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Top 50 Foods Highest in Phosphorus

Ranked by Phosphorus content per 100g edible portion. Daily Value: 1250 mg (FDA 2020). Data from USDA FoodData Central.

Phosphorus: benefits, deficiency & absorption tips

#1 Highest

Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, straight phosphate

9918 mg

Daily Value

1250 mg

FDA 2020

Foods ranked

49

with Phosphorus data

Complete Ranking — Phosphorus per 100g

# Food Phosphorus (mg) % DV
1 Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, straight phosphate 9918 793% (Excellent)
2 Leavening agents, baking powder, low-sodium vs #1 6869 550% (Excellent)
3 Puddings, all flavors except chocolate, low calorie, instant, dry mix vs #1 2368 189% (Excellent)
4 Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate vs #1 2191 175% (Excellent)
5 Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted (glandless) vs #1 1684 135% (Excellent)
6 Rice bran, crude vs #1 1677 134% (Excellent)
7 Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, instant, dry mix vs #1 1660 133% (Excellent)
8 Seeds, hemp seed, hulled vs #1 1650 132% (Excellent)
9 Beverages, Cocoa mix, low calorie, powder, with added calcium, phosphorus, aspartame, without added sodium or vitamin A vs #1 1630 130% (Excellent)
10 Seeds, cottonseed flour, partially defatted (glandless) vs #1 1597 128% (Excellent)
11 Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless) vs #1 1587 127% (Excellent)
12 Beverages, nutritional shake mix, high protein, powder vs #1 1429 114% (Excellent)
13 Smelt, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 1400 112% (Excellent)
14 Whey, acid, dried vs #1 1349 108% (Excellent)
15 Beverages, Protein powder whey based vs #1 1321 106% (Excellent)
16 Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Toasted Wheat Bran vs #1 1314 105% (Excellent)
17 Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame vs #1 1293 103% (Excellent)
18 Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame, no added sodium vs #1 1293 103% (Excellent)
19 Beverages, Protein powder soy based vs #1 1272 102% (Excellent)
20 Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, dry powdered mix, low calorie, with aspartame vs #1 1239 99% (High)
21 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried vs #1 1233 99% (High)
22 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, with salt added vs #1 1174 94% (High)
23 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, without salt vs #1 1174 94% (High)
24 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, with salt added vs #1 1158 93% (High)
25 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, without salt vs #1 1158 93% (High)
26 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels from shell, dry roasted, with salt added vs #1 1155 92% (High)
27 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added vs #1 1155 92% (High)
28 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, without salt vs #1 1155 92% (High)
29 Seeds, pumpkin seeds (pepitas), raw vs #1 1150 92% (High)
30 Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat germ, toasted, plain vs #1 1146 92% (High)
31 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, with salt added vs #1 1139 91% (High)
32 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, without salt vs #1 1139 91% (High)
33 Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Wheat Germ, Regular vs #1 1130 90% (High)
34 Babyfood, Snack, GERBER, GRADUATES, LIL CRUNCHIES, baked whole grain corn snack vs #1 1044 84% (High)
35 Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 1040 83% (High)
36 Egg, yolk, dried vs #1 1040 83% (High)
37 KRAFT VELVEETA LIGHT Reduced Fat Pasteurized Process Cheese Product vs #1 1024 82% (High)
38 Wheat bran, crude vs #1 1013 81% (High)
39 Milk, dry, nonfat, calcium reduced vs #1 1011 81% (High)
40 Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Honey Crunch Wheat Germ vs #1 1011 81% (High)
41 Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, with added vitamin A and vitamin D vs #1 985 79% (High)
42 Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, without added vitamin A and vitamin D vs #1 985 79% (High)
43 Steelhead trout, dried, flesh (Shoshone Bannock) vs #1 976 78% (High)
44 Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, without added vitamin A and vitamin D vs #1 968 77% (High)
45 Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, with added vitamin A and vitamin D vs #1 968 77% (High)
46 Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted vs #1 950 76% (High)
47 KRAFT CHEEZ WHIZ LIGHT Pasteurized Process Cheese Product vs #1 943 75% (High)
48 Milk, buttermilk, dried vs #1 933 75% (High)
49 Whey, sweet, dried vs #1 932 75% (High)

* All values per 100g edible portion. % Daily Values based on FDA 2020 (2,000 kcal diet). Rankings update automatically when USDA data is refreshed.