Vegetarian foods high in Zinc

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 3751–3800 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3751 Candies, fudge, vanilla with nuts Sweets 0.56 mg 5% USDA_SR
3752 Beans, pinto, canned, solids and liquid, reduced sodium Legumes and Legume Products 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3753 Cookie, chocolate chip, refrigerated dough, baked Baked Products 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3754 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3755 Candies, fudge, vanilla, with nuts, homemade Sweets 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3756 Pancake, plain, homemade Baked Products 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3757 Muffin, plain, homemade, made with 2% milk Baked Products 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3758 Okara Legumes and Legume Products 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3759 Beans, pinto, canned, solids and liquid Legumes and Legume Products 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3760 Nuts, coconut milk (liquid from grated meat and water), canned Nuts and Seeds 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3761 Kale, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3762 Radish seeds, sprouted, with seed, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3763 Spinach, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3764 Chives, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3765 Cereal, ready to eat, Puffed Rice, unsweenened, Quaker Breakfast cereals 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3766 Cream, cereal (half and half), 10% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 0.56 mg 5% CNF
3767 Corn, sweet, yellow and white kernels,  fresh, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.56 mg 5% USDA_FF
3768 Cookies, gingersnaps Baked Products 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3769 Cookies, fudge, cake-type (includes trolley cakes) Baked Products 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3770 Figs, dried, uncooked Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3771 Pancakes, gluten-free, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3772 Macaroni and Cheese, canned, microwavable Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3773 Soup, black bean, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3774 Toaster pastries, brown-sugar-cinnamon Baked Products 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3775 Cookies, peanut butter, commercially prepared, soft-type Baked Products 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3776 Syrup, NESTLE, chocolate Sweets 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3777 Potatoes, o'brien, frozen, prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3778 Frozen novelties, No Sugar Added, FUDGSICLE pops Sweets 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3779 Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, baby, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3780 DENNY'S, onion rings Restaurant Foods 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3781 Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, baby, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3782 CRACKER BARREL, onion rings, thick-cut Restaurant Foods 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3783 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, 3 MUSKETEERS Bar Sweets 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3784 Van's, Gluten Free, Totally Original Pancakes Baked Products 0.55 mg 5% USDA_SR
3785 Egg, chicken, Spanish omelet, with onion, peppers, tomatoes and mushrooms Dairy and Egg Products 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3786 Beans, lima, baby, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3787 Soup, cheddar cheese, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3788 Soup, cream, asparagus, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3789 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: golden honey with bran, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3790 Candies, bars, 3 Musketeers Sweets 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3791 Toaster pastry, brown sugar and cinnamon Baked Products 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3792 Cookie, peanut butter, commercial, soft-type Baked Products 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3793 Cookie, ginger snap Baked Products 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3794 Cookie, fudge, cake-type Baked Products 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3795 Potato, french-fried, frozen, restaurant prepared, fried in vegetable oil Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3796 Beans, lima, baby, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3797 Potato, O'brien, frozen, prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3798 Fig, dried, uncooked Fruits and fruit juices 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3799 Cereal, hot, oats, instant: maple and brown sugar, prepared, Quaker Breakfast cereals 0.55 mg 5% CNF
3800 Beans, black, mature seeds, canned, low sodium Legumes and Legume Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR

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