Best Zinc Rich Foods

What can Zinc do for your body?
Zinc is one of the essential micro minerals that a human body requires in the diet on a daily basis to maintain:
• Healthy immune system
• Balance blood sugar levels
• Acts as a neurotransmitter to sense smells and tastes
• Trigger enzymes
• Stabilize metabolic rate
Symptoms that indicate your body requires zinc:
• Impaired sense of taste or smell
• Lack of appetite
• Depression
• Growth failure in children
• Frequent colds and infections
• Hair loss
• Eye & skin lesions
• impotence
Make sure the intake quantity of Zinc should neither be too less or more.A human body needs in very small quantity of about 15mg of Zinc intake on a daily basis. Animals are the better sources of Zinc than compared to that of plants

Below is the list of foods that are rich sources of Zinc:
Animal foods rich in Zinc:
If you are non-vegetarian then you probably don’t need to bother about the Zincs as almost any kind and variety of animal or sea foods has considerable amounts of Zinc packed.
Oysters:
Almost any type and variety of oysters provide about 16-182mg of zinc per 100g serving that accounts for 110%-1200% of the DV for zinc.
Liver:
The liver of any animal is packed with vitamins and minerals and most commonly has the most zinc with 12mg per 100g serving accounting for 81% of the DV that is 8.98mg of zinc (60% DV) in a cooked slice of liver (80g).
Mutton:
Mutton also commonly referred to as Lamb provides between 4.2-8.7mg of zinc per 100g serving, accounting for 28%-58% DV.
Crabs:
Crabs are a great source of zinc that provides about 7.6mg (51% DV) of zinc per 100 gram serving, which is 10.2mg (68% DV) in an average crab.
Besides, lobster, prawns (shrimps), red meats, poultry, clams, mussels are some of the most powerful natural sources of zinc
Nuts & seeds:
If you are a vegetarian and looking for the best sources of Zinc then Pumpkin seeds, Watermelon seeds, Sesame seeds, Almonds, peanuts, pine nuts, cashews and sunflower seeds are viable options that has highest concentrations of zinc available for keeping your zinc levels at a healthy high. The advantage being less fat and cholesterol than that of meats
Chocolate:
Chocolate or dark chocolate in the form of unsweetened baking chocolate or cocoa powder, or as milk chocolates provides you rich zinc levels.
Besides, oats, Yogurt, spinach, green peas are readily available and are very good sources of zinc.
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