Zinc Rich Poultry products

Welcome to the list of the top 100 poultry products highest in zinc content. Where the amount of zinc ranges from 7.30 mg to 2.89 mg per 100g. The top poultry product is Chicken, heart, all classes, cooked, simmered with the highest zinc content, which in 100g contains 7.30 mg of zinc.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for zinc is 15 mg. For the 100g serving of Chicken, heart, all classes, cooked, simmered, which contains 7.30 mg of zinc, the corresponding RDA zinc percentage is 49 %, which is the highest item from the list of poultry products high in zinc.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Chicken, heart, all classes, cooked, simmered has a nutritional value score of 16.00 out of 100.Comparing the zinc content and the nutritional density in 100g for Chicken, heart, all classes, cooked, simmered; We class this as a high zinc content item compared with all foods in our database.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a medium nutritional density value from our list of poultry products.

Other important and zinc related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Chicken, heart, all classes, cooked, simmered, which is the top of the poultry products list for zinc content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 185.00 kcal (9% RDA), the amount of Protein is 26.41 g (47% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 7.92 g (12% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.10 g. The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the zinc content in Chicken, heart, all classes, cooked, simmered from the list of poultry products.

Top Twenty List - Highest zinc Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for zinc in poultry products for the top 20 poultry products. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Chicken, heart, all classes, cooked, simmered 7.30mg (49%RDA)
2. Chicken, heart, all classes, raw 6.59mg (44%RDA)
3. Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, fried 6.27mg (42%RDA)
4. Emu, oyster, raw 6.00mg (40%RDA)
5. Emu, inside drums, cooked, broiled 5.09mg (34%RDA)
6. Ostrich, oyster, cooked 4.94mg (33%RDA)
7. Ostrich, outside strip, cooked 4.91mg (33%RDA)
8. Ostrich, inside strip, cooked 4.90mg (33%RDA)
9. Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked 4.85mg (32%RDA)
10. Ostrich, top loin, cooked 4.72mg (31%RDA)
11. Ostrich, inside leg, cooked 4.71mg (31%RDA)
12. Chicken, capons, giblets, cooked, simmered 4.67mg (31%RDA)
13. Chicken, roasting, giblets, cooked, simmered 4.63mg (31%RDA)
14. Turkey, heart, all classes, cooked, simmered 4.60mg (31%RDA)
15. Emu, ground, cooked, pan-broiled 4.56mg (30%RDA)
16. Turkey, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered 4.53mg (30%RDA)
17. Emu, outside drum, raw 4.50mg (30%RDA)
18. Turkey, retail parts, drumstick, meat only, cooked, roasted 4.50mg (30%RDA)
19. Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered 4.42mg (29%RDA)
20. Emu, inside drum, raw 4.33mg (29%RDA)

Highest Amount of zinc per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high zinc foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the zinc nutritional content.

The food with the highest zinc content per typical serving is Chicken, heart, all classes, cooked, simmered which contains 10.59 mg in 1.000 cup, chopped or diced (or 145.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 71 %. For this serving the Energy content is 268.25 kcal (13% RDA), the Protein content is 38.29 g (68% RDA), the Total Fat content is 11.48 g (18% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 0.15 g.

Milligrams of zinc in poultry products (per 100g)

The list below gives the total zinc content in the top 100 items from the general description 'poultry products' each of which show the zinc amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of zinc can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 35 items. The highest amount of zinc from the 35 raw items is in Chicken, heart, all classes, raw where the content is 6.59 mg per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 57 items. The highest amount of zinc from the 57 cooked items is in Chicken, heart, all classes, cooked, simmered where the amount is 7.30 mg per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked poultry products shows that cooking can change the levels of zinc by 0.71 mg in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary