Foods high in Magnesium

Magnesium enters the body in whole foods but leaves during processing. Refining grains strips away the bran and germ where magnesium accumulates. Soaking nuts and seeds can reduce phytic acid, which binds magnesium and limits absorption. Fortification adds it back, so processed foods sometimes contain more than their whole-food origins.

Green vegetables, nuts, seeds and whole grains hold the highest magnesium content. What this ranking shows you is concentration per 100 g, not how much your body actually absorbs. Phytates and other compounds in plant foods can reduce bioavailability, though cooking and soaking help.

FDA daily value: 420 mg

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Showing 1–50 of 12,978 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1 Rice bran, crude Cereal Grains and Pasta 781.00 mg 186% USDA_SR
2 Grains, rice bran, crude Cereals, Grains and Pasta 781.00 mg 186% CNF
3 Seaweed, agar, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 770.00 mg 183% USDA_SR
4 Seaweed, agar, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 770.00 mg 183% CNF
5 Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted (glandless) Nut and Seed Products 760.00 mg 181% USDA_SR
6 Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted Nuts and Seeds 760.00 mg 181% CNF
7 Seeds, cottonseed flour, partially defatted (glandless) Nut and Seed Products 721.00 mg 172% USDA_SR
8 Seeds, cottonseed flour, partially defatted Nuts and Seeds 721.00 mg 172% CNF
9 Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless) Nut and Seed Products 716.00 mg 170% USDA_SR
10 Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat Nuts and Seeds 716.00 mg 170% CNF
11 Spices, basil, dried Spices and Herbs 711.00 mg 169% USDA_SR
12 Spices, basil, dried Spices and Herbs 711.00 mg 169% CNF
13 Seeds, hemp seed, hulled Nut and Seed Products 700.00 mg 167% USDA_SR
14 Spices, coriander leaf, dried Spices and Herbs 694.00 mg 165% USDA_SR
15 Spices, coriander leaf (cilantro), dried Spices and Herbs 694.00 mg 165% CNF
16 Seaweed, Canadian Cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, dry Vegetables and Vegetable Products 692.00 mg 165% USDA_SR
17 Seaweed, Canadian cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 692.00 mg 165% CNF
18 Chives, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 640.00 mg 152% USDA_SR
19 Chives, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 640.00 mg 152% CNF
20 Wheat bran, crude Cereal Grains and Pasta 611.00 mg 145% USDA_SR
21 Grains, wheat bran, crude Cereals, Grains and Pasta 611.00 mg 145% CNF
22 Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Toasted Wheat Bran Breakfast Cereals 606.00 mg 144% USDA_SR
23 Spearmint, dried Spices and Herbs 602.00 mg 143% USDA_SR
24 Spices, spearmint, dried Spices and Herbs 602.00 mg 143% CNF
25 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried Nut and Seed Products 592.00 mg 141% USDA_SR
26 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried Nuts and Seeds 592.00 mg 141% CNF
27 Seeds, hemp seeds, hulled Nuts and Seeds 589.00 mg 140% CNF
28 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, without salt Nut and Seed Products 550.00 mg 131% USDA_SR
29 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 550.00 mg 131% USDA_SR
30 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, salted Nuts and Seeds 550.00 mg 131% CNF
31 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted Nuts and Seeds 550.00 mg 131% CNF
32 Hot chocolate, cocoa, high fat or breakfast, plain, mix, powder Sweets 519.00 mg 124% CNF
33 Seeds, watermelon seed kernels, dried Nut and Seed Products 515.00 mg 123% USDA_SR
34 Seeds, watermelon seed kernels, dried Nuts and Seeds 515.00 mg 123% CNF
35 Beverages, nutritional shake mix, high protein, powder Beverages 500.00 mg 119% USDA_SR
36 Beverages, high protein powder Beverages 500.00 mg 119% CNF
37 Seeds, pumpkin seeds (pepitas), raw Nut and Seed Products 499.70 mg 119% USDA_FF
38 Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened Sweets 499.00 mg 119% USDA_SR
39 Sweets, cocoa, powder, unsweetened Sweets 499.00 mg 119% CNF
40 Cocoa, dry powder, hi-fat or breakfast, processed with alkali Sweets 476.00 mg 113% USDA_SR
41 Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali Sweets 476.00 mg 113% USDA_SR
42 Hot chocolate, cocoa, high fat or breakfast, processed with alkali, mix, powder Sweets 476.00 mg 113% CNF
43 Sweets, cocoa, powder, unsweetened, dutch process Sweets 476.00 mg 113% CNF
44 Beverages, UNILEVER, SLIMFAST Shake Mix, high protein, whey powder, 3-2-1 Plan, Beverages 473.00 mg 113% USDA_SR
45 Spices, dill weed, dried Spices and Herbs 451.00 mg 107% USDA_SR
46 Spices, dill weed, dried Spices and Herbs 451.00 mg 107% CNF
47 Spices, celery seed Spices and Herbs 440.00 mg 105% USDA_SR
48 Seeds, cottonseed kernels, roasted (glandless) Nut and Seed Products 440.00 mg 105% USDA_SR
49 Seeds, cottonseed kernels, roasted Nuts and Seeds 440.00 mg 105% CNF
50 Spices, celery seed Spices and Herbs 440.00 mg 105% CNF

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