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 3801–3850 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3801 Blueberries, frozen, sweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3802 Alcoholic beverage, whiskey sour Beverages 0.06 mg 1%
3803 Beverages, drink mix, QUAKER OATS, GATORADE, orange flavor, powder Beverages 0.06 mg 1%
3804 Beverages, Orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, with pulp, frozen concentrate. Beverages 0.06 mg 1%
3805 Margarine, margarine-type vegetable oil spread, 70% fat, soybean and partially hydrogenated soybean, stick Fats and Oils 0.06 mg 1%
3806 Beverages, pineapple and orange juice drink, canned Beverages 0.06 mg 1%
3807 Beverages, pineapple and grapefruit juice drink, canned Beverages 0.06 mg 1%
3808 Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.06 mg 1%
3809 Soup, cream of celery, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.06 mg 1%
3810 Babyfood, GERBER, 3rd Foods, apple, mango and kiwi Baby Foods 0.06 mg 1%
3811 Vanilla extract, imitation, alcohol Spices and Herbs 0.06 mg 1%
3812 Beverages, Horchata, as served in restaurant Beverages 0.06 mg 1%
3813 Cherries, sour, red, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3814 Cherries, sour, red, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3815 Apples, dehydrated (low moisture), sulfured, stewed Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3816 Salad dressing, italian dressing, commercial, reduced fat Fats and Oils 0.06 mg 1%
3817 Babyfood, juice, orange Baby Foods 0.06 mg 1%
3818 Babyfood, fruit, guava and papaya with tapioca, strained Baby Foods 0.06 mg 1%
3819 Babyfood, fruit, bananas with tapioca, strained Baby Foods 0.06 mg 1%
3820 Jams and preserves, apricot Sweets 0.06 mg 1%
3821 Butterbur, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.06 mg 1%
3822 Peppers, sweet, green, sauteed Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.06 mg 1%
3823 Peppers, sweet, green, frozen, chopped, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.06 mg 1%
3824 Oranges, raw, California, valencias Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3825 Cornstarch Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.06 mg 1%
3826 Frostings, glaze, prepared-from-recipe Sweets 0.06 mg 1%
3827 Jams and preserves Sweets 0.06 mg 1%
3828 Passion-fruit juice, yellow, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3829 Jams and preserves, no sugar (with sodium saccharin), any flavor Sweets 0.06 mg 1%
3830 Fruit butters, apple Sweets 0.06 mg 1%
3831 Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, instant Sweets 0.06 mg 1%
3832 Toppings, strawberry Sweets 0.06 mg 1%
3833 Peppers, sweet, red, frozen, chopped, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.06 mg 1%
3834 Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.06 mg 1%
3835 Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.06 mg 1%
3836 Fruit juice smoothie, ODWALLA, ORIGINAL SUPERFOOD Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3837 Juice, apple, grape and pear blend, with added ascorbic acid and calcium Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3838 Clementines, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3839 Feijoa, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3840 Strawberries, frozen, sweetened, sliced Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3841 Rose-apples, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3842 Lime juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3843 Syrup, fruit flavored Sweets 0.06 mg 1%
3844 Fruit juice smoothie, NAKED JUICE, GREEN MACHINE Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3845 Orange Pineapple Juice Blend Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3846 Nance, canned, syrup, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3847 Lemons, raw, without peel Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.06 mg 1%
3848 Carbonated beverage, low calorie, other than cola or pepper, with sodium saccharin, without caffeine Beverages 0.05 mg 0%
3849 Beverages, orange breakfast drink, ready-to-drink, with added nutrients Beverages 0.05 mg 0%
3850 Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale Beverages 0.05 mg 0%

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