Foods high in Phosphorus

Phosphorus labelling differs between regulators. The FDA requires it on every nutrition label; Canada does not mandate it at all. Yet the mineral handles a job both countries recognise: partnering with calcium to mineralise bones and teeth, and shuttling energy within each cell.

Animal foods (meat, fish, dairy, eggs) hold far more phosphorus than plants do, so this ranking skews toward them. The table shows raw numbers, but your body absorbs phosphorus from animal sources more readily than from grains or legumes, where phytic acid can bind it.

FDA daily value: 1250 mg

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Showing 1–50 of 13,085 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
1	Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, straight phosphate	Baked Products	9918.00 mg	793%	USDA_SR
2	Leavening agent, baking powder, double acting, phosphate	Baked Products	9918.00 mg	793%	CNF
3	Leavening agents, baking powder, low-sodium	Baked Products	6869.00 mg	550%	USDA_SR
4	Leavening agent, baking powder, low sodium	Baked Products	6869.00 mg	550%	CNF
5	Puddings, all flavors except chocolate, low calorie, instant, dry mix	Sweets	2368.00 mg	189%	USDA_SR
6	Dessert, pudding, all flavours except chocolate, dry mix, instant, low calorie, unprepared	Sweets	2368.00 mg	189%	CNF
7	Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate	Baked Products	2191.00 mg	175%	USDA_SR
8	Leavening agent, baking powder, double acting, sodium, aluminium sulfate	Baked Products	2191.00 mg	175%	CNF
9	Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted (glandless)	Nut and Seed Products	1684.00 mg	135%	USDA_SR
10	Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted	Nuts and Seeds	1684.00 mg	135%	CNF
11	Rice bran, crude	Cereal Grains and Pasta	1677.00 mg	134%	USDA_SR
12	Grains, rice bran, crude	Cereals, Grains and Pasta	1677.00 mg	134%	CNF
13	Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, instant, dry mix	Sweets	1660.00 mg	133%	USDA_SR
14	Dessert, pudding, chocolate, dry mix, instant, low calorie, unprepared	Sweets	1660.00 mg	133%	CNF
15	Seeds, hemp seed, hulled	Nut and Seed Products	1650.00 mg	132%	USDA_SR
16	Beverages, Cocoa mix, low calorie, powder, with added calcium, phosphorus, aspartame, without added sodium or vitamin A	Beverages	1630.00 mg	130%	USDA_SR
17	Hot chocolate, low calorie, with aspartame, mix, powder, with added calcium and phosphorus, without added sodium or vitamin A	Beverages	1630.00 mg	130%	CNF
18	Babyfood, cereal, soya, with fruit, dry	Babyfoods	1625.00 mg	130%	CNF
19	Seeds, cottonseed flour, partially defatted (glandless)	Nut and Seed Products	1597.00 mg	128%	USDA_SR
20	Seeds, cottonseed flour, partially defatted	Nuts and Seeds	1597.00 mg	128%	CNF
21	Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless)	Nut and Seed Products	1587.00 mg	127%	USDA_SR
22	Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat	Nuts and Seeds	1587.00 mg	127%	CNF
23	Lemonade with artificial sweetener, powder	Beverages	1554.00 mg	124%	CNF
24	Babyfood, cereal, oat, dry	Babyfoods	1474.00 mg	118%	CNF
25	Beverages, nutritional shake mix, high protein, powder	Beverages	1429.00 mg	114%	USDA_SR
26	Beverages, high protein powder	Beverages	1429.00 mg	114%	CNF
27	Smelt, dried (Alaska Native)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	1400.00 mg	112%	USDA_SR
28	Fish, smelt, dried	Finfish and Shellfish Products	1400.00 mg	112%	CNF
29	Babyfood, cereal, mixed grain, dry	Babyfoods	1379.00 mg	110%	CNF
30	Seeds, hemp seeds, hulled	Nuts and Seeds	1366.00 mg	109%	CNF
31	Whey, acid, dried	Dairy and Egg Products	1349.00 mg	108%	USDA_SR
32	Whey, acid, dry	Dairy and Egg Products	1349.00 mg	108%	CNF
33	Beverages, Protein powder whey based	Beverages	1321.00 mg	106%	USDA_SR
34	Beverage, protein powder, whey based, powder	Beverages	1321.00 mg	106%	CNF
35	Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Toasted Wheat Bran	Breakfast Cereals	1314.00 mg	105%	USDA_SR
36	Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame, no added sodium	Sweets	1293.00 mg	103%	USDA_SR
37	Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame	Sweets	1293.00 mg	103%	USDA_SR
38	Dessert, gelatin, dry mix, calorie-reduced, with aspartame, unprepared	Sweets	1293.00 mg	103%	CNF
39	Beverages, Protein powder soy based	Beverages	1272.00 mg	102%	USDA_SR
40	Plant-based beverage, protein powder, soy based, powder	Beverages	1272.00 mg	102%	CNF
41	Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, dry powdered mix, low calorie, with aspartame	Beverages	1239.00 mg	99%	USDA_SR
42	Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried	Nut and Seed Products	1233.00 mg	99%	USDA_SR
43	Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried	Nuts and Seeds	1233.00 mg	99%	CNF
44	Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, without salt	Nut and Seed Products	1174.00 mg	94%	USDA_SR
45	Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, with salt added	Nut and Seed Products	1174.00 mg	94%	USDA_SR
46	Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, salted	Nuts and Seeds	1174.00 mg	94%	CNF
47	Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted	Nuts and Seeds	1174.00 mg	94%	CNF
48	Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, without salt	Nut and Seed Products	1158.00 mg	93%	USDA_SR
49	Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, with salt added	Nut and Seed Products	1158.00 mg	93%	USDA_SR
50	Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, salted	Nuts and Seeds	1158.00 mg	93%	CNF

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