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 201–250 of 3,358 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Pasta, whole-wheat, dry (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 8.69 mg | 54% |
| 202 | Peppers, hot chile, sun-dried | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 8.67 mg | 54% |
| 203 | Pasta, whole grain, 51% whole wheat, remaining enriched semolina, dry (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 8.63 mg | 54% |
| 204 | Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal | Breakfast Cereals | 8.62 mg | 54% |
| 205 | Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL, sugar free, with added caffeine, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamins B6 and B12 | Beverages | 8.50 mg | 53% |
| 206 | Cereals ready-to-eat, POST Raisin Bran Cereal | Breakfast Cereals | 8.50 mg | 53% |
| 207 | Cereals ready-to-eat, POST GREAT GRAINS Banana Nut Crunch | Breakfast Cereals | 8.50 mg | 53% |
| 208 | Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Raisin Bran Cereal | Breakfast Cereals | 8.47 mg | 53% |
| 209 | Noodles, egg, dry, enriched | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 8.39 mg | 52% |
| 210 | Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried | Nut and Seed Products | 8.34 mg | 52% |
| 211 | Beverages, MONSTER energy drink, low carb | Beverages | 8.33 mg | 52% |
| 212 | Beverages, Energy drink, ROCKSTAR, sugar free | Beverages | 8.33 mg | 52% |
| 213 | Fruit juice smoothie, NAKED JUICE, BLUE MACHINE | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 8.33 mg | 52% |
| 214 | Corn, dried, yellow (Northern Plains Indians) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 8.25 mg | 52% |
| 215 | Syrups, malt | Sweets | 8.12 mg | 51% |
| 216 | Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat, unsalted | Snacks | 8.10 mg | 51% |
| 217 | Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat | Snacks | 8.10 mg | 51% |
| 218 | Beverages, orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, powder | Beverages | 8.00 mg | 50% |
| 219 | Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, cooked (Shoshone Bannock) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 7.96 mg | 50% |
| 220 | Pasta, whole grain, 51% whole wheat, remaining unenriched semolina, dry | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 7.95 mg | 50% |
| 221 | Candies, peanut bar | Sweets | 7.92 mg | 50% |
| 222 | Formulated bar, high fiber, chewy, oats and chocolate | Snacks | 7.90 mg | 49% |
| 223 | Pancakes, whole wheat, dry mix, incomplete | Baked Products | 7.89 mg | 49% |
| 224 | Elk, free range, ground, cooked patties (Shoshone Bannock) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 7.85 mg | 49% |
| 225 | Rice cake, cracker (include hain mini rice cakes) | Snacks | 7.81 mg | 49% |
| 226 | Snacks, brown rice chips | Snacks | 7.81 mg | 49% |
| 227 | Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, plain, unsalted | Snacks | 7.81 mg | 49% |
| 228 | Snacks, rice cracker brown rice, plain | Snacks | 7.81 mg | 49% |
| 229 | Waffle, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwave | Baked Products | 7.79 mg | 49% |
| 230 | Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, without salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 7.71 mg | 48% |
| 231 | Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, lightly salted | Nut and Seed Products | 7.71 mg | 48% |
| 232 | Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, with salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 7.71 mg | 48% |
| 233 | Snacks, bagel chips, plain | Snacks | 7.66 mg | 48% |
| 234 | Spaghetti, protein-fortified, dry, enriched (n x 6.25) | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 7.65 mg | 48% |
| 235 | Waffles, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat | Baked Products | 7.58 mg | 47% |
| 236 | Bacon, meatless | Legumes and Legume Products | 7.56 mg | 47% |
| 237 | Wheat flour, white, bread, enriched | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 7.55 mg | 47% |
| 238 | Toddler formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Nutramigen Toddler with LGG Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted | Baby Foods | 7.40 mg | 46% |
| 239 | Seeds, breadfruit seeds, roasted | Nut and Seed Products | 7.40 mg | 46% |
| 240 | Peppers, sweet, red, freeze-dried | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 7.40 mg | 46% |
| 241 | Macaroni, vegetable, enriched, dry | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 7.33 mg | 46% |
| 242 | Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted | Nut and Seed Products | 7.31 mg | 46% |
| 243 | Toaster pastries, brown-sugar-cinnamon | Baked Products | 7.23 mg | 45% |
| 244 | Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, sesame seed, unsalted | Snacks | 7.21 mg | 45% |
| 245 | Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, sesame seed | Snacks | 7.21 mg | 45% |
| 246 | Spanish rice mix, dry mix, unprepared | Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes | 7.18 mg | 45% |
| 247 | Pasta, dry, enriched | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 7.18 mg | 45% |
| 248 | Peppers, pasilla, dried | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 7.17 mg | 45% |
| 249 | Candies, HERSHEYS, PAYDAY Bar | Sweets | 7.17 mg | 45% |
| 250 | PIZZA HUT, breadstick, parmesan garlic | Fast Foods | 7.08 mg | 44% |
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