Vegetarian foods high in Manganese (USDA Foundation)

Grains and legumes top this ranking because manganese accumulates in plant seeds as they develop. Whole grains retain it in the bran and germ; refined grains lose most of it during milling. Tea leaves also concentrate manganese, which is why a cup can contain a meaningful share of the 2.3 mg Daily Value.

Manganese works in your bones, blood clotting, and the chemical reactions that turn food into energy. Most people get enough from ordinary meals, so a ranking by concentration tells you where it lives in food rather than where you should focus your diet. Absorption varies widely between individuals and drops when you also consume iron or calcium from the same meal.

FDA daily value: 2.3 mg

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Showing 1–50 of 323 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1 Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 11.30 mg 491%
2 Nuts, pine nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 10.25 mg 446%
3 Chia seeds, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 7.56 mg 329%
4 Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts, raw Nut and Seed Products 6.06 mg 263%
5 Flour, coconut Nut and Seed Products 5.29 mg 230%
6 Einkorn, grain, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 4.20 mg 183%
7 Seeds, pumpkin seeds (pepitas), raw Nut and Seed Products 4.12 mg 179%
8 Rice, black, unenriched, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.91 mg 170%
9 Flour, soy, defatted Legumes and Legume Products 3.81 mg 166%
10 Sorghum bran, white, unenriched, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.81 mg 165%
11 Chickpeas, (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), dry Legumes and Legume Products 3.58 mg 156%
12 Flour, whole wheat, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.56 mg 155%
13 Oats, whole grain, steel cut Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.41 mg 148%
14 Khorasan, grain, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.26 mg 142%
15 Flour, oat, whole grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.26 mg 142%
16 Oats, whole grain, rolled, old fashioned Cereal Grains and Pasta 3.23 mg 141%
17 Flour, soy, full-fat Legumes and Legume Products 3.16 mg 137%
18 Nuts, walnuts, English, halves, raw Nut and Seed Products 3.00 mg 130%
19 Flour, spelt, whole grain Cereal Grains and Pasta 2.94 mg 128%
20 Flour, chestnut Nut and Seed Products 2.90 mg 126%
21 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 2.89 mg 126%
22 Flour, rice, brown Cereal Grains and Pasta 2.84 mg 123%
23 Rice, brown, long grain, unenriched, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 2.70 mg 117%
24 Bulgur, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 2.64 mg 115%
25 Seeds, sunflower seed, kernel, raw Nut and Seed Products 2.63 mg 114%
26 Rice, red, unenriched, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 2.63 mg 114%
27 Farro, pearled, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 2.60 mg 113%
28 Flaxseed, ground Nut and Seed Products 2.40 mg 105%
29 Flour, amaranth Cereal Grains and Pasta 2.31 mg 100%
30 Nuts, pecans, halves, raw Nut and Seed Products 2.28 mg 99%
31 Beans, Dry, Navy (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 2.22 mg 97%
32 Beans, Dry, Navy (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 2.22 mg 97%
33 Bread, whole-wheat, commercially prepared Baked Products 2.18 mg 95%
34 Beans, Dry, Tan (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 2.16 mg 94%
35 Beans, Dry, Tan (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 2.16 mg 94%
36 Nuts, almonds, whole, raw Nut and Seed Products 2.15 mg 93%
37 Almond butter, creamy Nut and Seed Products 2.13 mg 93%
38 Flour, rye Cereal Grains and Pasta 2.13 mg 93%
39 Beans, Dry, Black (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 2.08 mg 90%
40 Beans, Dry, Black (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 2.08 mg 90%
41 Beans, Dry, Small White (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 2.07 mg 90%
42 Beans, Dry, Small White (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 2.07 mg 90%
43 Beans, Dry, Medium Red (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 2.05 mg 89%
44 Beans, Dry, Medium Red (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 2.05 mg 89%
45 Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 2.02 mg 88%
46 Flour, quinoa Cereal Grains and Pasta 2.02 mg 88%
47 Nuts, cashew nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 1.95 mg 85%
48 Beans, Dry, Carioca (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 1.93 mg 84%
49 Beans, Dry, Carioca (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 1.93 mg 84%
50 Beans, Dry, Red (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 1.93 mg 84%

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