ABSTRACT Breast milk is the best food a baby needs during the first 4 to 6 months of life. However, complementary nutrient-dense foods are also required to cover their additional micronutrient requirements, notably zinc, iron, calcium, and vitamin A after 6 months of age. The existence of zinc in infant foods have been found to be critical during infancy and childhood, when the period of rapid growth takes place, as it is involved in cell replication and nucleic acid and protein synthesis. The aim of this study is to determine the zinc content of some infants and young children foods and supplementations available in supermarkets and pharmacies using atomic absorption spectroscopy. Ten types of baby food samples (S-26, Promil, CER-1, CER-2, Cerifam, B. KING, Safa, Cous., M. choice, SUN) were collected from supermarkets and pharmacies. The content of zinc in these foods was measured using FAAS. Their concentration ranged from 0.768 ± 0.043 - 42.743±0.816. The zinc content in all, except Safa, foods is higher than the average amounts of zinc available in breast milk, and they are adequate for infants and young children recommended daily dietary zinc intake, by FCND discussion paper. Hence it is recommended that parents to use these foods for their babies especially after 6 months of age, since mothers breast milk alone does not provide adequate dietary zinc to infants after 6 months of age.