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 201–250 of 12,978 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
201 Nuts, almonds, oil roasted, lightly salted Nuts and Seeds 274.00 mg 65% CNF
202 Nuts, almonds, oil roasted, unblanched, salted Nuts and Seeds 274.00 mg 65% CNF
203 Nuts, almonds, oil roasted, unblanched Nuts and Seeds 274.00 mg 65% CNF
204 Sorghum bran, white, unenriched, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 273.50 mg 65% USDA_FF
205 Nuts, cashew nuts, oil roasted, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 273.00 mg 65% USDA_SR
206 Nuts, cashew nuts, oil roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 273.00 mg 65% USDA_SR
207 Nuts, cashew nuts, oil roasted, salted Nuts and Seeds 273.00 mg 65% CNF
208 Nuts, cashew nuts, oil roasted Nuts and Seeds 273.00 mg 65% CNF
209 Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, unsweetened Beverages 272.00 mg 65% USDA_SR
210 Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, powder Beverages 272.00 mg 65% USDA_SR
211 Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Honey Crunch Wheat Germ Breakfast Cereals 272.00 mg 65% USDA_SR
212 Tea, instant, unsweetened, powder, decaffeinated Beverages 272.00 mg 65% CNF
213 Tea, instant, unsweetened, powder Beverages 272.00 mg 65% CNF
214 Papad Legumes and Legume Products 271.00 mg 65% USDA_SR
215 Indian, papad (papadum) Legumes and Legume Products 271.00 mg 65% CNF
216 Cereals, QUAKER, Quick Oats with Iron, Dry Breakfast Cereals 270.00 mg 64% USDA_SR
217 Cereals, QUAKER, Quick Oats, Dry Breakfast Cereals 270.00 mg 64% USDA_SR
218 Spices, oregano, dried Spices and Herbs 270.00 mg 64% USDA_SR
219 Nuts, almonds Nut and Seed Products 270.00 mg 64% USDA_SR
220 Nuts, almonds, dried, unblanched, unroasted Nuts and Seeds 270.00 mg 64% CNF
221 Spices, oregano, ground Spices and Herbs 270.00 mg 64% CNF
222 Nuts, almonds, blanched Nut and Seed Products 268.00 mg 64% USDA_SR
223 Nuts, almonds, dried, blanched, unroasted Nuts and Seeds 268.00 mg 64% CNF
224 Almond butter, creamy Nut and Seed Products 267.80 mg 64% USDA_FF
225 Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 267.00 mg 64% USDA_SR
226 Beans, mungo, raw Legumes and Legume Products 267.00 mg 64% CNF
227 Baking chocolate, unsweetened, liquid Sweets 265.00 mg 63% USDA_SR
228 Grains, amaranth, flour Cereals, Grains and Pasta 265.00 mg 63% CNF
229 Sweets, baking chocolate, unsweetened, liquid Sweets 265.00 mg 63% CNF
230 Spices, saffron Spices and Herbs 264.00 mg 63% USDA_SR
231 Spices, saffron Spices and Herbs 264.00 mg 63% CNF
232 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seeds, whole, roasted, without salt Nut and Seed Products 262.00 mg 62% USDA_SR
233 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seeds, whole, roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 262.00 mg 62% USDA_SR
234 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seeds, whole, roasted Nuts and Seeds 262.00 mg 62% CNF
235 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seeds, whole, roasted, salted Nuts and Seeds 262.00 mg 62% CNF
236 Nuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 260.00 mg 62% USDA_SR
237 Nuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 260.00 mg 62% USDA_SR
238 Nuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted, salted Nuts and Seeds 260.00 mg 62% CNF
239 Nuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted Nuts and Seeds 260.00 mg 62% CNF
240 Spices, cloves, ground Spices and Herbs 259.00 mg 62% USDA_SR
241 Spices, cloves, ground Spices and Herbs 259.00 mg 62% CNF
242 Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 258.00 mg 61% USDA_FF
243 Spices, caraway seed Spices and Herbs 258.00 mg 61% USDA_SR
244 Nuts, cashew butter, plain, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 258.00 mg 61% USDA_SR
245 Nuts, cashew butter, plain Nuts and Seeds 258.00 mg 61% CNF
246 Spices, caraway seed Spices and Herbs 258.00 mg 61% CNF
247 Nuts, almonds, whole, raw Nut and Seed Products 257.60 mg 61% USDA_FF
248 Spices, dill seed Spices and Herbs 256.00 mg 61% USDA_SR
249 Spices, dill seed Spices and Herbs 256.00 mg 61% CNF
250 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON MULTIGRAIN CRUNCH BAR Snacks 255.00 mg 61% USDA_SR

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