Nutrient

Manganese: the Daily Value and where it comes from

The FDA Daily Value for manganese is 2 mg for adults and children 4 and over (21 CFR 101.9(c)). Of 2,777 USDA reference foods with a typical portion, 742 give at least 10% of it (0.2 mg) in one portion and 387 give 20% (0.5 mg).

Updated September 30, 2026 · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked

Daily Value: 2mg; the reference on every Nutrition Facts label
Good source: 0.2mg; per serving, 10% DV (21 CFR 101.54(c))
High in manganese: 0.5mg; per serving, 20% DV (21 CFR 101.54(b))

Portions that give the most manganese

Teff, cooked (7.2 mg in 1 cup, 313% DV), Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat (5.8 mg in 3 oz, 252% DV) and Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, tripe cooked, boiled (5.2 mg in 3 oz, 226% DV) give the most per typical portion. The full ranking lists every food that supplies 10% of the Daily Value or more.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release; FDA Daily Values (21 CFR 101.9).

See every food ranked by manganese

Sources for this page

USDA FoodData Central: the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies: the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food: the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101.12, Reference amounts customarily consumed: the serving each kind of food is labeled by. ecfr.gov
FDA, Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels: the Daily Values in a table. fda.gov