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 4701–4750 of 7,208 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
4701 Pasta, cooked, enriched, without added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 18.00 mg 4%
4702 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 18.00 mg 4%
4703 Corn flour, yellow, degermed, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 18.00 mg 4%
4704 Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 18.00 mg 4%
4705 Beef, round, eye of round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted Beef Products 18.00 mg 4%
4706 Beef, round, bottom round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted Beef Products 18.00 mg 4%
4707 Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 18.00 mg 4%
4708 Beef, brisket, point half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 18.00 mg 4%
4709 Beef, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, raw Beef Products 18.00 mg 4%
4710 Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw Beef Products 18.00 mg 4%
4711 Broccoli, chinese, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4712 Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, prepared from flakes without milk, whole milk and margarine added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4713 Brussels sprouts, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4714 Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4715 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4716 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4717 Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4718 Potatoes, frozen, french fried, par fried, extruded, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4719 Kale, frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4720 Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean and fat, cooked, roasted Pork Products 18.00 mg 4%
4721 Pork, cured, ham -- water added, rump, bone-in, separable lean and fat, heated, roasted Pork Products 18.00 mg 4%
4722 Pork, cured, ham and water product, rump, bone-in, separable lean only, unheated Pork Products 18.00 mg 4%
4723 Beets, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4724 Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4725 Pineapple, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 18.00 mg 4%
4726 Meatballs, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 18.00 mg 4%
4727 Restaurant, family style, chili with meat and beans Restaurant Foods 18.00 mg 4%
4728 APPLEBEE'S, chili Restaurant Foods 18.00 mg 4%
4729 Rice mix, white and wild, flavored, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 18.00 mg 4%
4730 Turnover, meat- and cheese-filled, tomato-based sauce, reduced fat, frozen Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 18.00 mg 4%
4731 Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt Cereal Grains and Pasta 18.00 mg 4%
4732 Desserts, rennin, tablets, unsweetened Sweets 18.00 mg 4%
4733 Puddings, chocolate, ready-to-eat Sweets 18.00 mg 4%
4734 Beef, short loin, top loin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, raw Beef Products 18.00 mg 4%
4735 Beef, round, eye of round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted Beef Products 18.00 mg 4%
4736 Beef, round, eye of round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 18.00 mg 4%
4737 Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 18.00 mg 4%
4738 Beef, rib, eye, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 18.00 mg 4%
4739 Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, boiled and steamed Nut and Seed Products 18.00 mg 4%
4740 Mushrooms, oyster, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4741 Potatoes, mashed, home-prepared, whole milk and butter added Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4742 Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels cut off cob, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4743 Chrysanthemum, garland, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4744 Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4745 Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 18.00 mg 4%
4746 Pork, ground, 72% lean / 28% fat, cooked, pan-broiled Pork Products 18.00 mg 4%
4747 Pork, fresh, shoulder, (Boston butt), blade (steaks), separable lean and fat,with added solution, raw Pork Products 18.00 mg 4%
4748 Pork, cured, ham and water product, rump, bone-in, separable lean and fat, heated, roasted Pork Products 18.00 mg 4%
4749 Pork, cured, ham -- water added, shank, bone-in, separable lean only, unheated Pork Products 18.00 mg 4%
4750 Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean and regular, unheated Pork Products 18.00 mg 4%

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