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Top 10 Vegetables Highest in Magnesium

Written by Daisy Whitbread, MScN
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Top 10 Vegetables Highest in Magnesium

Magnesium is an essential mineral needed for basic human functions such as blood glucose control, blood pressure regulation, and nerve functioning.

Vegetables are, without question, the most nutrient dense food group and it is no surprise that they are also a great source of magnesium.

Vegetables high in magnesium include spinach, swiss chard, lima beans, acorn squash, artichokes, kale, peas, okra, sweet corn, and potatoes. The daily value (%DV) for magnesium is 420mg.

See the top 10 vegetables high in magnesium below, and for more, see the extended list of less common vegetables rich in magnesium.

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List of Vegetables High in Magnesium

1 Spinach
A Bowl of Spinach
2 Swiss Chard
Swiss Chard
3 Lima Beans
Lima Beans
4 Acorn Squash
An acorn squash
5 Artichokes (Globe or French)
Artichokes
6 Kale
Leaves of Kale
7 Green Peas
Green Peas
8 Okra
Sliced Okra
9 Sweet Corn
Yellow Sweet Corn
10 Potatoes
Potatoes

See All 200 Vegetables High in Magnesium

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Even More Magnesium Rich Vegetables

#1 Taro 17% DV (70mg) in 1 cup sliced
#2 Burdock Root 12% DV (49mg) in 1 cup
#3 Nopales 11% DV (45mg) in 1 cup sliced
#4 Fireweed Leaves 9% DV (36mg) in 1 cup
#5 Sweet Potato Leaves 7% DV (31mg) in 1 cup chopped
#6 Parsley 7% DV (30mg) in 1 cup chopped
#7 Purslane 7% DV (29mg) in 1 cup
#8 Beet Greens 6% DV (27mg) in 1 cup raw
#9 Sweet Potato Leaves 6% DV (25mg) in 1 cup chopped
#10 Garden Cress 5% DV (19mg) in 1 cup
#11 Amaranth Leaves 4% DV (15mg) in 1 cup
#12 Spirulina 3% DV (14mg) in 1 tbsp
#13 Wakame Seaweed 3% DV (11mg) in 2 tbsp (1/8 cup)

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Data Sources and References

  1. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 28.
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