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 3701–3750 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3701 Pears, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3702 Peaches, spiced, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3703 Alcoholic beverage, wine, light Beverages 0.08 mg 1%
3704 Alcoholic beverage, wine, cooking Beverages 0.08 mg 1%
3705 Babyfood, juice, apple-sweet potato Baby Foods 0.08 mg 1%
3706 Fruit juice smoothie, NAKED JUICE, strawberry banana Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3707 Fruit juice smoothie, ODWALLA, strawberry banana Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3708 Kiwifruit, ZESPRI SunGold, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3709 Pineapple, raw, traditional varieties Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3710 Pears, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3711 Fruit cocktail, canned, heavy syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3712 Rhubarb, frozen, cooked, with sugar Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3713 Rambutan, canned, syrup pack Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3714 Lime juice, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3715 Babyfood, fruit supreme dessert Baby Foods 0.08 mg 1%
3716 Fruit juice smoothie, BOLTHOUSE FARMS, GREEN GOODNESS Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3717 Pears, raw, bartlett (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3718 Pummelo, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.08 mg 1%
3719 Babyfood, juice, pear Baby Foods 0.08 mg 1%
3720 Alcoholic beverage, wine, dessert, dry Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3721 Alcoholic beverage, distilled, rum, 80 proof Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3722 Beverages, Whiskey sour mix, bottled Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3723 Grapes, red or green (European type, such as Thompson seedless), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3724 Grapefruit, raw, white, California Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3725 Grapefruit, raw, white, all areas Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3726 Grapefruit, raw, pink and red, Florida Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3727 Grapefruit, raw, pink and red, California and Arizona Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3728 Grapefruit, raw, pink and red, all areas Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3729 Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, extra heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3730 Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, light syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3731 Cereals, MALT-O-MEAL, original, plain, prepared with water, without salt Breakfast Cereals 0.07 mg 1%
3732 Beverages, Fruit punch drink, frozen concentrate Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3733 Cherries, sour, red, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3734 Cherries, sour, red, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3735 Blueberries, frozen, unsweetened (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3736 Blueberries, canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3737 Yokan, prepared from adzuki beans and sugar Legumes and Legume Products 0.07 mg 1%
3738 Whiskey sour mix, bottled, with added potassium and sodium Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3739 Cranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentrate Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3740 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, light Fats and Oils 0.07 mg 1%
3741 Beverages, carbonated, grape soda Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3742 Carbonated beverage, cream soda Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3743 Beverages, chocolate almond milk, unsweetened, shelf-stable, fortified with vitamin D2 and E Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3744 Alcoholic beverage, wine, dessert, sweet Beverages 0.07 mg 1%
3745 Grape juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3746 Grape juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3747 Grapefruit, raw, white, Florida Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3748 Grapefruit, raw, pink and red and white, all areas Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.07 mg 1%
3749 Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.07 mg 1%
3750 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, fat-free, tub Fats and Oils 0.07 mg 1%

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