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• Phosphorus (measured in milligrams) and calories are calculated per 100g of food.
• This phosphorus content of foods database contains approximately 7,000 most common food items.
• Click on column header to sort foods by name or by phosphorus or calories.
• Pie chart shows relative contributions to total calories from carbohydrate, protein and fat (and alcohol, if exists).

Phosphorus in Diet

Phosphorus is a mineral that makes up 1% of a person's total body weight. It is present in every cell of the body, but most of the phosphorus in the body is found in the bones and teeth.

Function of Phosphorus

The main function of phosphorus is in the formation of bones and teeth. It plays an important role in the body's utilization of carbohydrates and fats and in the synthesis of protein for the growth, maintenance, and repair of cells and tissues. It is also crucial for the production of ATP, a molecule the body uses to store energy.
Phosphorus works with the B vitamins. It also assists in the contraction of muscles, in the functioning of kidneys, in maintaining the regularity of the heartbeat, and in nerve conduction.

Phosphorus Deficiency

There is generally no deficiency of phosphorus because it is so readily available in the food supply. Excessively high levels of phosphorus in the blood, although rare, can combine with calcium to form deposits in soft tissues such as muscle.

Having too much phosphorus in the body is actually more common than having too little. Too much phosphorus is generally caused by kidney disease or by consuming too much dietary phosphorus and not enough dietary calcium. Several studies suggest that higher intakes of phosphorus are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. As the amount of phosphorus you eat rises, so does the need for calcium. The balance between calcium and phosphorus is necessary for proper bone density and prevention of osteoporosis.

Phosphorus and Kidney Disease

High levels of phosphorus in blood only occur in people with severe kidney disease or severe dysfunction of their calcium regulation. The kidneys help regulate the level of phosphorus in your blood. If your kidney function is impaired, eventually you'll likely have elevated phosphorus levels. In turn, the elevated phosphorus decreases the level of calcium in your blood, which can lead to bone disease. Advanced kidney disease patients have a list of foods they know to avoid because they naturally contain a high level of the mineral phosphorus, which is difficult for their compromised kidneys to expel. In general, 800 to 1,000 milligrams (mg) of phosphorus a day is the limit for someone who has kidney disease. Most healthy adults may eat double this amount.

Phosphorus and Hemodialysis

Phosphorus is found in many foods. If you have too much phosphorus in your blood, it pulls calcium from your bones. Losing calcium will make your bones weak and likely to break. Also, too much phosphorus may make your skin itch. Foods like milk and cheese, dried beans, peas, colas, nuts, and peanut butter are high in phosphorus. Usually, people on dialysis are limited to 1/2 cup of milk per day.

Phosphorus Food Sources

The main food sources are the protein food groups of meat and milk. A meal plan that provides adequate amounts of calcium and protein also provides an adequate amount of phosphorus.
Although whole-grain breads and cereals contain more phosphorus than cereals and breads made from refined flour, this is a storage form of phosphorus called phytin, which is not absorbed by humans.
Fruits and vegetables contain only small amounts of phosphorus.

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Phosphorus Rich Foods

List of top 100 foods high in phosphorus. Phosphorus content is in milligrams per 100 grams of food weight.

Food Name

Phosphorus

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

9918

Leavening agents, baking powder, low-sodium

6869

Puddings, all flavors except chocolate, low calorie, instant, dry mix

2368

Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate

2191

Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted (glandless)

1684

Rice bran, crude

1677

Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, instant, dry mix

1660

Cocoa mix, with aspartame, low calorie, powder, with added calcium phosphorus, without added

1630

sodium or vitamin A

Seeds, cottonseed flour, partially defatted (glandless)

1597

Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless)

1587

Lemonade, low calorie, with aspartame, powder

1554

Smelt, dried (Alaska Native)

1400

Whey, acid, dried

1349

Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, KRETSCHMER Toasted Wheat Bran

1314

Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame

1293

Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame, no added sodium

1293

Fruit-flavored drink, dry powdered mix, low calorie, with aspartame

1239

Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried

1233

Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, with salt added

1174

Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, without salt

1174

Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, without salt

1158

Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, toasted, with salt added

1158

Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, without salt

1155

Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added

1155

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN Original

1150

Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat germ, toasted, plain

1146

Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, with salt added

1139

Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, without salt

1139

Phosphorus Rich Foods

Phosphorus

Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, KRETSCHMER Wheat Germ, Regular

1130

Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native)

1040

KRAFT VELVEETA LIGHT Reduced Fat Pasteurized Process Cheese Product

1024

Wheat bran, crude

1013

Milk, dry, nonfat, calcium reduced

1011

Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, KRETSCHMER Honey Crunch Wheat Germ

1011

Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, with added vitamin A and vitamin D

985

Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, without added vitamin A and vitamin D

985

Steelhead trout, dried, flesh (Shoshone Bannock)

976

Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, with added vitamin A and vitamin D

968

Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, without added vitamin A and vitamin D

968

Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted

950

KRAFT CHEEZ WHIZ LIGHT Pasteurized Process Cheese Product

943

Cheese, pasteurized process, cheddar or American, fat-free

936

Milk, buttermilk, dried

933

Whey, sweet, dried

932

KRAFT FREE Singles American Nonfat Pasteurized Process Cheese Product

923

Egg, yolk, dried

920

Pancakes, buckwheat, dry mix, incomplete

913

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN WITH EXTRA FIBER

900

Dairy drink mix, chocolate, reduced calorie, with low-calorie sweeteners, powder

893

Cocoa mix, no sugar added, powder

893

Cheese spread, pasteurized process, American

875

Spices, poppy seed

870

KRAFT VELVEETA Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread

863

Soy protein isolate, PROTEIN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, SUPRO

862

Seeds, chia seeds, dried

860

Cheese product, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortified

855

Wheat germ, crude

842

Soy protein concentrate, crude protein basis (N x 6.25), produced by acid wash

839

Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash

839

Phosphorus Rich Foods

Phosphorus

Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction

839

Egg, whole, dried

831

Cheese product, pasteurized process, American, reduced fat, fortified with vitamin D

829

Cheese product, pasteurized process, cheddar, reduced fat

829

Spices, mustard seed, ground

828

Cheese, pasteurized process, American, low fat

827

Cheese, pasteurized process, swiss, low fat

827

Cereals ready-to-eat, WAFFELOS

815

Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, 100% Bran Cereal

813

Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted

810

Fish, herring eggs, Pacific, dry (Alaska Native)

808

Seeds, sesame flour, high-fat

807

Cheese, parmesan, low sodium

807

KRAFT CHEEZ WHIZ Pasteurized Process Cheese Sauce

806

Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant

804

Cornmeal, self-rising, bolted, plain, enriched, yellow

804

Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant, with added oil

804

Cornmeal, self-rising, bolted, plain, enriched, white

804

Soy protein isolate, PROTEIN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, ProPlus

800

Seeds, cottonseed kernels, roasted (glandless)

800

Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, type of kernels unspecified

790

Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from unroasted kernels (non-chemically removed seed coat)

790

Formulated bar, LUNA BAR, NUTZ OVER CHOCOLATE

785

Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)

784

Pancakes, whole-wheat, dry mix, incomplete

782

Soy protein isolate

776

Soy protein isolate, potassium type

776

Milk, dry, whole, with added vitamin D

776

Soy protein isolate, potassium type, crude protein basis

776

Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D

776

Seeds, sesame meal, partially defatted

774

Phosphorus Rich Foods

Phosphorus

Seeds, sesame seed kernels, toasted, with salt added (decorticated)

774

Seeds, sesame seed kernels, toasted, without salt added (decorticated)

774

Cheese, pasteurized process, swiss

762

Peanut flour, defatted

760

Cheese, romano

760

Cocoa, dry powder, hi-fat or breakfast, plain

758

Cocoa, dry powder, hi-fat or breakfast, processed with alkali

758

Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat

757

Seeds, watermelon seed kernels, dried

755

Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from raw and stone ground kernels

752

Puddings, lemon, dry mix, instant

752

Phosphorus Content of Fresh Fruits

Phosphorus contents are in milligrams per 100 grams of fruit weight. All fruits are raw, uncooked.

Phosphorus (mg)

Fresh Fruits (100 g)

113

Tamarinds

68

Passion-fruit, (granadilla), purple

59

Currants, european black

54

Avocados, California

52

Avocados, all commercial varieties

52

Rowal

47

Abiyuch

44

Currants, red and white

40

Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha)

40

Guavas, common

40

Avocados, Florida

39

Durian or frozen

39

Elderberries

38

Mulberries

37

Roselle

36

Pomegranates

34

Plantains

34

Kiwifruit, green

32

Sugar-apples, (sweetsop)

31

Litchis

30

Breadfruit

29

Kiwifruit, gold

29

Raspberries

27

Gooseberries

27

Loquats

27

Soursop

27

Guavas, strawberry

26

Cherimoya

26

Nectarines

Phosphorus (mg)

Fresh Fruits (100 g)

26

Persimmons, native

26

Sapote, mamey

25

Passion-fruit juice, yellow

24

Grapes, muscadine

24

Prickly pears

24

Strawberries

23

Jujube

23

Apricots

23

Oranges, navels

22

Blackberries

22

Bananas

22

Oranges, with peel

21

Longans

21

Cherries, sweet

21

Custard-apple, (bullock's-heart)

21

Orange peel

21

Clementines

21

Jackfruit

20

Grapes, red or green (European type, such as Thompson seedless)

20

Tangerines, (mandarin oranges)

20

Peaches

19

Feijoa

19

Kumquats

18

Grapefruit, pink and red, all areas

18

Limes

17

Persimmons, japanese

17

Oranges, California, valencias

17

Orange juice

17

Java-plum, (jambolan)

17

Quinces

17

Pummelo

Phosphorus (mg)

Fresh Fruits (100 g)

16

Lemons, without peel

16

Plums

15

Crabapples

15

Melons, cantaloupe

15

Grapefruit juice, white

15

Grapefruit juice, pink

15

Cherries, sour, red

14

Figs

14

Rhubarb

14

Lime juice

14

Mangos

14

Tangerine juice

14

Oranges, all commercial varieties

13

Passion-fruit juice, purple

13

Cranberries

12

Lemon peel

12

Grapefruit, white, California

12

Grapefruit, pink and red, California and Arizona

12

Sapodilla

12

Blueberries

12

Oranges, Florida

12

Carambola, (starfruit)

12

Pears

11

Apples, with skin

11

Apples, without skin

11

Pears, bartlett

11

Pears, asian

11

Watermelon

11

Pitanga, (surinam-cherry)

11

Mammy-apple, (mamey)

11

Melons, honeydew

Phosphorus (mg)

Fresh Fruits (100 g)

11

Acerola, (west indian cherry)

10

Papayas

10

Grapes, american type (slip skin)

10

Apples, golden delicious, with skin

10

Oheloberries

9

Acerola juice

9

Pineapple, traditional varieties

9

Grapefruit, pink and red, Florida

8

Rose-apples

8

Pineapple, all varieties

8

Lemon juice

8

Pineapple, extra sweet variety

8

Apples, without skin, cooked, microwave

8

Apples, without skin, cooked, boiled

8

Grapefruit, white, all areas

8

Grapefruit, pink and red and white, all areas

7

Carissa, (natal-plum)

7

Grapefruit, white, Florida

5

Melons, casaba

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