Zinc is commonly found in food. As long as you are not particular about your diet, the supply of zinc in your diet is generally sufficient.
Animal foods not only have a high content of zinc, but also have a higher absorption rate than plant foods. For example, the absorption rate of zinc in meat is as high as 30~40%, while the absorption rate of plant foods is generally only 10~ 20%.
The main sources of zinc are foods rich in zinc, such as oysters, animal livers, fish, eggs, milk, meat, herring, dried shrimps, seaweed, fish meal, sesame, pork liver, dried cuttlefish, snails, and mushrooms wait.
Various beans and nuts in plant foods contain more zinc. Among vegetables, yellow and green vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, white radish, purple radish, eggplant, greens, beans, and soybeans contain more zinc. many. Bran, lichen, fried sunflower seeds, fried pumpkin seeds, pecans, pine nuts, yogurt, peanut oil, fruits, peanuts, etc.
Our staple food - rice and noodles also contain more zinc
Brown rice has a high zinc content, but if it is processed too finely, a large amount of zinc will be lost. This is because zinc mainly exists in the embryo and husk. Therefore, it is not advisable to consume refined rice and noodles for a long time to prevent zinc deficiency.
According to analysis, every 1000 grams of brown rice contains 17.2 mg of zinc, whole wheat flour contains 22.8 mg, white radish 33.1 mg, soybeans 35.6 mg, Chinese cabbage 42.2 mg, and oysters 1200 mg.
Food therapy methods
1. For three-bean porridge, take appropriate amounts of mung beans, black beans, and adzuki beans. Add a little rice, wash it and cook together. After it is cooked, add sweet or salty flavor and it is ready.
2. For pig pancreas puree, use an appropriate amount of pig pancreas. After washing and cutting, use a knife to scrape it into a puree, then add a small amount of oil, salt, corn starch, MSG and other condiments, mix it, steam it and eat it.
Care Tip: Soy beef, milk and various fish foods are also rich in zinc, and children with zinc deficiency can also eat some.
Hope you are satisfied.