syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3678 Soup, cream of celery, canned, prepared with equal volume milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.08 mg 1%
3679 Vinegar, balsamic Spices and Herbs 0.08 mg 1%
3680 Beverages, Malt liquor beverage Beverages 0.08 mg 1%
3681 Babyfood, fruit, pears, strained Baby Foods 0.08 mg 1%
3682 Babyfood, cereal, rice, with applesauce and bananas, strained Baby Foods 0.08 mg 1%
3683 Babyfood, fruit, plums with tapioca, without ascorbic acid, junior Baby Foods 0.08 mg 1%
3684 Babyfood, fruit, plums with tapioca, without ascorbic acid, strained Baby Foods 0.08 mg 1%
3685 Babyfood, fruit, pears, junior Baby Foods 0.08 mg 1%
3686 Dessert topping, powdered Dairy and Egg Products 0.08 mg 1%
3687 Sweeteners, for baking, brown, contains sugar and sucralose Sweets 0.08 mg 1%
3688 Candies, Tamarind Sweets 0.08 mg 1%
3689 Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, with no added salt Sweets 0.08 mg 1%
3690 Plums, canned, purple, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3691 Plums, canned, purple, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3692 Pears, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3693 Pears, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3694 Papayas, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3695 Oranges, raw, Florida Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3696 Oranges, raw, navels (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3697 Puddings, tapioca, dry mix Sweets 0.08 mg 1%
3698 Syrups, table blends, pancake Sweets 0.08 mg 1%
3699 Pickles, cucumber, sweet, low sodium (includes bread and butter pickles) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.08 mg 1%
3700 Pineapple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, diluted with 3 volume water Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%

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