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 5651–5700 of 7,208 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
5651 Sauce, plum, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 12.00 mg 3%
5652 Cookies, ladyfingers, without lemon juice and rind Baked Products 12.00 mg 3%
5653 Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, unenriched Baked Products 12.00 mg 3%
5654 Pie crust, standard-type, prepared from recipe, unbaked Baked Products 12.00 mg 3%
5655 Sweet rolls, cinnamon, refrigerated dough with frosting, baked Baked Products 12.00 mg 3%
5656 Muffins, blueberry, toaster-type Baked Products 12.00 mg 3%
5657 Doughnuts, french crullers, glazed Baked Products 12.00 mg 3%
5658 Cake, yellow, prepared from recipe without frosting Baked Products 12.00 mg 3%
5659 Cake, white, prepared from recipe without frosting Baked Products 12.00 mg 3%
5660 Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting Baked Products 12.00 mg 3%
5661 Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared Baked Products 12.00 mg 3%
5662 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, seam fat, cooked Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 12.00 mg 3%
5663 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, Intermuscular fat, cooked Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 12.00 mg 3%
5664 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, separable fat, cooked Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 12.00 mg 3%
5665 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 12.00 mg 3%
5666 Babyfood, dinner, broccoli and chicken, junior Baby Foods 12.00 mg 3%
5667 Babyfood, fruit, bananas with tapioca, junior Baby Foods 12.00 mg 3%
5668 Babyfood, vegetables, sweet potatoes, junior Baby Foods 12.00 mg 3%
5669 Babyfood, meat, turkey, junior Baby Foods 12.00 mg 3%
5670 Babyfood, meat, turkey, strained Baby Foods 12.00 mg 3%
5671 Vinegar, balsamic Spices and Herbs 12.00 mg 3%
5672 Egg, whole, cooked, poached Dairy and Egg Products 12.00 mg 3%
5673 McDONALD'S, Bacon Egg & Cheese Biscuit Fast Foods 12.00 mg 3%
5674 Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot Beverages 12.00 mg 3%
5675 Alcoholic beverages, beer, higher alcohol Beverages 12.00 mg 3%
5676 Cookies, vanilla sandwich with creme filling, reduced fat Baked Products 12.00 mg 3%
5677 Beef, loin, tenderloin steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5678 Beef, loin, tenderloin steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5679 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5680 Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5681 Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5682 Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5683 Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5684 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5685 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5686 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5687 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5688 Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5689 Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5690 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5691 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5692 Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5693 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 12.00 mg 3%
5694 Acerola juice, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 12.00 mg 3%
5695 Frankfurter, meat and poultry, cooked, grilled Sausages and Luncheon Meats 12.00 mg 3%
5696 Sauce, chili, peppers, hot, immature green, canned Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 12.00 mg 3%
5697 Sauce, peppers, hot, chili, mature red, canned Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 12.00 mg 3%
5698 Sauce, tomato chili sauce, bottled, with salt Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 12.00 mg 3%
5699 Soup, cheese, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 12.00 mg 3%
5700 Chicken, broilers or fryers, skin only, cooked, fried, batter Poultry Products 12.00 mg 3%

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