Zinc is one of the essential trace elements for the human body. There are many foods with high zinc content, especially oysters, nuts, seafood, lean meat, pork liver, fish, egg yolks, milk, peanuts, dried shrimps, etc. Try to have a diversified diet at ordinary times, so as to avoid zinc deficiency. Zinc deficiency can cause multi-system symptoms. Digestive dysfunction, loss of appetite, recurrent diarrhea, anorexia and pica. Growth retardation, short stature, delayed sexual development, and hypogonadism. Immune function is reduced and infection is prone to occur. Intellectual development is delayed. Other symptoms include hair loss, repeated oral ulcers, delayed wound healing, anemia, etc.

There are really few vegetables that are rich in zinc, among which spinach has more! There are other vegetables that contain zinc: eggplant, garlic, ginger, enoki mushrooms, kelp, konjac ( Taro), leeks, lotus roots, onions, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, green onions, tomatoes, etc.