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 3801–3850 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3801 Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, canned Legumes and Legume Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3802 Danish pastry, raspberry, unenriched Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3803 Muffins, corn, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3804 Light Ice Cream, soft serve, blended with milk chocolate candies Fast Foods 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3805 McDONALD'S, McFLURRY with M&M'S CANDIES Fast Foods 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3806 Danish pastry, lemon, unenriched Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3807 Danish pastry, fruit, unenriched (includes apple, cinnamon, raisin, strawberry) Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3808 Pancakes, blueberry, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3809 Muffins, blueberry, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3810 Danish pastry, fruit, enriched (includes apple, cinnamon, raisin, lemon, raspberry, strawberry) Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3811 Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3812 Cookies, chocolate chip, commercially prepared, soft-type Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3813 Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3814 Fast foods, miniature cinnamon rolls Fast Foods 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3815 Zwieback Baby Foods 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3816 Babyfood, yogurt, whole milk, with fruit, multigrain cereal and added iron fortified Baby Foods 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3817 Milk, sheep, fluid Dairy and Egg Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3818 WENDY'S, french fries Fast Foods 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3819 Broccoli raab, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3820 Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3821 Frozen novelties, ice cream type, sundae, prepackaged Sweets 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3822 Desserts, egg custard, baked, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3823 Taro shoots, cooked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3824 Corn, sweet, white, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3825 Corn, sweet, white, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3826 Potato flour Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3827 Asparagus, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3828 Van's, Gluten Free, Totally Original Waffles Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% USDA_SR
3829 Beans, black, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquid, reduced sodium Legumes and Legume Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3830 Indien, samosa, vegetarian Mixed Dishes 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3831 Soup, lentil, homemade Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3832 Taro shoots, cooked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3833 Zwieback Babyfoods 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3834 Corn, sweet, white, on or off the cob, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3835 Corn, sweet, white, on or off the cob, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3836 Dessert, frozen, light ice cream, soft serve, blended with milk chocolate candies Sweets 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3837 Fast foods, Miniature cinnamon rolls Fast Foods 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3838 Dessert, egg custard, baked, homemade Sweets 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3839 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, sundae, prepackaged Sweets 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3840 Broccoli raab (rapini), cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3841 Babyfood, cereal, ready-to-eat, 'O' Shaped with whole milk Babyfoods 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3842 Fast foods, dessert, burrito with fruit (apple or cherry) Fast Foods 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3843 Pancake, blueberry, homemade Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3844 Muffin, corn, commercial Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3845 Muffin, blueberry, homemade, with 2% milk Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3846 Danish pastry, fruit (apple, raisin, lemon, raspberry) Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3847 Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3848 Cookie, chocolate chip, soft type, commercial Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3849 Biscuit, plain/buttermilk, homemade Baked Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3850 Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquid Legumes and Legume Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF

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