Vegetarian foods high in Magnesium (USDA SR Legacy)

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 4,188 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
251 Cereals ready-to-eat, granola, homemade Breakfast Cereals 168.00 mg 40%
252 Chickpea flour (besan) Legumes and Legume Products 166.00 mg 40%
253 Beverages, lemonade-flavor drink, powder Beverages 165.00 mg 39%
254 Sorghum grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 165.00 mg 39%
255 Crackers, gluten-free, multi-seeded and multigrain Baked Products 164.00 mg 39%
256 Peanut spread, reduced sugar Legumes and Legume Products 164.00 mg 39%
257 Bulgur, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 164.00 mg 39%
258 Spices, mace, ground Spices and Herbs 163.00 mg 39%
259 Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts Nut and Seed Products 163.00 mg 39%
260 Snacks, trail mix, regular, with chocolate chips, unsalted nuts and seeds Snacks 161.00 mg 38%
261 Leeks, (bulb and lower-leaf portion), freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 161.00 mg 38%
262 Snacks, trail mix, regular, with chocolate chips, salted nuts and seeds Snacks 161.00 mg 38%
263 Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 160.00 mg 38%
264 Peanut butter, chunk style, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 160.00 mg 38%
265 Peanuts, valencia, oil-roasted, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 160.00 mg 38%
266 Beans, kidney, california red, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 160.00 mg 38%
267 Thyme, fresh Spices and Herbs 160.00 mg 38%
268 Peanut butter, chunk style, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 160.00 mg 38%
269 Peanuts, valencia, oil-roasted, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 160.00 mg 38%
270 Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts, blanched Nut and Seed Products 160.00 mg 38%
271 Rye flour, dark Cereal Grains and Pasta 160.00 mg 38%
272 Babyfood, cereal, high protein, with apple and orange, dry Baby Foods 159.00 mg 38%
273 Peanut butter, reduced sodium Legumes and Legume Products 159.00 mg 38%
274 Snacks, popcorn, cakes Snacks 159.00 mg 38%
275 Snacks, trail mix, regular, unsalted Snacks 158.00 mg 38%
276 Nuts, walnuts, english Nut and Seed Products 158.00 mg 38%
277 Baobab powder Fruits and Fruit Juices 158.00 mg 38%
278 Snacks, trail mix, regular Snacks 158.00 mg 38%
279 Muffins, oat bran Baked Products 157.00 mg 37%
280 Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 156.00 mg 37%
281 Rice crackers Snacks 156.00 mg 37%
282 Fireweed, leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 156.00 mg 37%
283 Triticale flour, whole-grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 153.00 mg 36%
284 Spices, pepper, red or cayenne Spices and Herbs 152.00 mg 36%
285 Candies, chocolate, dark, NFS (45-59% cacao solids 90%; 60-69% cacao solids 5%; 70-85% cacao solids 5%) Sweets 152.00 mg 36%
286 Pinon Nuts, roasted (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 152.00 mg 36%
287 Snacks, popcorn, microwave, low fat Snacks 151.00 mg 36%
288 Nuts, walnuts, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 151.00 mg 36%
289 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat, unsalted Snacks 151.00 mg 36%
290 Popcorn, microwave, low fat and sodium Snacks 151.00 mg 36%
291 Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat Snacks 151.00 mg 36%
292 Spices, chili powder Spices and Herbs 149.00 mg 35%
293 Corn, dried, yellow (Northern Plains Indians) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 149.00 mg 35%
294 Crunchmaster, Multi-Grain Crisps, Snack Crackers, Gluten-Free Baked Products 149.00 mg 35%
295 Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal Organic, Regular Breakfast Cereals 148.00 mg 35%
296 Snacks, CLIF BAR, mixed flavors Snacks 147.00 mg 35%
297 Cereals, QUAKER, Whole Wheat Natural Cereal, dry Breakfast Cereals 147.00 mg 35%
298 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with honey, dry Baby Foods 146.00 mg 35%
299 Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids Sweets 146.00 mg 35%
300 Pepeao, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 146.00 mg 35%

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