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 4,203 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, straight phosphate | Baked Products | 9918.00 mg | 793% |
| 2 | Leavening agents, baking powder, low-sodium | Baked Products | 6869.00 mg | 550% |
| 3 | Puddings, all flavors except chocolate, low calorie, instant, dry mix | Sweets | 2368.00 mg | 189% |
| 4 | Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate | Baked Products | 2191.00 mg | 175% |
| 5 | Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted (glandless) | Nut and Seed Products | 1684.00 mg | 135% |
| 6 | Rice bran, crude | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 1677.00 mg | 134% |
| 7 | Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, instant, dry mix | Sweets | 1660.00 mg | 133% |
| 8 | Seeds, hemp seed, hulled | Nut and Seed Products | 1650.00 mg | 132% |
| 9 | Beverages, Cocoa mix, low calorie, powder, with added calcium, phosphorus, aspartame, without added sodium or vitamin A | Beverages | 1630.00 mg | 130% |
| 10 | Seeds, cottonseed flour, partially defatted (glandless) | Nut and Seed Products | 1597.00 mg | 128% |
| 11 | Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless) | Nut and Seed Products | 1587.00 mg | 127% |
| 12 | Beverages, nutritional shake mix, high protein, powder | Beverages | 1429.00 mg | 114% |
| 13 | Smelt, dried (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 1400.00 mg | 112% |
| 14 | Whey, acid, dried | Dairy and Egg Products | 1349.00 mg | 108% |
| 15 | Beverages, Protein powder whey based | Beverages | 1321.00 mg | 106% |
| 16 | Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Toasted Wheat Bran | Breakfast Cereals | 1314.00 mg | 105% |
| 17 | Beverages, Protein powder soy based | Beverages | 1272.00 mg | 102% |
| 18 | Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, dry powdered mix, low calorie, with aspartame | Beverages | 1239.00 mg | 99% |
| 19 | Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried | Nut and Seed Products | 1233.00 mg | 99% |
| 20 | Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, without salt | Nut and Seed Products | 1174.00 mg | 94% |
| 21 | Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, with salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 1174.00 mg | 94% |
| 22 | Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, without salt | Nut and Seed Products | 1158.00 mg | 93% |
| 23 | Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, with salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 1158.00 mg | 93% |
| 24 | Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, without salt | Nut and Seed Products | 1155.00 mg | 92% |
| 25 | Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 1155.00 mg | 92% |
| 26 | Seeds, sunflower seed kernels from shell, dry roasted, with salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 1155.00 mg | 92% |
| 27 | Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat germ, toasted, plain | Breakfast Cereals | 1146.00 mg | 92% |
| 28 | Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, without salt | Nut and Seed Products | 1139.00 mg | 91% |
| 29 | Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, with salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 1139.00 mg | 91% |
| 30 | Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Wheat Germ, Regular | Breakfast Cereals | 1130.00 mg | 90% |
| 31 | Babyfood, Snack, GERBER, GRADUATES, LIL CRUNCHIES, baked whole grain corn snack | Baby Foods | 1044.00 mg | 84% |
| 32 | Egg, yolk, dried | Dairy and Egg Products | 1040.00 mg | 83% |
| 33 | KRAFT VELVEETA LIGHT Reduced Fat Pasteurized Process Cheese Product | Dairy and Egg Products | 1024.00 mg | 82% |
| 34 | Wheat bran, crude | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 1013.00 mg | 81% |
| 35 | Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Honey Crunch Wheat Germ | Breakfast Cereals | 1011.00 mg | 81% |
| 36 | Milk, dry, nonfat, calcium reduced | Dairy and Egg Products | 1011.00 mg | 81% |
| 37 | Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, without added vitamin A and vitamin D | Dairy and Egg Products | 985.00 mg | 79% |
| 38 | Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, with added vitamin A and vitamin D | Dairy and Egg Products | 985.00 mg | 79% |
| 39 | Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, with added vitamin A and vitamin D | Dairy and Egg Products | 968.00 mg | 77% |
| 40 | Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, without added vitamin A and vitamin D | Dairy and Egg Products | 968.00 mg | 77% |
| 41 | KRAFT CHEEZ WHIZ LIGHT Pasteurized Process Cheese Product | Dairy and Egg Products | 943.00 mg | 75% |
| 42 | Milk, buttermilk, dried | Dairy and Egg Products | 933.00 mg | 75% |
| 43 | Whey, sweet, dried | Dairy and Egg Products | 932.00 mg | 75% |
| 44 | Cheese spread, American or Cheddar cheese base, reduced fat | Dairy and Egg Products | 931.00 mg | 74% |
| 45 | KRAFT FREE Singles American Nonfat Pasteurized Process Cheese Product | Dairy and Egg Products | 923.00 mg | 74% |
| 46 | Pancakes, buckwheat, dry mix, incomplete | Baked Products | 913.00 mg | 73% |
| 47 | Beverages, Dairy drink mix, chocolate, reduced calorie, with low-calorie sweeteners, powder | Beverages | 893.00 mg | 71% |
| 48 | Beverages, Cocoa mix, no sugar added, powder | Beverages | 893.00 mg | 71% |
| 49 | Cheese spread, pasteurized process, American | Dairy and Egg Products | 875.00 mg | 70% |
| 50 | Spices, poppy seed | Spices and Herbs | 870.00 mg | 70% |
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