Table 1.

Zinc and phytate content, as well as phytate: zinc-molar ratios of selected plant-based foods.

Food Group	Food	Zinc Content (mg/100g)	Phytate Content (mg/100g)	Phytate: Zinc Molar Ratio	Reference
Seeds and nuts	Sesame seeds	2.48	1525	60.9	[176]
Beans and lentils	Lentils	3.03–4.02	747–961	18.5–27.8	[177]
Whole grain cereals	Durum wheat	2.4–4.8	460–952	16.9–23.6	[178]
Vegetables	Sweet potato (boiled)	0.30	31–37	12.3–15.2	[179]
Fruit	Passion fruit	0.41–0.48	77.2–86.8	15.3–20.6	[179]
Refined cereals	Refined wheat flour	0.52	37	6.47	[180]

Phytate: Zinc-Molar ratio was estimated based on (mg phytate/660)/(mg zinc/65.4).