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  Food Sources of Magnesium  
 

Food Sources of Magnesium ranked by milligrams of magnesium per standard amount; also calories in the standard amount. (All are ≥ 10% of RDA for adult men, which is 420 mg/day.)
Source: Nutrient values from Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17. Foods are from ARS single nutrient reports, sorted in descending order by nutrient content in terms of common household measures. Food items and weights in the single nutrient reports are adapted from those in 2002 revision of USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 72, Nutritive Value of Foods. Mixed dishes and multiple preparations of the same food item have been omitted from this table.

Food, Standard Amount

Magnesium (mg)

Calories

Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, 1 oz

151

148

Brazil nuts, 1 oz

107

186

Bran ready-to-eat cereal (100%), ~1 oz

103

74

Halibut, cooked, 3 oz

91

  119

Quinoa, dry, ?/font> cup

89

159

Spinach, canned, ?/font> cup

81

25

Almonds, 1 oz

78

164

Spinach, cooked from fresh, ?/font> cup

78

  20

Buckwheat flour, ?/font> cup

75

101

Cashews, dry roasted, 1 oz

74

163

Soybeans, mature, cooked, ?/font> cup

74

  149

Pine nuts, dried, 1 oz

71

191

Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, 1 oz

67

175

White beans, canned, ?/font> cup

67

154

Pollock, walleye, cooked, 3 oz

62

96

Black beans, cooked, ?/font> cup

60

  114

Bulgur, dry, ?/font> cup

57

120

Oat bran, raw, ?/font> cup

55

58

Soybeans, green, cooked, ?cup

54

  127

Tuna, yellowfin, cooked, 3 oz

54

  118

Artichokes (hearts), cooked, ?/font> cup

50

  42

Peanuts, dry roasted, 1 oz

50

166

Lima beans, baby, cooked from frozen, ?/font> cup

50

  95

Beet greens, cooked, ?/font> cup

49

19

Navy beans, cooked, ?/font> cup

48

127

Tofu, firm, prepared with nigaria , ?/font> cup

47

  88

Okra, cooked from frozen, ?/font> cup

47

  26

Soy beverage, 1 cup

47

127

Cowpeas, cooked, ?/font> cup

46

100

Hazelnuts, 1 oz

46

178

Oat bran muffin, 1 oz

45

77

Great northern beans, cooked, ?/font> cup

44

104

Oat bran, cooked, ?cup

44

44

Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked, ?/font> cup

43

78

Brown rice, cooked, ?cup

42

108

Haddock, cooked, 3 oz

42

95

a Calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride.

 
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