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 3701–3750 of 7,208 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3701 HORMEL ALWAYS TENDER, Pork Tenderloin, Teriyaki-Flavored Pork Products 22.00 mg 5%
3702 Pork, fresh, loin, country-style ribs, separable lean and fat, bone-in, cooked, roasted Pork Products 22.00 mg 5%
3703 Pork, cured, ham, boneless, regular (approximately 11% fat), roasted Pork Products 22.00 mg 5%
3704 Pork, fresh, leg (ham), rump half, separable lean only, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Pork Products 22.00 mg 5%
3705 Raspberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 22.00 mg 5%
3706 Corned beef and potatoes in tortilla (Apache) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 22.00 mg 5%
3707 Buffalo, free range, top round steak, raw (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 22.00 mg 5%
3708 Tamales (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 22.00 mg 5%
3709 Candies, caramels, chocolate-flavor roll Sweets 22.00 mg 5%
3710 Waffle, buttermilk, frozen, ready-to-heat, toasted Baked Products 22.00 mg 5%
3711 Bison, ground, grass-fed, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 21.00 mg 5%
3712 English muffins, plain, enriched, without calcium propionate(includes sourdough) Baked Products 21.00 mg 5%
3713 Muffins, wheat bran, toaster-type with raisins, toasted Baked Products 21.00 mg 5%
3714 Muffins, corn, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 21.00 mg 5%
3715 Cookies, raisin, soft-type Baked Products 21.00 mg 5%
3716 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, trotter off, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 21.00 mg 5%
3717 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, hindshank, heel on, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 21.00 mg 5%
3718 Pretzels, soft, unsalted Snacks 21.00 mg 5%
3719 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 21.00 mg 5%
3720 Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, loaf, cooked, baked Beef Products 21.00 mg 5%
3721 Beef, New Zealand, imported, striploin, separable lean and fat, cooked, fast fried Beef Products 21.00 mg 5%
3722 Beef, New Zealand, imported, eye round, separable lean and fat, raw Beef Products 21.00 mg 5%
3723 Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products liver, cooked, boiled Beef Products 21.00 mg 5%
3724 Beef, New Zealand, imported, hind shin, separable lean only, raw Beef Products 21.00 mg 5%
3725 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 21.00 mg 5%
3726 Milk and cereal bar Snacks 21.00 mg 5%
3727 Oscar Mayer, Smokies Sausage Little Cheese (pork, turkey) Sausages and Luncheon Meats 21.00 mg 5%
3728 Sausage, turkey, reduced fat, brown and serve, cooked Sausages and Luncheon Meats 21.00 mg 5%
3729 Turkey breast, low salt, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat Sausages and Luncheon Meats 21.00 mg 5%
3730 Turkey, back, from whole bird, meat only, with added solution, raw Poultry Products 21.00 mg 5%
3731 Turkey, dark meat from whole, meat only, with added solution, raw Poultry Products 21.00 mg 5%
3732 Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, drumstick, meat and skin, cooked, braised Poultry Products 21.00 mg 5%
3733 Ostrich, oyster, raw Poultry Products 21.00 mg 5%
3734 Pheasant, breast, meat only, raw Poultry Products 21.00 mg 5%
3735 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, loin saddle, separable lean and fat, cooked, fast roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 21.00 mg 5%
3736 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, square-cut shoulder chops, separable lean only, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 21.00 mg 5%
3737 Veal, breast, point half, boneless, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 21.00 mg 5%
3738 Lamb, ground, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 21.00 mg 5%
3739 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, tongue, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 21.00 mg 5%
3740 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 21.00 mg 5%
3741 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, spleen, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 21.00 mg 5%
3742 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, leg chop/steak, bone-in, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 21.00 mg 5%
3743 Lamb, loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 21.00 mg 5%
3744 Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat, patty, cooked, broiled Beef Products 21.00 mg 5%
3745 Beef, chuck, clod roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted Beef Products 21.00 mg 5%
3746 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 21.00 mg 5%
3747 Blackberry juice, canned Fruits and Fruit Juices 21.00 mg 5%
3748 Sausage, turkey, fresh, cooked Sausages and Luncheon Meats 21.00 mg 5%
3749 Fish, whiting, mixed species, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 21.00 mg 5%
3750 Fish, monkfish, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 21.00 mg 5%

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