10 Nuts & Seeds That Are Almost As Good As Taking A Magnesium Supplement

Here, we've ranked the nuts and seeds with the most magnesium (per 1-ounce serving) so you can supplement the natural way:

An ounce of Brazil nuts (about six nuts) contains a whopping 26 percent1 of your RDA for magnesium. But there is one catch—you shouldn't eat an entire serving of Brazil nuts on a daily basis (every now and then is OK). That's because Brazil nuts are so high in the mineral selenium that you could actually go way overboard. That said, two Brazil nuts per day is an amazing way to get a healthy dose of selenium, which is great for thyroid health.

Who knew that an ounce of chia seeds has a whopping 23 percent2 of your RDA for magnesium? This, plus the fact that it's a great source of fiber (40 percent of your RDA) and plant-based omega-3 fatty acids, makes it one worthy smoothie add-in. 

Time to whip up some homemade cashew milk! This nut packs 20 percent3 of your RDA for magnesium, along with 10 percent of your RDA for iron, which can help battle fatigue and prevent hair loss.

Maybe you haven't heard of pili nuts yet, but they should definitely be on your radar. As the highest fat, lowest carb (just 1 gram!) nut out there, they're a keto dieters dream. Plus, they have 20 percent of your daily value of magnesium.

Whether you're eating them in the form of almonds or almond butter, 1 ounce packs 19 percent4 of your RDA for magnesium. For a nut, almonds are a pretty great source of protein (6 grams), too, and they even provide you with some calcium.

Roasted salted pumpkin seeds, or pepitas, make the ideal healthy salad topper, as 1 ounce contains 18 percent5 of your RDA for magnesium, along with 20 percent of your fiber needs, and 11 percent of your daily iron quota. Plus, they're just plain delicious.

Often considered one of the healthiest nuts on the planet (that happens to be one of the most reasonably priced, too), walnuts contain 11 percent6 of the RDA for magnesium. And while they're not the highest, they do deliver plenty of plant-based omega-3s and contain more polyphenol antioxidants than other nuts.

Tied with walnuts, hazelnuts also provide 11 percent7 of your RDA for magnesium. They also deliver around 10 percent of your vitamin B6 needs, a nutrient that's important for keeping the immune system and nervous system healthy.

Proving that good things come in very small packages, sunflower seeds deliver 9 percent8 of your RDA for magnesium, along with 14 percent of your zinc, a mineral that strengthens the immune system, helps with wound healing and the synthesis of DNA, and more.

Noticeably lower in magnesium than some of the other picks on this list, but worth noting, are pistachios. While they provide only 8 percent9 of your RDA for magnesium, they're a great source of the carotenoid antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin, both of which are great for eye health (and with all this screen time, we need all the help we can get!).