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 3901–3950 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3901 Babyfood, banana no tapioca, strained Baby Foods 0.05 mg 0%
3902 Jams, preserves, marmalade, reduced sugar Sweets 0.05 mg 0%
3903 Salad Dressing, mayonnaise-like, fat-free Fats and Oils 0.05 mg 0%
3904 Beverages, Orange drink, breakfast type, with juice and pulp, frozen concentrate, prepared with water Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3905 Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 80 proof Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3906 Grapes, american type (slip skin), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.04 mg 0%
3907 Beverages, tea, herb, brewed, chamomile Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3908 Beverages, cranberry-apricot juice drink, bottled Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3909 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, White Cranberry Strawberry Flavored Juice Drink Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3910 Beverages, Apple juice drink, light, fortified with vitamin C Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3911 Apple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, diluted with 3 volume water without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.04 mg 0%
3912 Apples, raw, without skin, cooked, microwave Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.04 mg 0%
3913 Apples, raw, without skin, cooked, boiled Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.04 mg 0%
3914 Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 100 proof Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3915 Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 94 proof Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3916 Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), filling fat Fats and Oils 0.04 mg 0%
3917 Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), confection fat, intermediate grade product Fats and Oils 0.04 mg 0%
3918 Oil, industrial, palm kernel, confection fat, uses similar to high quality cocoa butter Fats and Oils 0.04 mg 0%
3919 Vinegar, cider Spices and Herbs 0.04 mg 0%
3920 Beverages, tea, herb, other than chamomile, brewed Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3921 Beverages, orange and apricot juice drink, canned Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3922 Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3923 Beverages, carbonated, pepper-type, contains caffeine Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3924 Beverages, carbonated, SPRITE, lemon-lime, without caffeine Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3925 Alcoholic beverage, creme de menthe, 72 proof Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3926 Alcoholic beverage, whiskey sour, prepared with water, whiskey and powder mix Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3927 Grapefruit juice, pink or red, with added calcium Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.04 mg 0%
3928 Oil, industrial, palm and palm kernel, filling fat (non-hydrogenated) Fats and Oils 0.04 mg 0%
3929 Oil, industrial, coconut (hydrogenated), used for whipped toppings and coffee whiteners Fats and Oils 0.04 mg 0%
3930 Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated) , used for whipped toppings, non-dairy Fats and Oils 0.04 mg 0%
3931 Oil, industrial, coconut, confection fat, typical basis for ice cream coatings Fats and Oils 0.04 mg 0%
3932 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce, junior Baby Foods 0.04 mg 0%
3933 Beverages, fruit juice drink, greater than 3% juice, high vitamin C Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3934 Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3935 Beverages, fruit juice drink, greater than 3% fruit juice, high vitamin C and added thiamin Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3936 Beverages, Fruit flavored drink, reduced sugar, greater than 3% fruit juice, high vitamin C, added calcium Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3937 Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 90 proof Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3938 Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 86 proof Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3939 Beverages, citrus fruit juice drink, frozen concentrate, prepared with water Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3940 Beverages, cranberry-grape juice drink, bottled Beverages 0.04 mg 0%
3941 Apples, dried, sulfured, stewed, with added sugar Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.04 mg 0%
3942 Apples, raw, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.04 mg 0%
3943 Babyfood, juice, apple and grape Baby Foods 0.04 mg 0%
3944 Babyfood, juice, prune and orange Baby Foods 0.04 mg 0%
3945 Babyfood, apple-banana juice Baby Foods 0.04 mg 0%
3946 Babyfood, juice, fruit punch, with calcium Baby Foods 0.04 mg 0%
3947 Babyfood, dessert, fruit dessert, without ascorbic acid, strained Baby Foods 0.04 mg 0%
3948 Babyfood, dessert, cherry vanilla pudding, strained Baby Foods 0.04 mg 0%
3949 Babyfood, juice, orange and pineapple Baby Foods 0.04 mg 0%
3950 Babyfood, juice, orange and apricot Baby Foods 0.04 mg 0%

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