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 251–300 of 8,008 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
251 Spices, curry powder Spices and Herbs 255.00 mg 61% CNF
252 Flour, soy, full-fat Legumes and Legume Products 254.00 mg 60% USDA_FF
253 Flour, almond Nut and Seed Products 251.10 mg 60% USDA_FF
254 Buckwheat flour, whole-groat Cereal Grains and Pasta 251.00 mg 60% USDA_SR
255 Nuts, pine nuts, dried Nut and Seed Products 251.00 mg 60% USDA_SR
256 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 251.00 mg 60% USDA_SR
257 Candies, sesame crunch Sweets 251.00 mg 60% USDA_SR
258 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 251.00 mg 60% USDA_SR
259 Grains, buckwheat flour, whole-groat Cereals, Grains and Pasta 251.00 mg 60% CNF
260 Candies, sesame crunch (crisp) Sweets 251.00 mg 60% CNF
261 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted without peanuts, salted Nuts and Seeds 251.00 mg 60% CNF
262 Nuts, pine nuts, pignolia, dried Nuts and Seeds 251.00 mg 60% CNF
263 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted without peanuts Nuts and Seeds 251.00 mg 60% CNF
264 Nuts, cashew nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 250.60 mg 60% USDA_FF
265 Formulated bar, SLIM-FAST OPTIMA meal bar, milk chocolate peanut Snacks 250.00 mg 60% USDA_SR
266 Spices, parsley, dried Spices and Herbs 249.00 mg 59% CNF
267 Formulated bar, POWER BAR, chocolate Snacks 248.00 mg 59% USDA_SR
268 Amaranth grain, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 248.00 mg 59% USDA_SR
269 Grains, rye flour, dark Cereals, Grains and Pasta 248.00 mg 59% CNF
270 Grains, amaranth, raw Cereals, Grains and Pasta 248.00 mg 59% CNF
271 Flour, coconut Nut and Seed Products 247.70 mg 59% USDA_FF
272 Beverages, Lemonade, powder Beverages 247.00 mg 59% USDA_SR
273 Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, powder, with high vitamin C with other added vitamins, low calorie Beverages 245.00 mg 58% USDA_SR
274 Beverages, coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder Beverages 244.00 mg 58% USDA_SR
275 Coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder Beverages 244.00 mg 58% CNF
276 Molasses Sweets 242.00 mg 58% USDA_SR
277 Sweets, fancy molasses Sweets 242.00 mg 58% CNF
278 Cereals, QUAKER, Oat Bran, QUAKER/MOTHER'S Oat Bran, dry Breakfast Cereals 241.00 mg 57% USDA_SR
279 Nuts, almonds, honey roasted, unblanched Nut and Seed Products 240.00 mg 57% USDA_SR
280 Nuts, almonds, honey roasted, unblanched Nuts and Seeds 240.00 mg 57% CNF
281 Wheat germ, crude Cereal Grains and Pasta 239.00 mg 57% USDA_SR
282 Grains, wheat germ, crude Cereals, Grains and Pasta 239.00 mg 57% CNF
283 Nuts, butternuts, dried Nut and Seed Products 237.00 mg 56% USDA_SR
284 Nuts, butternuts (long walnuts), dried Nuts and Seeds 237.00 mg 56% CNF
285 Hazelnuts, beaked (Northern Plains Indians) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 235.00 mg 56% USDA_SR
286 Oat bran, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 235.00 mg 56% USDA_SR
287 Grains, oat bran, dry Cereals, Grains and Pasta 235.00 mg 56% CNF
288 Nuts, pine nuts, pinyon, dried Nut and Seed Products 234.00 mg 56% USDA_SR
289 Nuts, pine nuts, pinyon, dried Nuts and Seeds 234.00 mg 56% CNF
290 Beverages, Whey protein powder isolate Beverages 233.00 mg 55% USDA_SR
291 Beverage, whey protein isolate, powder Beverages 233.00 mg 55% CNF
292 Flour, amaranth Cereal Grains and Pasta 232.70 mg 55% USDA_FF
293 Buckwheat Cereal Grains and Pasta 231.00 mg 55% USDA_SR
294 Grains, buckwheat Cereals, Grains and Pasta 231.00 mg 55% CNF
295 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST Bran Flakes Breakfast Cereals 229.00 mg 55% USDA_SR
296 Spices, cardamom Spices and Herbs 229.00 mg 55% USDA_SR
297 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 229.00 mg 55% USDA_SR
298 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, lightly salted Nut and Seed Products 229.00 mg 55% USDA_SR
299 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 229.00 mg 55% USDA_SR
300 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted with peanuts, lightly salted Nuts and Seeds 229.00 mg 55% CNF

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