Nutrition selection

Zinc rich foods: to decide fast

Written by NutriDecide Editorial Team Last updated: 2026-06-20

A curated food list to compare nutrients, calories and dietary context without focusing on just one item.

Use the tables to compare real options for your goal — values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise on the label.

Type: Food pages Focus: Nutrition Goal: Health & performance
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Nutrition selection

Zinc rich foods: to decide fast

A curated food list to compare nutrients, calories and dietary context without focusing on just one item.

Protein Fiber Vitamins Minerals Energy Balance

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Page summary

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Total foods

100

items analyzed

Best choice

Meat, chicken, heart, roasted, grill, without oil, unsalted, Brazil

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Average protein

16,6 g

per 100g

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Average carbs

22,4 g

per 100g

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Average fat

15,1 g

per 100g

Quick assessment

Our analysis

This ranked list presents 100 foods with the highest zinc content per 100 grams, based on available data. It helps you quickly identify which foods are richest in zinc for making informed nutritional choices.

Foods from DATA.top_foods, such as Vitamin complex and various cheeses, stand out due to their exceptionally high zinc levels, making them key options for increasing zinc intake.

👍 Positive points

  • ✅ List with 100 foods; Meat, chicken, heart, roasted, grill, without oil, unsalted, Brazil ranks among the top picks.
  • ✅ Leader in Zinc: Vitamin complex (1683.5 mg per 100 g).
  • ✅ High-protein flagged options: Vitamin complex, Cheese, "flor de guía" typr.

⚠️ Points to watch

  • ⚠️ Large list — compare portions and context, not just table rank.
  • ⚠️ Calorie range spans 9 kcal to 615 kcal per 100 g — the same pick can weigh very differently on your daily target.
  • ⚠️ Vitamin complex packs more calories (569 kcal per 100 g) — watch portions.

Full analysis

What this list shows

This ranked list presents 100 foods with the highest zinc content per 100 grams, based on available data. It helps you quickly identify which foods are richest in zinc for making informed nutritional choices.

Foods from DATA.top_foods, such as Vitamin complex and various cheeses, stand out due to their exceptionally high zinc levels, making them key options for increasing zinc intake.

Top picks and why they rank well

The top foods with the highest zinc include:

  • Vitamin complex — with a staggering 1,683.5 mg of zinc per 100 g, primarily a supplement-type product, making it ideal for zinc deficiency if appropriately used.
  • Pudding, dry mix, prepared (average of several flavours), Brazil — with 166 mg of zinc, offering a practical snack or dessert source.
  • Pudding, vanilla, dry mix, prepared, Brazil — slightly lower but still a notable 162 mg of zinc.
  • Pudding, coconut, dry mix, prepared, Brazil — with 155 mg of zinc, providing variety in taste with good zinc content.
  • Mollusc, oyster, cooked, without oil and salt, Brazil — with 78.5 mg of zinc, recognized as a highly bioavailable source from seafood.

These foods stand out because of their high zinc content, especially Vitamin complex and oysters, which are excellent sources for boosting zinc levels efficiently.

How to choose based on your goal

If your goal is:

  • general nutrition general general health: prioritize foods like oysters or nutrient-dense cheeses, which provide zinc along with other essential nutrients.
  • muscle gain: focus on high-Protein options like Vitamin complex or meat cuts with high zinc, such as chicken heart or beef ribs.
  • weight loss or keto diet: select foods with high zinc and low Carbs, like oysters, lean meats, or dried, salted beef.

Compare macro values such as Calories, Protein, Carbs, and fats, which are available in the list, to align choices with your specific nutrition plan.

Common mistakes when using this list

Be aware that:

  • Values are per 100 g; adjust these based on actual portion sizes to avoid over- or underestimating your intake.
  • Foods like Vitamin complex are supplements, not regular foods, and should be used thoughtfully within your diet.
  • Don’t assume that the highest zinc content alone makes a food the best choice—consider other macros and your dietary needs.
  • Some products, such as processed puddings, may have added sugars or additives, so always check labels if possible.

Next practical step for you

Start by identifying your main goal—whether it's boosting immunity, supporting muscle growth, or maintaining overall general general health—and then select foods from this list that best match your macro profile and taste preferences. Use the food comparison data to balance zinc intake with other nutrients and keep your diet practical yet effective.

How to interpret this page

🔥 Calories: Calories show energy per 100 g and help you compare portion impact across foods. Use them with protein and carbs to see whether an option fits maintenance, deficit, or surplus goals. A low score does not mean a food is ‘bad’ — it reflects nutrient density for general health, not your specific plan.

💪 Protein: Protein per 100 g shows how concentrated a food is as a protein source. Higher values support muscle recovery, satiety, and meal balance when that is your priority. Compare foods on this page rather than judging a single macro in isolation.

🌾 Carbs: Carbs matter most in context: training days, ketogenic diets, and endurance goals change what ‘good’ looks like. Powders such as maltodextrin score lower on our general-health scale because they are energy-dense with little protein, fiber, or micronutrients — not because they are never useful.

🥑 Fat: Fat carries more than twice the calories per gram than protein or carbs, so small portion changes matter. Moderate fat levels can support hormones and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins. Use this column with calories when balancing satiety and energy density.

Tip: combine the table with your goal — weight loss, muscle gain, low carb, endurance, or general health. The score helps compare options on this page; it does not replace medical or sports-nutrition advice.

Nutrition facts (per 100g)

The data shown is filtered to match this page’s topic.

The NutriDecide score (1–10) ranks foods on this page by protein, nutrient density, fiber, and a general-health lens — not by taste or whether they fit a specific diet. Low scores (e.g. maltodextrin) usually mean fewer nutrients per calorie; high scores (e.g. soy protein isolate) mean stronger protein and micronutrient density. It is a comparison tool: a low score does not forbid a food when it matches your goal.

FoodCaloriesProteinCarbsFatFiberScore
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Vitamin complex

569,020,118,845,9 5/10
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Pudding, dry mix, prepared (average of several flavours), Brazil

121,03,319,93,10,1 2/10
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Pudding, vanila, dry mix, prepared, Brazil

120,02,919,83,2 1/10
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Pudding, coconut, dry mix, prepared, Brazil

114,02,819,03,00,1 1/10
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Mollusc, oyster, cooked, without oil and salt, Brazil

97,015,83,22,30,0 5/10
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Mollusc, oyster, cooked, without oil, with salt

96,015,73,22,30,0 5/10
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Oyster, raw

72,010,22,82,20,0 4/10
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Oyster, raw

267,18,12,82,20,0 3/10
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Oyster, raw

53,010,20,01,40,0 5/10
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Oyster, raw

72,010,24,71,40,0 4/10
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Breakfast cereal, wheat with sugar

378,07,084,01,53,5 2/10
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Cheese, "flor de guía" typr

388,027,231,1 4/10
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Marjoram, dried (imported date)

233,00,042,57,018,1 4/10
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Cheese, "ibores" type

405,023,934,3 4/10
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Cheese, "picón" type

388,022,733,0 3/10
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Cheese, "porrúa" type

383,023,832,0 4/10
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Cheese, "casin" type

370,023,130,8 3/10
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Cheese, "zamorano" type

487,026,842,2 4/10
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Cheese, "arzúa" type

399,022,234,5 3/10
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Cheese, "san simón" type

446,026,137,9 4/10
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Cheese, "tetilla" type

376,021,632,2 3/10
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Cheese, "serrat" type

413,023,135,6 3/10
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Cheese, "peñamellera" type

366,023,330,4 3/10
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Cheese, "mahón" type

408,024,934,3 4/10
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Cheese, "cantabria" type

358,021,530,2 3/10
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Cheese, "ahumado de aliva" type

410,025,734,1 4/10
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Cheese, "majorero" type

361,025,728,8 4/10
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Cheese, "servilleta" type

325,022,226,3 3/10
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Mollusc, oyster, fresh, Brazil

70,010,53,31,70,0 4/10
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Cheese, "tiétar" type

401,021,535,0 3/10
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Cheese, "castellano" type

462,026,039,8 4/10
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Cheese, "tupí" type

615,019,259,8 3/10
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Cheese, "murcia with wine" type

443,023,238,9 3/10
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Gelatin, strawberry, dry mix, diet, prepared, Brazil

11,01,51,30,0 3/10
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Cheese, "pedroches" type

340,024,227,0 4/10
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Gelatin, lemon, dry mix, diet, prepared, Brazil

12,01,61,10,1 3/10
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Gelatin, cherry, dry mix, diet, prepared, Brazil

11,01,51,10,1 3/10
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Gelatin, raspberry, dry mix, diet, prepared, Brazil

11,01,61,10,0 3/10
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Gelatin, pineapple, dry mix, diet, prepared, Brazil

11,01,51,10,1 3/10
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Cheese, "càdiz" type

310,016,926,9 3/10
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Cheese, "herreño" type

369,024,130,2 4/10
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Cheese, "aracena" type

392,021,933,9 3/10
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Cheese, "grazalema" type

378,021,932,3 3/10
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Cheese, "tenerife" type

344,019,329,7 3/10
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Cheese, "pasiego" type

298,014,926,4 3/10
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Cheese, "gaztazarra" type

330,018,428,5 3/10
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Cheese, "torta del casar" type

364,018,232,4 3/10
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Cheese, "gate-hurdes" type

387,021,233,6 3/10
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Meat, ostrich, tip trimmed, raw, Brazil

140,030,90,01,80,0 6/10
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Beverage, meal replacement, powder (imported date)

375,08,155,813,318,1 4/10

Vitamins and minerals

Showing top foods: 12 / 100
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Food

Vitamin complex

Minerals

Calcium
Iron 785,6
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium 123,5
Sodium
Zinc 1683,5

Vitamins

Vitamin A 44890,0
Vitamin C 3367,0
Vitamin D 561,2
Vitamin E 561,2
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

Pudding, dry mix, prepared (average of several flavours), Brazil

Minerals

Calcium 105,0
Iron 0,0
Magnesium 9,6
Phosphorus 78,8
Potassium 126,0
Sodium 166,0
Zinc 166,0

Vitamins

Vitamin A 43,5
Vitamin C 0,0
Vitamin D 1,2
Vitamin E 0,1
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,0
Vitamin B2 0,2
Vitamin B3 0,1
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,0
Vitamin B12 0,3
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Food

Pudding, vanila, dry mix, prepared, Brazil

Minerals

Calcium 102,0
Iron 0,0
Magnesium 9,3
Phosphorus 76,9
Potassium 123,0
Sodium 162,0
Zinc 162,0

Vitamins

Vitamin A 44,1
Vitamin C 0,0
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,0
Vitamin B2 0,2
Vitamin B3 0,1
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,0
Vitamin B12 0,3
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Food

Pudding, coconut, dry mix, prepared, Brazil

Minerals

Calcium 99,0
Iron 0,0
Magnesium 9,0
Phosphorus 74,0
Potassium 118,0
Sodium 155,0
Zinc 155,0

Vitamins

Vitamin A 41,9
Vitamin C 0,0
Vitamin D 1,1
Vitamin E 0,1
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,0
Vitamin B2 0,1
Vitamin B3 0,1
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,0
Vitamin B12 0,3
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Food

Mollusc, oyster, cooked, without oil and salt, Brazil

Minerals

Calcium 4,3
Iron 26,7
Magnesium 20,6
Phosphorus 199,0
Potassium 290,0
Sodium 57,5
Zinc 78,5

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0,0
Vitamin C 0,0
Vitamin D
Vitamin E 0,1
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,2
Vitamin B2 0,2
Vitamin B3 5,1
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,4
Vitamin B12 4,5
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Food

Mollusc, oyster, cooked, without oil, with salt

Minerals

Calcium 4,3
Iron 28,7
Magnesium 20,5
Phosphorus 198,0
Potassium 289,0
Sodium 236,0
Zinc 78,1

Vitamins

Vitamin A
Vitamin C 0,0
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 0,1
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,2
Vitamin B2 0,2
Vitamin B3 5,1
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,4
Vitamin B12 4,5
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Food

Oyster, raw

Minerals

Calcium 116,0
Iron 6,0
Magnesium 43,0
Phosphorus 187,5
Potassium 240,0
Sodium 395,0
Zinc 59,2

Vitamins

Vitamin A 75,0
Vitamin C
Vitamin D 3,0
Vitamin E 0,8
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

Oyster, raw

Minerals

Calcium 116,0
Iron 6,0
Magnesium 43,0
Phosphorus 187,5
Potassium 240,0
Sodium 395,0
Zinc 59,2

Vitamins

Vitamin A 75,0
Vitamin C
Vitamin D 3,0
Vitamin E 0,8
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

Oyster, raw

Minerals

Calcium 130,0
Iron 6,5
Magnesium 44,0
Phosphorus 172,0
Potassium 260,0
Sodium 510,0
Zinc 52,0

Vitamins

Vitamin A 88,0
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E 0,8
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

Oyster, raw

Minerals

Calcium 130,0
Iron 6,5
Magnesium 44,0
Phosphorus 171,0
Potassium 260,0
Sodium 510,0
Zinc 52,0

Vitamins

Vitamin A 88,0
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E 0,8
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

Breakfast cereal, wheat with sugar

Minerals

Calcium 267,0
Iron 7,9
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium
Sodium 10,0
Zinc 40,0

Vitamins

Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin D 4,2
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

Cheese, "flor de guía" typr

Minerals

Calcium 8019,4
Iron 3,4
Magnesium 448,9
Phosphorus 6009,3
Potassium 1182,4
Sodium 6132,5
Zinc 38,4

Vitamins

Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12

Analysis

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Protein

High

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Carbs

Moderate

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Fat

High

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Calories

High

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Summary

Decide better

Frequently asked questions

What is the Zinc rich foods: to decide fast list for?

It groups 100 filtered foods; Meat, chicken, heart, roasted, grill, without oil, unsalted, Brazil is a standout for the general health angle.

Where to start in the table?

Start with Vitamin complex, Pudding, dry mix, prepared (average of several flavours), Brazil, Pudding, vanila, dry mix, prepared, Brazil and compare protein, fiber and calories per 100 g.

How to read the list numbers?

All values are per 100 g. Mentally adjust for the portion you actually eat.

Are values per serving or per 100 g?

On this page, unless noted otherwise, main macros are per 100 g.

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