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 3851–3900 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3851 Potato flour Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3852 Taro shoots, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3853 Asparagus, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3854 Milk, fluid, sheep, whole Dairy and Egg Products 0.54 mg 5% CNF
3855 Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat Dairy and Egg Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_FF
3856 Waffles, plain, frozen, ready -to-heat, toasted Baked Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3857 Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, flour, refrigerated Baked Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3858 Snacks, sweet potato chips, unsalted Snacks 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3859 Cereals, QUAKER, Oat Bran, QUAKER/MOTHER'S Oat Bran, prepared with water, no salt Breakfast Cereals 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3860 Blackberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3861 Cereals, farina, unenriched, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3862 Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, soy, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3863 Fast foods, sundae, caramel Fast Foods 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3864 Cereals, Oat Bran, QUAKER, QUAKER/MOTHER'S Oat Bran, prepared with water, salt Breakfast Cereals 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3865 Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake Baked Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3866 Pie, vanilla cream, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3867 Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3868 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, DHA and ARA, prepared from liquid concentrate Baby Foods 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3869 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, DHA and ARA, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3870 Babyfood, cookies, arrowroot Baby Foods 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3871 Cheese, ricotta, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3872 Candies, soft fruit and nut squares Sweets 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3873 Mushrooms, portabella, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3874 Tennis Bread, plain (Apache) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3875 Corn, sweet, white, canned, cream style, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3876 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, cream style, no salt added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3877 Okra, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3878 Mushrooms, portabella, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3879 Corn, yellow, whole kernel, frozen, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3880 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, cream style, regular pack Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3881 Oat bran, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3882 Spinach, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3883 Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), canned, juice pack, drained Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3884 Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns) Baked Products 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3885 Ice creams, vanilla, light, soft-serve Sweets 0.53 mg 5% USDA_SR
3886 Cinnamon bun, with icing (honey bun) Baked Products 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3887 Yogourt, coffee flavoured (2-3.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3888 Yogourt, plain, low fat (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3889 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off the cob, microwaved Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3890 Muffin, carrot, commercial Baked Products 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3891 Cake, chocolate, pudding-type, dry mix, prepared, with chocolate icing (frosting) Baked Products 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3892 Corn, sweet, canned, cream style, unsalted Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3893 Snacks, sweet potato chips, unsalted Snacks 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3894 Candies, soft fruit and nut squares Sweets 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3895 Tangerine, (mandarin), canned, juice pack, drained Fruits and fruit juices 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3896 Malted milk, chocolate flavour, powder, with 2% M.F. milk Beverages 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3897 Mushroom, portabella (portobello), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3898 Fast foods, dessert, sundae, caramel Fast Foods 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3899 Grains, oat bran, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.53 mg 5% CNF
3900 Dessert, pudding, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.53 mg 5% CNF

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