is it found in food sources as well?
Yes, animal products such as meat, fish, shellfish, fowl, eggs, and dairy contain zinc.
Zinc
Animal products such as meat, fish, shellfish, fowl, eggs, and dairy contain zinc. 
this close relative of zn is used with nickel UNANSWERABLE how does this metal look like? Zinc is a bluish-white, lustrous, diamagnetic metal, though most common commercial grades of the metal have a dull finish. where can it be found abundantly? Large deposits are in Australia, Canada and the United States, with the largest reserves in Iran. how was it used in the early days of human civilization? Zinc ores were used to make the zinc–copper alloy brass, Judean brass from the 14th to 10th centuries BC contains 23% zinc.
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Zinc [SEP] Dietary intake
Animal products such as meat, fish, shellfish, fowl, eggs, and dairy contain zinc. The concentration of zinc in plants varies with the level in the soil. With adequate zinc in the soil, the food plants that contain the most zinc are wheat (germ and bran) and various seeds, including sesame, poppy, alfalfa, celery, and mustard. Zinc is also found in beans, nuts, almonds, whole grains, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and blackcurrant. Plant phytates are particularly found in pulses and cereals and interfere with zinc absorption. Other sources include fortified food and dietary supplements in various forms. A 1998 review concluded that zinc oxide, one of the most common supplements in the United States, and zinc carbonate are nearly insoluble and poorly absorbed in the body.