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 4151–4200 of 4,200 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
4151 Beverages, carbonated, lemon-lime soda, no caffeine Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4152 Beverages, Mixed vegetable and fruit juice drink, with added nutrients Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4153 Beverages, MINUTE MAID, Lemonada, Limeade Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4154 Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate Baked Products 0.01 mg 0%
4155 Vinegar, distilled Spices and Herbs 0.01 mg 0%
4156 Vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol Spices and Herbs 0.01 mg 0%
4157 Beverages, Energy Drink, Monster, fortified with vitamins C, B2, B3, B6, B12 Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4158 Beverages, WENDY'S, tea, ready-to-drink, unsweetened Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4159 Beverages, Powerade Zero Ion4, calorie-free, assorted flavors Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4160 Beverages, tea, green, brewed, regular Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4161 Beverages, fruit punch drink, without added nutrients, canned Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4162 Beverages, tea, green, ready to drink, unsweetened Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4163 Beverages, tea, green, brewed, decaffeinated Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4164 Alcoholic beverages, beer, higher alcohol Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4165 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Diet Cran Cherry Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4166 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Cran Lemonade Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4167 Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, prepared with water Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4168 Beverages, tea, black, ready-to-drink, lemon, sweetened Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4169 Beverages, tea, green, ready-to-drink, diet Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4170 Beverages, The COCA-COLA company, Minute Maid, Lemonade Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4171 Beverages, tea, green, ready to drink, ginseng and honey, sweetened Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4172 Beverages, Lemonade fruit juice drink light, fortified with vitamin E and C Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4173 Beverages, carbonated, limeade, high caffeine Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4174 Oil, industrial, soy, fully hydrogenated Fats and Oils 0.01 mg 0%
4175 Oil, industrial, soy, ultra low linolenic Fats and Oils 0.01 mg 0%
4176 Oil, industrial, soy, low linolenic Fats and Oils 0.01 mg 0%
4177 Oil, soybean, salad or cooking Fats and Oils 0.01 mg 0%
4178 Oil, peanut, salad or cooking Fats and Oils 0.01 mg 0%
4179 Babyfood, dessert, dutch apple, strained Baby Foods 0.01 mg 0%
4180 Dessert topping, pressurized Dairy and Egg Products 0.01 mg 0%
4181 Sweeteners, for baking, contains sugar and sucralose Sweets 0.01 mg 0%
4182 Sweetener, syrup, agave Sweets 0.01 mg 0%
4183 Whipped cream substitute, dietetic, made from powdered mix Dairy and Egg Products 0.01 mg 0%
4184 Sweeteners, tabletop, aspartame, EQUAL, packets Sweets 0.01 mg 0%
4185 Sugars, powdered Sweets 0.01 mg 0%
4186 Sugars, granulated Sweets 0.01 mg 0%
4187 Candies, SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Bar Sweets 0.01 mg 0%
4188 Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, low carb Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4189 Peach nectar, canned, with sucralose, without added ascorbic acid Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.01 mg 0%
4190 Sweeteners, tabletop, saccharin (sodium saccharin) Sweets 0.01 mg 0%
4191 Frostings, vanilla, creamy, dry mix, prepared with margarine Sweets 0.01 mg 0%
4192 Frostings, white, fluffy, dry mix Sweets 0.01 mg 0%
4193 Frostings, vanilla, creamy, dry mix Sweets 0.01 mg 0%
4194 Candies, YORK BITES Sweets 0.01 mg 0%
4195 Alcoholic beverage, beer, light Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4196 Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, BUDWEISER SELECT Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4197 Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4198 Candies, hard Sweets 0.01 mg 0%
4199 Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, powder, with high vitamin C with other added vitamins, low calorie Beverages 0.01 mg 0%
4200 Vegetable oil-butter spread, reduced calorie Fats and Oils 0.01 mg 0%

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