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 4401–4450 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
4401 WENDY'S, Frosty Dairy Dessert Fast Foods 0.44 mg 4% USDA_SR
4402 Dumpling, potato- or cheese-filled, frozen Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.44 mg 4% USDA_SR
4403 Beans, kidney, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.44 mg 4% USDA_SR
4404 Lambsquarters, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.44 mg 4% USDA_SR
4405 Macaroni, vegetable, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.44 mg 4% USDA_SR
4406 Pasta, homemade, made with egg, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.44 mg 4% USDA_SR
4407 Syrups, corn, light Sweets 0.44 mg 4% USDA_SR
4408 Beans, kidney, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.44 mg 4% USDA_SR
4409 Dates, medjool Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.44 mg 4% USDA_SR
4410 Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.44 mg 4% USDA_SR
4411 Candies, caramels Sweets 0.44 mg 4% USDA_SR
4412 Pancakes, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwave (includes buttermilk) Baked Products 0.44 mg 4% USDA_SR
4413 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, with added fibre (2-3.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4414 Potato, boiled with skin, skin only, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4415 Beans, kidney, sprouted, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4416 Pancake, plain (includes buttermilk), frozen, ready-to-heat, microwave Baked Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4417 Date, medjool Fruits and fruit juices 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4418 Strawberry flavour mix, powder, with 2% M.F. milk Beverages 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4419 Chocolate syrup, thin type, 2% M.F. milk added Dairy and Egg Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4420 Fast foods, breakfast, french toast with butter Fast Foods 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4421 Pasta, macaroni (spirals), vegetable, enriched, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4422 Pasta, made with egg, homemade, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4423 Sweets, syrups, corn light Sweets 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4424 Candies, caramel Sweets 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4425 Coffee cake, cream filled, with chocolate icing (frosting) Baked Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4426 Muffin, wheat bran, toaster-type, with raisins, toasted Baked Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4427 Pie crust, standard type, homemade, baked Baked Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4428 Pie, chocolate cream, commercial Baked Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4429 Doughnut (donut), cake-type, plain, sugared or glazed Baked Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4430 Cookie, oatmeal (with or without raisins), commercial, soft-type Baked Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4431 Potato, boiled with skin, skin only Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4432 Lambsquarters, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4433 Beans, kidney, sprouted, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4434 Prune, dried, uncooked Fruits and fruit juices 0.44 mg 4% CNF
4435 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.43 mg 4% USDA_FF
4436 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.43 mg 4% USDA_FF
4437 Egg, white, dried Dairy and Egg Products 0.43 mg 4% USDA_FF
4438 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.43 mg 4% USDA_FF
4439 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.43 mg 4% USDA_FF
4440 Cookies, sugar, commercially prepared, regular (includes vanilla) Baked Products 0.43 mg 4% USDA_SR
4441 Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, with added nutrients, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.43 mg 4% USDA_SR
4442 Soy sauce made from soy (tamari) Legumes and Legume Products 0.43 mg 4% USDA_SR
4443 Beverages, chocolate syrup, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.43 mg 4% USDA_SR
4444 Beverages, Malted drink mix, natural, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.43 mg 4% USDA_SR
4445 Cookies, sugar wafers with creme filling, regular Baked Products 0.43 mg 4% USDA_SR
4446 Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) Baked Products 0.43 mg 4% USDA_SR
4447 Babyfood, macaroni and cheese, toddler Baby Foods 0.43 mg 4% USDA_SR
4448 Ravioli, cheese with tomato sauce, frozen, not prepared, includes regular and light entrees Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.43 mg 4% USDA_SR
4449 Fast foods, sundae, strawberry Fast Foods 0.43 mg 4% USDA_SR
4450 Milk dessert bar, frozen, made from lowfat milk Dairy and Egg Products 0.43 mg 4% USDA_SR

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