Zinc

Mineral
Daily Value 11 mg

How much

The Daily Value for zinc is 11 mg a day. It's the reference amount food labels use for adults and children 4 years and older.2

Reference values, not medical advice. Talk to a doctor or registered dietitian about your own needs. Read the disclaimer

Top food sources

Each food at its first USDA household measure, with the share of the Daily Value.

  1. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, canned77.3 mg · 703% DV3 oz (85 g)
  2. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, cooked, breaded and fried74.1 mg · 673% DV3 oz (85 g)
  3. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat66.8 mg · 607% DV3 oz (85 g)
  4. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, dry heat51.9 mg · 472% DV3 oz (85 g)
  5. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, farmed, cooked, dry heat38.4 mg · 349% DV3 oz (85 g)
  6. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, raw33 mg · 300% DV6 medium (84 g)
  7. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, farmed, raw32.2 mg · 293% DV3 oz (85 g)
  8. Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw27.9 mg · 254% DV1 roast, raw (788 g)
  9. Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw27.9 mg · 254% DV1 roast, raw (788 g)
  10. Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw23.3 mg · 212% DV1 roast, raw (690 g)

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central .
  2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food .