A method for the determination of zinc in the soybean, cottonseed and sesame oils by FAAS with trace injection technique was discribed in this paper. The injection volume was 30 microL. The characteristic concentration and the detection limit were 0.098 and 0.00368 microg/g, respectively. The relative standard deviation was 2.6% and the recoveries were in the range of 92.9%-107.8%. The contents of zinc in the samples were 9.67, 1.42 and 1.77 microg/g, respectively.