Foods high in Phosphorus, P

Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured Phosphorus, P content per 100 g, drawn live from 2,210 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.

Top 25 foods highest in Phosphorus, P

Ranked by Phosphorus, P per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
1	Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, straight phosphate	FNDDS ingredient	9,918
2	Puddings, all flavors except chocolate, low calorie, instant, dry mix	FNDDS ingredient	2,368
3	Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate	FNDDS ingredient	2,191
4	Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, instant, dry mix	FNDDS ingredient	1,660
5	Beverages, nutritional shake mix, high protein, powder	FNDDS ingredient	1,429
6	Whey, acid, dried	FNDDS ingredient	1,349
7	Beverages, Protein powder whey based	FNDDS ingredient	1,321
8	Beverages, Protein powder soy based	FNDDS ingredient	1,272
9	Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, dry powdered mix, low calorie, with aspartame	FNDDS ingredient	1,239
10	Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, without salt	FNDDS ingredient	1,174
11	Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, without salt	FNDDS ingredient	1,155
12	Seeds, pumpkin seeds (pepitas), raw	Foundation Food	1,150
13	Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat germ, toasted, plain	FNDDS ingredient	1,146
14	Babyfood, Snack, GERBER, GRADUATES, LIL CRUNCHIES, baked whole grain corn snack	FNDDS ingredient	1,044
15	Wheat bran, crude	FNDDS ingredient	1,013
16	Egg, yolk, dried	Foundation Food	982
17	Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, with added vitamin A and vitamin D	FNDDS ingredient	968
18	Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, without added vitamin A and vitamin D	FNDDS ingredient	968
19	Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted	FNDDS ingredient	950
20	Milk, buttermilk, dried	FNDDS ingredient	933
21	Whey, sweet, dried	FNDDS ingredient	932
22	Cheese spread, American or Cheddar cheese base, reduced fat	FNDDS ingredient	931
23	Beverages, Cocoa mix, no sugar added, powder	FNDDS ingredient	893
24	Cheese, pasteurized process cheese food or product, American, singles	Foundation Food	880
25	Cheese spread, pasteurized process, American	FNDDS ingredient	875

Lowest in Phosphorus, P

For contrast — the 10 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
2201	Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed	FNDDS ingredient	1
2202	Beverages, COCA-COLA, POWERADE, lemon-lime flavored, ready-to-drink	FNDDS ingredient	1
2203	Beverages, fruit juice drink, reduced sugar, with vitamin E added	FNDDS ingredient	1
2204	Beverages, tea, Oolong, brewed	FNDDS ingredient	1
2205	Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Cran-Energy, Cranberry Energy Juice Drink	FNDDS ingredient	1
2206	Beverages, tea, black, ready-to-drink, lemon, sweetened	FNDDS ingredient	1
2207	Beverages, cranberry-apple juice drink, low calorie, with vitamin C added	FNDDS ingredient	1
2208	Oil, flaxseed, cold pressed	FNDDS ingredient	1
2209	Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces	FNDDS ingredient	1
2210	Carbonated beverage, chocolate-flavored soda	FNDDS ingredient	1

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Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.

USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.