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 401–450 of 12,978 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
401 Mung beans, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 189.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
402 Beans, legumes, mung (green gram), raw Legumes and Legume Products 189.00 mg 45% CNF
403 Beans, great northern, raw Legumes and Legume Products 189.00 mg 45% CNF
404 Peanuts, virginia, oil-roasted, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
405 Peanuts, spanish, raw Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
406 Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
407 Peanuts, virginia, oil-roasted, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
408 Beans, french, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
409 Peppers, sweet, red, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 188.00 mg 45% USDA_SR
410 Pepper, sweet, red, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 188.00 mg 45% CNF
411 Peanuts, Virginia, oil-roasted Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 45% CNF
412 Peanuts, Virginia, oil-roasted, salted Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 45% CNF
413 Peanuts, Spanish, raw Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 45% CNF
414 Beans, lima, dry, baby, raw Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 45% CNF
415 Beans, french, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 188.00 mg 45% CNF
416 Pepper, sweet, green, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 188.00 mg 45% CNF
417 Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 184.00 mg 44% USDA_SR
418 Peanuts, valencia, raw Legumes and Legume Products 184.00 mg 44% USDA_SR
419 Teff, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 184.00 mg 44% USDA_SR
420 Grains, teff, uncooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 184.00 mg 44% CNF
421 Peanuts, Valencia, raw Legumes and Legume Products 184.00 mg 44% CNF
422 Black-eyed peas (cowpeas, crowder, southern), common, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 184.00 mg 44% CNF
423 Blackeye pea, dry Legumes and Legume Products 183.90 mg 44% USDA_FF
424 Beans, small white, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 183.00 mg 44% USDA_SR
425 Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 183.00 mg 44% USDA_SR
426 Spices, nutmeg, ground Spices and Herbs 183.00 mg 44% USDA_SR
427 Peas, pigeon (red gram), raw Legumes and Legume Products 183.00 mg 44% CNF
428 Beans, small white, raw Legumes and Legume Products 183.00 mg 44% CNF
429 Spices, nutmeg, ground Spices and Herbs 183.00 mg 44% CNF
430 Beans, Dry, Small White (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 182.00 mg 43% USDA_FF
431 Beans, Dry, Flor de Mayo (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 182.00 mg 43% USDA_FF
432 Beans, Dry, Small White (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 182.00 mg 43% USDA_FF
433 Beans, Dry, Flor de Mayo (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 182.00 mg 43% USDA_FF
434 Beans, pink, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 182.00 mg 43% USDA_SR
435 Beans, black, flour Legumes and Legume Products 182.00 mg 43% CNF
436 Beans, pink, raw Legumes and Legume Products 182.00 mg 43% CNF
437 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu), prepared with calcium sulfate Legumes and Legume Products 181.00 mg 43% USDA_SR
438 Beverages, ABBOTT, EAS whey protein powder Beverages 181.00 mg 43% USDA_SR
439 Piki bread, made from blue cornmeal (Hopi) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 181.00 mg 43% USDA_SR
440 Tofu, koyadofu, dried-frozen (prepared with calcium sulphate) Legumes and Legume Products 181.00 mg 43% CNF
441 Beans, Dry, Black (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 180.00 mg 43% USDA_FF
442 Beans, Dry, Navy (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 180.00 mg 43% USDA_FF
443 Beans, Dry, Black (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 180.00 mg 43% USDA_FF
444 Beans, Dry, Navy (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 180.00 mg 43% USDA_FF
445 Yeast extract spread Vegetables and Vegetable Products 180.00 mg 43% USDA_SR
446 Yeast extract spread Vegetables and Vegetable Products 180.00 mg 43% CNF
447 Cereal, ready to eat, Shredded Wheat: honey nut, Post Breakfast cereals 180.00 mg 43% CNF
448 Peanuts, raw Legumes and Legume Products 179.70 mg 43% USDA_FF
449 Beans, Dry, Carioca (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 179.00 mg 43% USDA_FF
450 Beans, Dry, Carioca (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 179.00 mg 43% USDA_FF

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