Vegetarian 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 501–550 of 8,008 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
501 Spices, anise seed Spices and Herbs 170.00 mg 40% USDA_SR
502 Radishes, oriental, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 170.00 mg 40% USDA_SR
503 Snacks, soy chips or crisps, salted Snacks 170.00 mg 40% CNF
504 Peanut butter, smooth, reduced fat Legumes and Legume Products 170.00 mg 40% CNF
505 Radish, oriental (daikon), dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 170.00 mg 40% CNF
506 Spices, anise seeds Spices and Herbs 170.00 mg 40% CNF
507 Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 169.00 mg 40% USDA_FF
508 Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Legumes and Legume Products 168.00 mg 40% USDA_SR
509 Peanuts, spanish, oil-roasted, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 168.00 mg 40% USDA_SR
510 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, Toasted Multigrain Crisps Breakfast Cereals 168.00 mg 40% USDA_SR
511 Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 168.00 mg 40% USDA_SR
512 Peanuts, spanish, oil-roasted, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 168.00 mg 40% USDA_SR
513 Peanuts, all types, raw Legumes and Legume Products 168.00 mg 40% USDA_SR
514 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST Raisin Bran Cereal Breakfast Cereals 168.00 mg 40% USDA_SR
515 Cereals ready-to-eat, granola, homemade Breakfast Cereals 168.00 mg 40% USDA_SR
516 Peanut butter, smooth type, fat and sugar added Legumes and Legume Products 168.00 mg 40% CNF
517 Peanut butter, smooth type, fat, sugar and salt added Legumes and Legume Products 168.00 mg 40% CNF
518 Peanuts, all types, raw Legumes and Legume Products 168.00 mg 40% CNF
519 Peanuts, Spanish, oil-roasted Legumes and Legume Products 168.00 mg 40% CNF
520 Peanuts, Spanish, oil-roasted, salted Legumes and Legume Products 168.00 mg 40% CNF
521 Flour, buckwheat Cereal Grains and Pasta 167.40 mg 40% USDA_FF
522 Beans, Dry, Small Red (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 167.00 mg 40% USDA_FF
523 Beans, Dry, Small Red (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 167.00 mg 40% USDA_FF
524 Netted willow, native, leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 167.00 mg 40% CNF
525 Beans, Dry, Cranberry (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 166.00 mg 40% USDA_FF
526 Beans, Dry, Cranberry (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 166.00 mg 40% USDA_FF
527 Chickpea flour (besan) Legumes and Legume Products 166.00 mg 40% USDA_SR
528 Chickpea flour (besan) Legumes and Legume Products 166.00 mg 40% CNF
529 Beverages, lemonade-flavor drink, powder Beverages 165.00 mg 39% USDA_SR
530 Sorghum grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 165.00 mg 39% USDA_SR
531 Grains, sorghum Cereals, Grains and Pasta 165.00 mg 39% CNF
532 Drink, lemonade flavour, powder Beverages 165.00 mg 39% CNF
533 Beans, Dry, Dark Red Kidney (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 164.00 mg 39% USDA_FF
534 Beans, Dry, Pink (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 164.00 mg 39% USDA_FF
535 Beans, Dry, Pink (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 164.00 mg 39% USDA_FF
536 Beans, Dry, Dark Red Kidney (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 164.00 mg 39% USDA_FF
537 Crackers, gluten-free, multi-seeded and multigrain Baked Products 164.00 mg 39% USDA_SR
538 Peanut spread, reduced sugar Legumes and Legume Products 164.00 mg 39% USDA_SR
539 Bulgur, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 164.00 mg 39% USDA_SR
540 Peanut butter, lower sugar Legumes and Legume Products 164.00 mg 39% CNF
541 Grains, bulgur, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 164.00 mg 39% CNF
542 Flour, quinoa Cereal Grains and Pasta 163.80 mg 39% USDA_FF
543 Spices, mace, ground Spices and Herbs 163.00 mg 39% USDA_SR
544 Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts Nut and Seed Products 163.00 mg 39% USDA_SR
545 Nuts, filberts or hazelnuts, dried Nuts and Seeds 163.00 mg 39% CNF
546 Spices, mace, ground Spices and Herbs 163.00 mg 39% CNF
547 Snacks, trail mix, regular, with chocolate chips, unsalted nuts and seeds Snacks 161.00 mg 38% USDA_SR
548 Leeks, (bulb and lower-leaf portion), freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 161.00 mg 38% USDA_SR
549 Snacks, trail mix, regular, with chocolate chips, salted nuts and seeds Snacks 161.00 mg 38% USDA_SR
550 Babyfood, cereal, rice, with yogourt, with fruit, dry Babyfoods 161.00 mg 38% CNF

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