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 4651–4700 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
4651 Milk, fluid, nonfat, calcium fortified (fat free or skim) Dairy and Egg Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4652 Ice creams, chocolate, light, no sugar added Sweets 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4653 Grape leaves, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4654 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4655 Broccoli, stalks, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4656 Broccoli, flower clusters, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4657 Broccoli, leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4658 Artichokes, (globe or french), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4659 Beans, kidney, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4660 Asparagus, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4661 Rice, white, short-grain, cooked, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4662 Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4663 Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, boiled and steamed Nut and Seed Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4664 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4665 Artichokes, (globe or french), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4666 Candies, TOOTSIE ROLL, chocolate-flavor roll Sweets 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4667 Mayonnaise, made with tofu Fats and Oils 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4668 Candies, caramels, chocolate-flavor roll Sweets 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4669 Waffles, chocolate chip, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4670 Quinoa burger patty, frozen Mixed Dishes 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4671 Cereal, hot, cream of wheat, instant: whole grain, dry Breakfast cereals 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4672 Dessert, frozen, FUDGESICLE bar, no sugar added, with artificial sweetener Sweets 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4673 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured, low fat, with added vitamin D (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4674 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, low fat, with added omega-3 from flax (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4675 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured, low fat (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4676 Waffle, chocolate chip, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4677 Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, submarine sandwich on white bread, vegetarian, with vegetables only Fast Foods 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4678 Potato, scalloped, homemade, with margarine Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4679 Broccoli, leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4680 Broccoli, stalks, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4681 Broccoli, flower clusters, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4682 Dessert, pudding, chocolate, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4683 Potato, red, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4684 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, made with tofu Fats and Oils 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4685 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, chocolate, light, no sugar added Sweets 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4686 Salad dressing, ranch dressing, fat free Fats and Oils 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4687 Grape leaves, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4688 Grains, rice, white, short-grain, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4689 Candies, caramels, chocolate flavour roll Sweets 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4690 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, puffs or twists, cheese Snacks 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4691 Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4692 Pancake, plain (includes buttermilk), frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4693 Cookie, vanilla sandwich with cream filling Baked Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4694 Nuts, Japanese chestnuts, boiled and steamed Nuts and Seeds 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4695 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels off cob, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4696 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels off cob, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4697 Asparagus, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4698 Artichoke (Globe, French), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4699 Artichoke (Globe, French), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF
4700 Shallot, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% CNF

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