Phosphorus is a mineral found in protein-rich foods: meat, fish, dairy, eggs, nuts and wholegrains. This page sets out what may be said about phosphorus under the authorised UK wording and which foods carry the most of it per 100 g.
Phosphorus is a mineral found in protein-rich foods: meat, fish, dairy, eggs, nuts and wholegrains.
The reference intake used on UK labels (the NRV) is 700 mg a day. A food is a source of phosphorus when 100 g carries at least 15 % of that (105 mg) and high in phosphorus at 30 % (210 mg). Those are the thresholds every food page here uses.
What Phosphorus does in the body.
Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism and to the maintenance of normal bones and teeth.
Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism and to the maintenance of normal bones and teeth.
That is the authorised wording, and it is credited to the nutrient itself. Nothing on this page goes beyond it.
How much counts as a source.
The Nutrient Reference Value for phosphorus on UK labels is 700 mg a day. A food counts as a source of phosphorus at 15 % of that per 100 g (105 mg) and as high in phosphorus at 30 % (210 mg); drinks use half those percentages per 100 ml. Those are the thresholds every food page here applies, and the only basis on which a food page says “source of” or “high in”.
Foods with the most phosphorus, per 100 g.
Per 100 g, these are the foods in the database with the most phosphorus. Dishes and recipes are left out so the list shows single foods.
154 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Bran, wheat.
150 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Wheatgerm.
147 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Cheese, processed, smoked.
139 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Milk, skimmed, dried, fortified.
139 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Mushroom, dried.
121 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Cheese spread, plain, reduced fat.
121 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Pumpkin seeds.
119 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Cheese spread, plain.
111 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Flour, wheat, wholemeal, self raising.
110 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Cheese, processed, plain.
104 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Tahini paste.
103 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Courgette, dried.
103 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Sesame seeds.
101 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Shrimps, dried.
99 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Eggs, chicken, whole, dried.
99 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Melon seeds.
98 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Prawns, standard, dried.
97 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Cheese, Parmesan, fresh.
95 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Flour, soya.
94 % of the NRV per 100 g. Full nutrition facts for Beans, soya, dried, raw.
Where Phosphorus comes from in food.
bran (1078 mg), wheatgerm (1047 mg), processed cheese (1030 mg), skimmed milk (970 mg), mushroom (970 mg), cheese spread (850 mg), pumpkin seeds (850 mg), wheat flour (777 mg)
Phosphorus in the Immufix formula.
Phosphorus is not one of the nutrients declared on the Immufix label. The declared list is on The Science page.
Questions people ask.
Under UK labelling rules a food is a source of phosphorus at 15 % of the NRV per 100 g, which is 105 mg, and high in phosphorus at 30 %, which is 210 mg.
Where the numbers come from.
Food figures from the UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID, 2021), per 100 g; reference values from Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 Annex XIII as retained in GB law; claim wording from GB nutrition and health claims register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. All foods A to Z.
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Every vitamin and mineral in Immufix, its amount per scoop and its share of the reference intake, is on The Science page.
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