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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.)
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Food, Standard Amount
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Magnesium (mg)
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Calories
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Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, 1 oz
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151
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148
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Brazil nuts, 1 oz
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107
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186
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Bran ready-to-eat cereal (100%), ~1 oz
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103
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74
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Halibut, cooked, 3 oz
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91
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119
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Quinoa, dry, ¼ cup
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89
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159
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Spinach, canned, ½ cup
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81
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25
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Almonds, 1 oz
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78
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164
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Spinach, cooked from fresh, ½ cup
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78
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20
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Buckwheat flour, ¼ cup
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75
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101
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Cashews, dry roasted, 1 oz
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74
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163
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Soybeans, mature, cooked, ½ cup
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74
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149
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Pine nuts, dried, 1 oz
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71
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191
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Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, 1 oz
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67
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175
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White beans, canned, ½ cup
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67
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154
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Pollock, walleye, cooked, 3 oz
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62
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96
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Black beans, cooked, ½ cup
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60
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114
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Bulgur, dry, ¼ cup
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57
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120
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Oat bran, raw, ¼ cup
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55
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58
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Soybeans, green, cooked, ½ cup
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54
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127
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Tuna, yellowfin, cooked, 3 oz
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54
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118
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Artichokes (hearts), cooked, ½ cup
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50
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42
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Peanuts, dry roasted, 1 oz
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50
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166
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Lima beans, baby, cooked from frozen, ½ cup
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50
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95
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Beet greens, cooked, ½ cup
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49
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19
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Navy beans, cooked, ½ cup
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48
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127
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Tofu, firm, prepared with nigari: ½ cup
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47
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88
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Okra, cooked from frozen, ½ cup
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47
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26
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Soy beverage, 1 cup
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47
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127
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Cowpeas, cooked, ½ cup
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46
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100
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Hazelnuts, 1 oz
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46
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178
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Oat bran muffin, 1 oz
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45
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77
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Great northern beans, cooked, ½ cup
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44
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104
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Oat bran, cooked, ½ cup
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44
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44
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Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked, ½ cup
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43
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78
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Brown rice, cooked, ½ cup
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42
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108
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Haddock, cooked, 3 oz
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42
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95
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