Foods high in Magnesium, Mg
Top food sources of Magnesium, Mg ranked from USDA FoodData Central — per 100 g and per serving.
Showing top 50 foods
Per 100 g: mg
- 1
Rice bran, crude
781 mg/ 100 g921.58 mg (118 g serving)186% DV - 2
Seaweed, agar, dried
770 mg/ 100 g183% DV - 3
Seeds, cottonseed meal
760 mg/ 100 g215.46 mg (28 g serving)181% DV - 4
Seeds, cottonseed flour
721 mg/ 100 g677.74 mg (94 g serving)172% DV - 5
Seeds, cottonseed flour
716 mg/ 100 g202.99 mg (28 g serving)170% DV - 6
Spices, basil, dried
711 mg/ 100 g4.98 mg (1 g serving)169% DV - 7
Seeds, hemp seed
700 mg/ 100 g210 mg (30 g serving)167% DV - 8
Spices, coriander leaf, dried
694 mg/ 100 g4.16 mg (1 g serving)165% DV - 9
Seaweed, Canadian Cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA
692 mg/ 100 g34.6 mg (5 g serving)165% DV - 10
Chives, freeze-dried
640 mg/ 100 g1.28 mg (0 g serving)152% DV - 11
Wheat bran, crude
611 mg/ 100 g354.38 mg (58 g serving)145% DV - 12
Wheat bran
611 mg/ 100 g366.6 mg (60 g serving)145% DV - 13
Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY
606 mg/ 100 g96.96 mg (16 g serving)144% DV - 14
Spearmint, dried
602 mg/ 100 g3.01 mg (1 g serving)143% DV - 15
Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried
592 mg/ 100 g763.68 mg (129 g serving)141% DV - 16
Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted
550 mg/ 100 g649 mg (118 g serving)131% DV - 17
Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted
550 mg/ 100 g649 mg (118 g serving)131% DV - 18
Pumpkin seeds, NFS
550 mg/ 100 g792 mg (144 g serving)131% DV - 19
Pumpkin seeds, unsalted
550 mg/ 100 g792 mg (144 g serving)131% DV - 20
Pumpkin seeds, salted
543 mg/ 100 g781.92 mg (144 g serving)129% DV - 21
Seeds, watermelon seed kernels, dried
515 mg/ 100 g556.2 mg (108 g serving)123% DV - 22
Beverages, nutritional shake mix
500 mg/ 100 g50 mg (10 g serving)119% DV - 23
Nutritional powder mix, high protein (Herbalife)
500 mg/ 100 g62.5 mg (13 g serving)119% DV - 24
Nutritional powder mix, high protein
500 mg/ 100 g220 mg (44 g serving)119% DV - 25
Cocoa, dry powder
499 mg/ 100 g429.14 mg (86 g serving)119% DV - 26
Cocoa powder, not reconstituted
499 mg/ 100 g24.95 mg (5 g serving)119% DV - 27
Seaweed, dried
482 mg/ 100 g72.3 mg (15 g serving)115% DV - 28
Cocoa, dry powder
476 mg/ 100 g409.36 mg (86 g serving)113% DV - 29
Cocoa, dry powder
476 mg/ 100 g28.56 mg (6 g serving)113% DV - 30
Beverages, UNILEVER
473 mg/ 100 g122.98 mg (26 g serving)113% DV - 31
Nutritional powder mix, high protein (Slim Fast)
473 mg/ 100 g122.98 mg (26 g serving)113% DV - 32
Spices, dill weed, dried
451 mg/ 100 g4.51 mg (1 g serving)107% DV - 33
Seeds, cottonseed kernels, roasted (glandless)
440 mg/ 100 g655.6 mg (149 g serving)105% DV - 34
Spices, celery seed
440 mg/ 100 g8.8 mg (2 g serving)105% DV - 35
Soy flour, full-fat, raw
429 mg/ 100 g360.36 mg (84 g serving)102% DV - 36
Spices, sage, ground
428 mg/ 100 g3 mg (1 g serving)102% DV - 37
Beverage, instant breakfast powder
410 mg/ 100 g22.96 mg (6 g serving)98% DV - 38
Beverages, chocolate powder
410 mg/ 100 g45.1 mg (11 g serving)98% DV - 39
Chocolate beverage powder, light
410 mg/ 100 g41 mg (10 g serving)98% DV - 40
Nutritional powder mix, sugar free (Carnation Instant Breakfast)
410 mg/ 100 g82 mg (20 g serving)98% DV - 41
Spices, parsley, dried
400 mg/ 100 g2 mg (1 g serving)95% DV - 42
Seeds, flaxseed
392 mg/ 100 g40.38 mg (10 g serving)93% DV - 43
Spices, fennel seed
385 mg/ 100 g7.7 mg (2 g serving)92% DV - 44
Beverages, UNILEVER
385 mg/ 100 g100.1 mg (26 g serving)92% DV - 45
Nutritional powder mix (Slim Fast)
385 mg/ 100 g100.1 mg (26 g serving)92% DV - 46
Nutritional powder mix, sugar free (Slim Fast)
385 mg/ 100 g53.9 mg (14 g serving)92% DV - 47
Mothbeans, mature seeds, raw
381 mg/ 100 g746.76 mg (196 g serving)91% DV - 48
Spices, savory, ground
377 mg/ 100 g5.28 mg (1 g serving)90% DV - 49
Nuts, brazilnuts, dried
376 mg/ 100 g500.08 mg (133 g serving)90% DV - 50
Brazil nuts
376 mg/ 100 g18.8 mg (5 g serving)90% DV
Why Magnesium, Mg matters
Magnesium, Mg is an essential mineral. It appears naturally in a range of whole foods and is catalogued by USDA FoodData Central with per-100 g values for thousands of ingredients. The ranked list above surfaces the highest-density food sources in the USDA dataset.
Daily intake reference
| Adult Daily Value (DV) | 420 mg per day |
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