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 351–400 of 4,188 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
351 Nuts, almond paste Nut and Seed Products 130.00 mg 31%
352 Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 130.00 mg 31%
353 Triticale Cereal Grains and Pasta 130.00 mg 31%
354 Peppers, pasilla, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 130.00 mg 31%
355 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, without salt Nut and Seed Products 129.00 mg 31%
356 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, without salt Nut and Seed Products 129.00 mg 31%
357 Candies, chocolate covered, low sugar or low calorie Sweets 129.00 mg 31%
358 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 129.00 mg 31%
359 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels from shell, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 129.00 mg 31%
360 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 129.00 mg 31%
361 Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, dry Breakfast Cereals 128.00 mg 30%
362 Pasta, whole-wheat, dry (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Cereal Grains and Pasta 128.00 mg 30%
363 Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 127.00 mg 30%
364 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, without salt Nut and Seed Products 127.00 mg 30%
365 Corn grain, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 127.00 mg 30%
366 Cornmeal, whole-grain, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 127.00 mg 30%
367 Cornmeal, whole-grain, yellow Cereal Grains and Pasta 127.00 mg 30%
368 Corn grain, white Cereal Grains and Pasta 127.00 mg 30%
369 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 127.00 mg 30%
370 Wheat, soft red winter Cereal Grains and Pasta 126.00 mg 30%
371 Wheat, hard red winter Cereal Grains and Pasta 126.00 mg 30%
372 Beverages, tea, instant, sweetened with sodium saccharin, lemon-flavored, powder Beverages 125.00 mg 30%
373 Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, lemon, diet Beverages 125.00 mg 30%
374 Kanpyo, (dried gourd strips) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 125.00 mg 30%
375 Cornmeal, white (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 125.00 mg 30%
376 Snacks, popcorn, microwave, 94% fat free Snacks 124.00 mg 30%
377 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal Breakfast Cereals 124.00 mg 30%
378 Wheat, hard red spring Cereal Grains and Pasta 124.00 mg 30%
379 Corn, dried (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 124.00 mg 30%
380 Sorghum flour, whole-grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 123.00 mg 29%
381 Corn, white, steamed (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 123.00 mg 29%
382 Beverages, coffee and cocoa, instant, decaffeinated, with whitener and low calorie sweetener Beverages 122.00 mg 29%
383 Cereals, whole wheat hot natural cereal, dry Breakfast Cereals 122.00 mg 29%
384 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, 100% Natural Granola, Oats, Wheat and Honey Breakfast Cereals 121.00 mg 29%
385 Crackers, rye, wafers, plain Baked Products 121.00 mg 29%
386 Nuts, pecans, oil roasted, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 121.00 mg 29%
387 Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 121.00 mg 29%
388 Nuts, pecans Nut and Seed Products 121.00 mg 29%
389 Nuts, pecans, oil roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 121.00 mg 29%
390 Epazote, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 121.00 mg 29%
391 Seaweed, kelp, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 121.00 mg 29%
392 Spices, bay leaf Spices and Herbs 120.00 mg 29%
393 Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat and bran, presweetened with nuts and fruits Breakfast Cereals 120.00 mg 29%
394 Crackers, whole-wheat, reduced fat Baked Products 120.00 mg 29%
395 Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, weight control, cinnamon Breakfast Cereals 119.00 mg 28%
396 Snack, BALANCE, original bar Snacks 119.00 mg 28%
397 Millet flour Cereal Grains and Pasta 119.00 mg 28%
398 Pasta, gluten-free, corn, dry Cereal Grains and Pasta 119.00 mg 28%
399 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with bananas, dry Baby Foods 118.00 mg 28%
400 Carrot, dehydrated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 118.00 mg 28%

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