Meat and fish lead this ranking because animal tissue concentrates niacin from the protein it contains. Your body converts some amino acids directly into niacin during digestion, so foods high in protein tend toward high niacin density. This mechanism explains why the table below reads as it does.
Niacin also occurs naturally in grains, legumes, and nuts, though often in a form your body cannot access without processing. The ranking captures what your small intestine can actually use. Bear in mind that the position of a food here reflects its niacin per 100 g, not how much you would typically eat at one time.
FDA daily value: 16 mg
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Showing 1951–2000 of 2,721 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Fig, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquid | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.44 mg | 3% |
| 1952 | Hearts of palm, canned | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.44 mg | 3% |
| 1953 | Broccoli, chinese, cooked | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.44 mg | 3% |
| 1954 | Mustard greens, boiled, drained | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1955 | Squash, summer, zucchini, frozen, unprepared | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1956 | Grape juice, frozen concentrate, sugar and vitamin C added, undiluted | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1957 | Black-eyed peas (cowpeas, crowder, southern), common, mature seeds, canned with pork | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1958 | Mustard spinach (tendergreen), boiled, drained | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1959 | Sesbania flowers, raw | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1960 | Beans, baked, canned, no salt added | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1961 | Mustard greens, boiled, drained, with salt | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1962 | Mustard spinach (tendergreen), boiled, drained, with salt | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1963 | Spinach, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1964 | Kumquat, raw | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1965 | Cauliflower, frozen, unprepared | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1966 | Seeds, lotus seeds, raw | Nuts and Seeds | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1967 | Fig, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1968 | Bok choy, pak-choi, boiled drained | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1969 | Beans, baked, canned, plain or vegetarian | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1970 | Babyfood, vegetables, jarred, squash, all stages | Babyfoods | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1971 | Celeriac, boiled, drained | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1972 | Candies, bars / chips, semisweet chocolate | Sweets | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1973 | Sweets, topping, chocolate flavour hazelnut spread | Sweets | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1974 | Babyfood, vegetables, jarred, mixed vegetables, all stages | Babyfoods | 0.43 mg | 3% |
| 1975 | Vanilla extract | Spices and Herbs | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1976 | Orange, california, navel, raw | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1977 | Carrot, canned, solids and liquid | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1978 | Beans, lima, dry, large, boiled | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1979 | Beans, lima, dry, large, boiled, salted | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1980 | Guava sauce, cooked | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1981 | Chayote, fruit, boiled, drained | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1982 | Muffin, oat bran (wheat free-product) | Baked Products | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1983 | Snacks, tortilla chips, low fat, baked without fat | Snacks | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1984 | Snacks, tortilla chips, unsalted, low fat | Snacks | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1985 | Snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) | Snacks | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1986 | Carrot, canned, solids ans liquid, unsalted | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1987 | Celeriac, boiled, drained, with salt | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1988 | Fig, canned, extra heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1989 | Salad dressing, thousand island, commercial, regular | Fats and Oils | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1990 | Melon, honeydew, raw | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1991 | Blueberry, raw | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1992 | Cabbage, red, raw | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1993 | Squash, summer, crookneck, canned, drained solids | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1994 | Plum, raw | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1995 | Beans, kidney, red, canned, drained and rinsed | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1996 | Apricot, canned whole no skin, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1997 | Carrot, frozen, boiled, drained | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.42 mg | 3% |
| 1998 | Cornsalad (lamb's lettuce), raw | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.41 mg | 3% |
| 1999 | Snacks, tortilla chips, nacho, light | Snacks | 0.41 mg | 3% |
| 2000 | Candies, praline, homemade | Sweets | 0.41 mg | 3% |
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