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Table 2. Food Sources of Magnesium [24]

Food Magnesium per Serving
Halibut, cooked, 3 oz90 mg
Almonds, dry roasted, 1 oz80 mg
Cashews, dry roasted, 1 oz75 mg
Peanuts, dry roasted, 1 oz50 mg
Spinach, frozen or cooked, one-half cup75 mg
Wheat bran, crude, 2 tablespoons45 mg
Oatmeal, instant, fortified, prepared with water, 1 cup55 mg
Potato, baked with skin, 1 medium50 mg
Cereal, shredded wheat, 2 rectangular biscuits55 mg
Rice, brown, long-grained, cooked, one-half cup40 mg
Yogurt, plain, skim milk, 8 fl oz45 mg
Bran flakes, three-fourths cup40 mg

From: Hypomagnesemia

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