Foods high in Phosphorus (USDA Foundation)

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 151–200 of 417 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
151 Pork, loin, boneless, raw Pork Products 196.80 mg 16%
152 Beef, top sirloin steak, raw Beef Products 193.10 mg 15%
153 Beef, round, top round, boneless, choice, raw Beef Products 192.30 mg 15%
154 Crustaceans, shrimp, farm raised, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 190.60 mg 15%
155 Beef, tenderloin steak, raw Beef Products 189.70 mg 15%
156 Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized Dairy and Egg Products 189.00 mg 15%
157 Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat only, cooked, braised Poultry Products 184.00 mg 15%
158 Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole Dairy and Egg Products 184.00 mg 15%
159 Chicken, thigh, boneless, skinless, raw Poultry Products 178.30 mg 14%
160 Sausage, turkey, breakfast links, mild, raw Sausages and Luncheon Meats 178.00 mg 14%
161 Sausage, turkey, breakfast links, mild, raw Sausages and Luncheon Meats 178.00 mg 14%
162 Lobster, tail only, frozen, wild caught Finfish and Shellfish Products 174.70 mg 14%
163 Pork, ground, raw Pork Products 173.30 mg 14%
164 Beef, short loin (NY strip steak), raw Beef Products 171.40 mg 14%
165 Beef, flank, steak, boneless, choice, raw Beef Products 167.30 mg 13%
166 Fish, catfish, farm raised, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 166.20 mg 13%
167 Hummus, commercial Legumes and Legume Products 166.00 mg 13%
168 Bison, ground, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 165.60 mg 13%
169 Chicken, ground, with additives, raw Poultry Products 165.50 mg 13%
170 Flour, semolina, fine Cereal Grains and Pasta 163.10 mg 13%
171 Cheese, ricotta, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 162.00 mg 13%
172 Snow crab, legs only, frozen Finfish and Shellfish Products 162.00 mg 13%
173 Cheese, ricotta, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 162.00 mg 13%
174 Turkey, ground, 93% lean/ 7% fat, raw Poultry Products 162.00 mg 13%
175 Fish, tilapia, farm raised, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 159.40 mg 13%
176 Lamb, ground, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 155.80 mg 12%
177 Cottage cheese, full fat, large or small curd Dairy and Egg Products 154.00 mg 12%
178 Chicken, thigh, meat and skin, raw Poultry Products 153.60 mg 12%
179 Chicken, drumstick, meat and skin, raw Poultry Products 152.50 mg 12%
180 Sea bass, Chilean, frozen, wild caught Finfish and Shellfish Products 151.70 mg 12%
181 Beef, chuck, roast, boneless, choice, raw Beef Products 151.00 mg 12%
182 Beef, ribeye, steak, boneless, choice, raw Beef Products 149.70 mg 12%
183 Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat Dairy and Egg Products 148.00 mg 12%
184 Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, raw Beef Products 148.00 mg 12%
185 Sausage, Italian, pork, mild, cooked, pan-fried Sausages and Luncheon Meats 145.00 mg 12%
186 Sausage, Italian, pork, mild, cooked, pan-fried Sausages and Luncheon Meats 145.00 mg 12%
187 Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw Beef Products 144.40 mg 12%
188 Restaurant, Latino, pupusas con frijoles (pupusas, bean) Restaurant Foods 144.00 mg 12%
189 Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 137.00 mg 11%
190 Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat Dairy and Egg Products 136.00 mg 11%
191 Flour, chestnut Nut and Seed Products 134.20 mg 11%
192 Flour, wheat, all-purpose, unenriched, unbleached Cereal Grains and Pasta 134.00 mg 11%
193 Restaurant, Chinese, sweet and sour pork Restaurant Foods 133.00 mg 11%
194 Restaurant, Chinese, sweet and sour pork Restaurant Foods 133.00 mg 11%
195 Chicken, wing, meat and skin, raw Poultry Products 132.80 mg 11%
196 Flour, semolina, coarse and semi-coarse Cereal Grains and Pasta 129.80 mg 10%
197 Frankfurter, beef, unheated Sausages and Luncheon Meats 128.00 mg 10%
198 Yogurt, plain, nonfat Dairy and Egg Products 127.00 mg 10%
199 Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 125.90 mg 10%
200 Sausage, breakfast sausage, beef, pre-cooked, unprepared Sausages and Luncheon Meats 124.00 mg 10%

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