Foods high in magnesium

Sliced fat-free chicken breast, mesquite tops the list with 45 mg per 100 calories. The Daily Value for magnesium is 420 mg. Ranked from 12,427 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

Per 100 gPer servingPer 100 calories
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  1. 1Sliced fat-free chicken breast, mesquiteSausages and Luncheon Meats45 mg
  2. 2Oscar Mayer honey glazed chicken breastSausages and Luncheon Meats33 mg
  3. 3Rotisserie seasoned deli chicken breast, slicedSausages and Luncheon Meats26.5 mg
  4. 4Italian style chicken or turkey sausage, lower sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats23.5 mg
  5. 5Low salt turkey breast luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats19.3 mg
  6. 6Beef pastrami, 98% fat-freeSausages and Luncheon Meats18.9 mg
  7. 7Sliced prepackaged turkey breastSausages and Luncheon Meats17.9 mg
  8. 8Deli cut rotisserie turkey breastSausages and Luncheon Meats17.9 mg
  9. 9Sliced deli ham, 96% fat freeSausages and Luncheon Meats17.7 mg
  10. 10Deli style roast beef, slicedSausages and Luncheon Meats17.4 mg
  11. 11Hormel Pillow Pak Turkey PepperoniSausages and Luncheon Meats16.9 mg
  12. 12Jellied luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats16.2 mg
  13. 13Low fat smoked turkey, pork, beef sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats15.8 mg
  14. 14Smoked turkey Italian sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats15.8 mg
  15. 15Smoked hot turkey sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats15.8 mg
  16. 16Chopped beef, cured, smokedSausages and Luncheon Meats15.8 mg
  17. 17Pork pickle and pimiento loafSausages and Luncheon Meats15.1 mg
  18. 18Sliced extra lean turkey hamSausages and Luncheon Meats14.9 mg
  19. 19Low fat frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats14.9 mg
  20. 20Smoked ham, extra lean, low sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats14.2 mg
  21. 21Pork luxury loafSausages and Luncheon Meats14.2 mg
  22. 22Pork and beef peppered loafSausages and Luncheon Meats13.4 mg
  23. 23Ham, sliced, regular (approximately 11% fat)Sausages and Luncheon Meats13.4 mg
  24. 24Chicken bratwurst, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats13.1 mg
  25. 25Fat free beef, pork, turkey frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats12.8 mg
  26. 26Cooked turkey salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats12.8 mg
  27. 27Oscar Mayer chopped ham with natural juiceSausages and Luncheon Meats12.8 mg
  28. 28Oven-roasted chicken breast rollSausages and Luncheon Meats12.7 mg
  29. 29Cured beef, driedSausages and Luncheon Meats12.4 mg
  30. 30Fresh raw turkey sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats12.3 mg
  31. 31Mac and cheese loaf, chicken, pork, beefSausages and Luncheon Meats11.8 mg
  32. 32Lebanon bologna, beefSausages and Luncheon Meats11.6 mg
  33. 33PastramiSausages and Luncheon Meats11.6 mg
  34. 34Sliced fat-free oven-roasted chicken breastSausages and Luncheon Meats11.4 mg
  35. 35Mild turkey breakfast sausage links, rawSausages and Luncheon Meats11.2 mg
  36. 36Frozen Italian style meatballsSausages and Luncheon Meats10.8 mg
  37. 37Roast beef spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats10.8 mg
  38. 38Fresh turkey sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats10.7 mg
  39. 39Reduced fat turkey sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats10.3 mg
  40. 40Turkey pastramiSausages and Luncheon Meats10.1 mg
  41. 41New England brand pork and beef sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats9.9 mg
  42. 42Pork and beef barbecue loafSausages and Luncheon Meats9.8 mg
  43. 43Pork and chicken luncheon meat, cannedSausages and Luncheon Meats9.2 mg
  44. 44Chicken frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats9 mg
  45. 45Beef honey roll sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats8.8 mg
  46. 46Pork chorizo, pan-friedSausages and Luncheon Meats8.7 mg
  47. 47Raw pork and veal bockwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats8.6 mg
  48. 48Reduced fat pork sausage, unpreparedSausages and Luncheon Meats8.3 mg
  49. 49Reduced fat pork sausage, pan-friedSausages and Luncheon Meats8.2 mg
  50. 50Turkey bacon, microwavedSausages and Luncheon Meats8.2 mg
  51. 51Pork olive loafSausages and Luncheon Meats8.1 mg
  52. 52Lite pork and turkey bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats8.1 mg
  53. 53Sweet Italian sausage, linksSausages and Luncheon Meats8.1 mg
  54. 54Low fat beef frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats7.9 mg
  55. 55Pork and beef salami, less sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats7.8 mg
  56. 56Turkey bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats7.7 mg
  57. 57Chicken spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats7.6 mg
  58. 58Lite smoked bratwurst, pork, beef, turkeySausages and Luncheon Meats7.5 mg
  59. 59Low sodium turkey baconSausages and Luncheon Meats7.5 mg
  60. 60Ham and cheese spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats7.3 mg
  61. 61Pork and turkey sausage, pre-cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats7.3 mg
  62. 62Ham, chopped, not cannedSausages and Luncheon Meats7.2 mg
  63. 63Jellied corned beef loafSausages and Luncheon Meats7.2 mg
  64. 64Turkey bacon, rawSausages and Luncheon Meats7.1 mg
  65. 65Beerwurst, pork and beefSausages and Luncheon Meats6.9 mg
  66. 66Beerwurst, pork and beefSausages and Luncheon Meats6.9 mg
  67. 67Pork chorizo sausage, rawSausages and Luncheon Meats6.8 mg
  68. 68Oscar Mayer Smokies Little Cheese SausageSausages and Luncheon Meats6.7 mg
  69. 69Ham and cheese loafSausages and Luncheon Meats6.6 mg
  70. 70Cooked honey smoked hamSausages and Luncheon Meats6.6 mg
  71. 71Pork and beef Berliner sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats6.5 mg
  72. 72Skinless smoked chicken, beef, pork sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats6.5 mg
  73. 73Canned chicken liver pâtéSausages and Luncheon Meats6.5 mg
  74. 74Pork and beef picnic loafSausages and Luncheon Meats6.5 mg
  75. 75Cooked pork bratwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats6.3 mg
  76. 76Turkey frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats6.3 mg
  77. 77Cooked fresh turkey and pork sausage, bulk, patty or linkSausages and Luncheon Meats6.2 mg
  78. 78Pork scrappleSausages and Luncheon Meats6.1 mg
  79. 79Minced hamSausages and Luncheon Meats6.1 mg
  80. 80Beef breakfast sausage, pre-cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats6 mg
  81. 81Pork, turkey, and beef sausage, reduced sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats6 mg
  82. 82Low fat beef bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats5.9 mg
  83. 83Mild pork Italian sausage, pan-friedSausages and Luncheon Meats5.8 mg
  84. 84Pork headcheeseSausages and Luncheon Meats5.7 mg
  85. 85Oscar Mayer hard salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats5.7 mg
  86. 86Pork mother's loafSausages and Luncheon Meats5.7 mg
  87. 87Pork bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats5.7 mg
  88. 88Cooked beef and pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats5.7 mg
  89. 89Canned corned beefSausages and Luncheon Meats5.6 mg
  90. 90Pork frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats5.6 mg
  91. 91Beef and pork bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats5.5 mg
  92. 92Raw mild pork Italian sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats5.5 mg
  93. 93Chicken, pork, and beef bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats5.5 mg
  94. 94Dutch brand loaf, chicken, pork, beefSausages and Luncheon Meats5.5 mg
  95. 95Pork beerwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats5.5 mg
  96. 96Canned chopped hamSausages and Luncheon Meats5.4 mg
  97. 97Dry pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats5.4 mg
  98. 98Hot Polish sausage, beef and chickenSausages and Luncheon Meats5.4 mg
  99. 99Heated meat frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats5.4 mg
  100. 100Pork and beef luncheon sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats5.4 mg

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Source: USDA FoodData Central. Per serving uses each food's typical USDA portion. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older.