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Foods Low in Phosphorus

Lowest in phosphorus: Green tea (0 mg in 1 cup), then Olives (0.66 mg in 5 large olives). All 120 foods ranked from the lowest, per serving and per 100 g.

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Researched and written with Claude, an AI by Anthropic. Every study is checked against PubMed.

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Foods low in phosphorus

Per serving, lowest first. Bars show the share of the Daily Value (1,250 mg a day).

Per 100 g, lowest first. Bars show the share of the Daily Value (1,250 mg a day).

Per serving, lowest first. Bars show the share of the EU Reference Intake (700 mg a day).

Per 100 g, lowest first. Bars show the share of the EU Reference Intake (700 mg a day).

Per 100 kcal: the same calories of each food, for a fair comparison. Bars compare each food with the highest food in this ranking.

Only foods with a measured value are ranked. Herbs and spices are left out: by the teaspoon they are low in almost everything. Servings differ in size, so a food can rank low per serving and high per 100 g. Check both.

  1. 1.Green teaBeverages · per 1 cup (245 g)0 mg0% of the Daily Value0% of the Reference Intake
  2. 2.OlivesFruits · per 5 large olives (22 g)0.66 mg<1% of the Daily Value<1% of the Reference Intake
  3. 3.HoneyMisc · per 1 tbsp (21 g)0.84 mg<1% of the Daily Value<1% of the Reference Intake
  4. 4.CoffeeBeverages · per 1 cup (237 g)7.11 mg<1% of the Daily Value1% of the Reference Intake
  5. 5.LemonsFruits · per 1 fruit (58 g)9.28 mg<1% of the Daily Value1% of the Reference Intake
  6. 6.CeleryVegetables · per 1 stalk (40 g)9.6 mg<1% of the Daily Value1% of the Reference Intake
  7. 7.GrapefruitFruits · per ½ medium (128 g)10.2 mg<1% of the Daily Value1% of the Reference Intake
  8. 8.ArugulaVegetables · per 1 cup (20 g)10.4 mg<1% of the Daily Value1% of the Reference Intake
  9. 9.ChestnutsNuts and Seeds · per 1 oz (28 g)10.8 mg<1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  10. 10.CranberriesFruits · per 1 cup (100 g)11 mg<1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  11. 11.KaleVegetables · per 1 cup (21 g)11.6 mg<1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  12. 12.PineappleFruits · per 1 cup (165 g)13.2 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  13. 13.EndiveVegetables · per 1 cup (50 g)14 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  14. 14.FigsFruits · per 2 medium figs (100 g)14 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  15. 15.Iceberg lettuceVegetables · per 1 cup (72 g)14.4 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  16. 16.PapayaFruits · per 1 cup (145 g)14.5 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  17. 17.SpinachVegetables · per 1 cup (30 g)14.7 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  18. 18.WatermelonFruits · per 1 cup (152 g)16.7 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  19. 19.RhubarbVegetables · per 1 cup (122 g)17.1 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  20. 20.BlueberriesFruits · per 1 cup (148 g)17.8 mg1% of the Daily Value3% of the Reference Intake
  21. 21.OrangesFruits · per 1 fruit (131 g)18.3 mg1% of the Daily Value3% of the Reference Intake
  22. 22.EggplantVegetables · per 1 cup (82 g)19.7 mg2% of the Daily Value3% of the Reference Intake
  23. 23.ApplesFruits · per 1 medium (182 g)20 mg2% of the Daily Value3% of the Reference Intake
  24. 24.PlumsFruits · per 2 plums (132 g)21.1 mg2% of the Daily Value3% of the Reference Intake
  25. 25.CarrotsVegetables · per 1 medium (61 g)21.4 mg2% of the Daily Value3% of the Reference Intake
  1. 1.Green teaBeverages0 mg0% of the Daily Value0% of the Reference Intake
  2. 2.CoffeeBeverages3 mg<1% of the Daily Value<1% of the Reference Intake
  3. 3.OlivesFruits3 mg<1% of the Daily Value<1% of the Reference Intake
  4. 4.HoneyMisc4 mg<1% of the Daily Value<1% of the Reference Intake
  5. 5.GrapefruitFruits8 mg<1% of the Daily Value1% of the Reference Intake
  6. 6.PineappleFruits8 mg<1% of the Daily Value1% of the Reference Intake
  7. 7.PapayaFruits10 mg<1% of the Daily Value1% of the Reference Intake
  8. 8.ApplesFruits11 mg<1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  9. 9.CranberriesFruits11 mg<1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  10. 10.WatermelonFruits11 mg<1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  11. 11.BlueberriesFruits12 mg<1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  12. 12.PearsFruits12 mg<1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  13. 13.BeerBeverages14 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  14. 14.FigsFruits14 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  15. 15.MangoFruits14 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  16. 16.OrangesFruits14 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  17. 17.RhubarbVegetables14 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  18. 18.CantaloupeFruits15 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  19. 19.LemonsFruits16 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  20. 20.PlumsFruits16 mg1% of the Daily Value2% of the Reference Intake
  21. 21.GrapesFruits20 mg2% of the Daily Value3% of the Reference Intake
  22. 22.Iceberg lettuceVegetables20 mg2% of the Daily Value3% of the Reference Intake
  23. 23.RadishesVegetables20 mg2% of the Daily Value3% of the Reference Intake
  24. 24.CherriesFruits21 mg2% of the Daily Value3% of the Reference Intake
  25. 25.BananasFruits22 mg2% of the Daily Value3% of the Reference Intake
  1. 1.HoneyMisc1.32 mg
  2. 2.OlivesFruits2.59 mg
  3. 3.PineappleFruits16 mg
  4. 4.FigsFruits18.9 mg
  5. 5.ChestnutsNuts and Seeds19.4 mg
  6. 6.AcornsNuts and Seeds20.4 mg
  7. 7.BlueberriesFruits21.1 mg
  8. 8.PearsFruits21.1 mg
  9. 9.ApplesFruits21.2 mg
  10. 10.DatesFruits22.4 mg
  11. 11.PapayaFruits23.3 mg
  12. 12.MangoFruits23.3 mg
  13. 13.CranberriesFruits23.9 mg
  14. 14.BananasFruits24.7 mg
  15. 15.GrapefruitFruits25 mg
  16. 16.Macadamia nutsNuts and Seeds26.2 mg
  17. 17.Red wineBeverages27.1 mg
  18. 18.GrapesFruits29 mg
  19. 19.OrangesFruits29.8 mg
  20. 20.White riceGrains30 mg
  21. 21.CoconutsNuts and Seeds31.9 mg
  22. 22.AvocadosFruits32.5 mg
  23. 23.BeerBeverages32.6 mg
  24. 24.CherriesFruits33.3 mg
  25. 25.PlumsFruits34.8 mg

Foods high in phosphorus

Who needs to limit phosphorus?

Healthy kidneys remove extra phosphorus from the blood. Kidneys affected by chronic kidney disease cannot do this well, says the National Kidney Foundation, so people with kidney disease may be told to limit phosphorus. Follow the amounts your own care team gives you.

What this ranking does not show

Phosphorus that is added to processed foods is absorbed completely, and phosphorus from animal foods is absorbed more easily than phosphorus from plant foods, says the National Kidney Foundation. This ranking shows the amount in each food, not how much of it is absorbed. On packaged food, the US kidney institute NIDDK advises checking the ingredient list for words with “PHOS”.

We found no official per-serving cut-off for a low-phosphorus food, so this page ranks the foods without drawing a line.

Sources

  1. National Kidney Foundation. Phosphorus and Your CKD Diet. Updated 16 Jul 2024. Accessed 11 Nov 2026. https://www.kidney.org/kidney-topics/phosphorus-and-your-ckd-diet
  2. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Healthy Eating for Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease. Reviewed Jan 2025. Accessed 11 Nov 2026. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/kidney-disease/chronic-kidney-disease-ckd/eating-nutrition