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> Other good sources of zinc are nuts, whole grains, legumes, and yeast. [1] I've found nuts are basically a super food. No need for refrigeration or preserva
by newnewpdro 9y ago
> Other good sources of zinc are nuts, whole grains, legumes, and yeast. [1]
I've found nuts are basically a super food. No need for refrigeration or preservatives/processing to keep edible. I always have bags of shelled organic nuts on hand and eat handfuls on a daily basis. The only down side I've found is cost; nuts, especially organic ones, are more costly than filet mignon per lb at whole foods.
[1] https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002416.htm https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002416.htm
- taneq 9y agoThis page details actual zinc contents of foods: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Zinc-HealthProfessional/ https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Zinc-HealthProfessional/ Note that the first non-meat source (other than fortified breakfast cereal) is baked beans and you'd have to eat at least a full can a day to get your RDI. Or I guess you could eat 2.2kg of yoghurt.
- newnewpdro 9y agoThat's quite a sparse list, Walnuts have 3mg/100g (33% DV) [1] Sunflower seeds 5mg/100g (53% DV) [2] I'm currently holding a 340g bag of raw organic walnuts I opened this morning, and it's nearly empty just from snacking throughout the day. Also snacked on sunflower seeds, but not much. Dinner was a large bowl of lentils, which have 3.5mg/100g (35%) [3] Without even optimizing for it I'm over the RDI for Zinc without animal products, this is just what I happen to be stocked up on currently. So clearly it's not much of a challenge for a vegetarian to get sufficient Zinc. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut#Nutritional_value https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut#Nutritional_value [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_seed#Nutrition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_seed#Nutrition [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentil#Nutritional_value https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentil#Nutritional_value