Products that are rich in magnesium element

Magnesium is one of a few minerals that are essential for human organism. Without it our nervous system, muscles and bones wouldn’t be able to function normally and many biochemical processes wouldn’t even be happening.

It’s always important to arrange or change our eating habits in favor of vitamins. We all know that we must eat lots of fruits and vegetables, drink litres of fresh water and avoid products with plenty of sugar, salt, etc. However, not all elements are acquired just by eating apples or lemon and the more varied our product range is – the better. As our topic is about magnesium, we present 10 products particularly rich in magnesium element:

1.       Fresh leaf vegetables (spinach, beetroot leaves, lettuce). Did you know that 100 g. of spinach contains 80 mg. of magnesium which makes up around 20% of recommended daily intake? Amazing, how much you can get with so little.

2.        Avocado fruits. 29 mg. of magnesium can be absorbed by eating 100 g. of avocado and that’s 7% of recommended daily intake (RDI). If you don’t like the taste of this exotic fruit (I, personally am not a fan of it) there are other more domestic options.

3.        Beans and lentils. Soy beans in particular have lots of magnesium (86 mg. per 100 g. which makes up 22% of RDI). You can also eat white, black beans, snap-beans, lentils and chickpeas.

4.       Whole grains. Husked or brown rice is the best in this category. Durum wheat, millet, buckwheat, black rice even whole grain macaroni can also benefit to your magnesium intake.

5.       Black chocolate. Finally there’s something from the sweet corner. Only 100 g. may provide 330 mg. of magnesium which is a lot, but you have to watch out for calories. Anyway, this one is my favorite.

6.       Bananas. No need to introduce them – they are tasty, cheap and contain 27 mg. of magnesium per 100 g.

7.       Nuts and seeds. The winner is pumpkin seeds containing a whooping 530 mg. of magnesium per 100 g. (132% of recommended daily intake). Eat a few seeds during breakfast, a few during supper and you can forget about magnesium deficit. Seeds don’t cost much and they are available in almost every food store.

8.       Fish. To be honest – not every kind of fish has the same amount of this mineral. I suggest eating mackerels, cods, plaices and tunas. 100 grams of mackerel contain 24 percent of recommended daily intake.

9.       Yogurt. 100 grams of classic, fat-reduced yogurt contains 5% of daily norm. It’s not much, but if there’s nothing else to choose from, yogurt may come in handy.

 

10.   Figs. 100 g. of dried figs contain up 70 mg. of magnesium. Alternatively you can eat dates, apricots, plums and raisins. 

         if you want to restore magnesium quickly then our recommendation is using magnesium supplements or food baths. More about it read here. 

So    Some information was borrowed from the article about magnesium on www.magne.ee website.