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 4051–4100 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
4051 Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4052 Beverages, fruit juice drink, reduced sugar, with vitamin E added Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4053 Beverages, Fruit punch drink, frozen concentrate, prepared with water Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4054 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Light Cranberry, Concord Grape Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4055 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Light Cranberry Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4056 Beverages, AMBER, hard cider Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4057 Beverages, cranberry-apple juice drink, bottled Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4058 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Light Cranberry and Raspberry Flavored Juice Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4059 Apple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.02 mg 0%
4060 Cranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentrate, prepared with water Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4061 Beverages, Orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, with pulp, frozen concentrate, prepared with water Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4062 Margarine Spread, 40-49% fat, tub Fats and Oils 0.02 mg 0%
4063 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce, strained Baby Foods 0.02 mg 0%
4064 Babyfood, apples, dices, toddler Baby Foods 0.02 mg 0%
4065 Beverages, tea, black, brewed, prepared with tap water Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4066 Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with water Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4067 Beverages, Cranberry juice cocktail Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4068 Beverages, Orange juice, light, No pulp Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4069 Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, straight phosphate Baked Products 0.02 mg 0%
4070 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Cran Pomegranate Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4071 Cranberry juice cocktail, bottled, low calorie, with calcium, saccharin and corn sweetener Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4072 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Cran Raspberry Juice Drink Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4073 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Cranberry-Apple Juice Drink, bottled Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4074 Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4075 Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water, decaffeinated Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4076 Beverages, coffee, brewed, breakfast blend Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4077 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, approximately 37% fat, unspecified oils, with salt, with added vitamin D Fats and Oils 0.02 mg 0%
4078 Margarine,spread, 35-39% fat, tub Fats and Oils 0.02 mg 0%
4079 Oil, coconut Fats and Oils 0.02 mg 0%
4080 Babyfood, fruit, applesauce and pineapple, strained Baby Foods 0.02 mg 0%
4081 Cream substitute, liquid, with lauric acid oil and sodium caseinate Dairy and Egg Products 0.02 mg 0%
4082 Cream substitute, liquid, with hydrogenated vegetable oil and soy protein Dairy and Egg Products 0.02 mg 0%
4083 Puddings, lemon, dry mix, regular, with added oil, potassium, sodium Sweets 0.02 mg 0%
4084 Fluid replacement, electrolyte solution (include PEDIALYTE) Baby Foods 0.02 mg 0%
4085 Salad dressing, sweet and sour Fats and Oils 0.02 mg 0%
4086 Syrups, corn, high-fructose Sweets 0.02 mg 0%
4087 Frozen novelties, ice type, lime Sweets 0.02 mg 0%
4088 Frostings, white, fluffy, dry mix, prepared with water Sweets 0.02 mg 0%
4089 Frostings, cream cheese-flavor, ready-to-eat Sweets 0.02 mg 0%
4090 Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, regular Sweets 0.02 mg 0%
4091 Pickles, cucumber, sour Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.02 mg 0%
4092 Margarine-like, vegetable oil-butter spread, reduced calorie, tub, with salt Fats and Oils 0.02 mg 0%
4093 Margarine-like, butter-margarine blend, 80% fat, stick, without salt Fats and Oils 0.02 mg 0%
4094 Beverages, Orange juice drink Beverages 0.02 mg 0%
4095 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies Sweets 0.02 mg 0%
4096 Puddings, lemon, dry mix, regular Sweets 0.02 mg 0%
4097 Pickles, cucumber, sour, low sodium Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.02 mg 0%
4098 Guava nectar, with sucralose, canned Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.02 mg 0%
4099 Guanabana nectar, canned Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.02 mg 0%
4100 Peach nectar, canned, with added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.02 mg 0%

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