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 2001–2050 of 3,406 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Hot chocolate, mix, powder | Beverages | 0.59 mg | 4% |
| 2002 | Granola bar, crunchy, plain | Baked Products | 0.59 mg | 4% |
| 2003 | Peach, canned halves or slices, juice pack, solids and liquid | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.58 mg | 4% |
| 2004 | Hummus, commercial | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.58 mg | 4% |
| 2005 | Pepper, sweet, green, sauteed | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.58 mg | 4% |
| 2006 | Peas and carrots, canned, solids and liquid | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.58 mg | 4% |
| 2007 | Soup, wonton (won ton), restaurant prepared | Soups, Sauces and Gravies | 0.58 mg | 4% |
| 2008 | Babyfood, fruit, jarred, banana, all stages | Babyfoods | 0.58 mg | 4% |
| 2009 | Beans, kidney, dark red, boiled | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.58 mg | 4% |
| 2010 | Beans, kidney, dark red, boiled, salted | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.58 mg | 4% |
| 2011 | Candies, dark chocolate coated coffee beans | Sweets | 0.58 mg | 4% |
| 2012 | Vegetables, mixed, canned, drained solids | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.58 mg | 4% |
| 2013 | Beans, legumes, mung (green gram), boiled | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.58 mg | 4% |
| 2014 | Beans, legumes, mung (green gram), boiled, salted | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.58 mg | 4% |
| 2015 | Collards, boiled, drained | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.57 mg | 4% |
| 2016 | Collards, boiled, drained, with salt | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.57 mg | 4% |
| 2017 | Candies, fondant, sweet chocolate coated | Sweets | 0.57 mg | 4% |
| 2018 | Cherimoya, raw | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.57 mg | 4% |
| 2019 | Cereal, hot, cream of wheat, instant: maple and brown sugar, dry | Breakfast cereals | 0.57 mg | 4% |
| 2020 | Beans, pink, boiled | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.57 mg | 4% |
| 2021 | Beans, pink, boiled, salted | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.57 mg | 4% |
| 2022 | Beans, kidney, all types, boiled, with salt | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.57 mg | 4% |
| 2023 | Beans, kidney, all types, boiled | Legumes and Legume Products | 0.57 mg | 4% |
| 2024 | Egg substitute, powder | Dairy and Egg Products | 0.57 mg | 4% |
| 2025 | Soup, tomato, canned, condensed, reduced sodium, 2% M.F. milk added | Soups, Sauces and Gravies | 0.57 mg | 4% |
| 2026 | Melon, horned | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| 2027 | Sauce, mustard, yellow, ready-to-serve | Spices and Herbs | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| 2028 | Peas, edible-podded (snow peas), frozen, boiled, drained | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| 2029 | Soup, mushroom barley, ready-to-serve, low sodium | Soups, Sauces and Gravies | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| 2030 | Fruit salad, tropical (pineapple, red and yellow papaya), canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquid | Fruits and fruit juices | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| 2031 | Candies, bars, Almond Joy | Sweets | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| 2032 | Soup, cream, mushroom, canned, condensed, reduced fat | Soups, Sauces and Gravies | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| 2033 | Turnip, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| 2034 | Grains, rice, white, steamed, Chinese restaurant | Cereals, Grains and Pasta | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| 2035 | Soup, wonton (won ton), canned, ready-to-serve | Soups, Sauces and Gravies | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| 2036 | Turnip, frozen, boiled, drained | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| 2037 | Peas, edible-podded (snow peas), frozen, boiled, drained, with salt | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| 2038 | Amaranth leaves, boiled, drained | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.56 mg | 3% |
| 2039 | Squash, winter, hubbard, baked | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.56 mg | 3% |
| 2040 | Vegetables, asian mix, frozen, boiled, drained (broccoli, green beans, mini corn, snow peas, red pepper) | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.56 mg | 3% |
| 2041 | Sweet potato, raw | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.56 mg | 3% |
| 2042 | Carrot, baby, raw | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.56 mg | 3% |
| 2043 | Pasta, corn, cooked | Cereals, Grains and Pasta | 0.56 mg | 3% |
| 2044 | Sweet potato, frozen, baked | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.56 mg | 3% |
| 2045 | Dessert, frozen, ice cream sandwich, made with light ice cream, vanilla | Sweets | 0.56 mg | 3% |
| 2046 | Soup, cream, mushroom, ready-to-serve, reduced sodium | Soups, Sauces and Gravies | 0.55 mg | 3% |
| 2047 | Broccoli, boiled, drained | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.55 mg | 3% |
| 2048 | Broccoli, boiled, drained, with salt | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.55 mg | 3% |
| 2049 | Yam, raw | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.55 mg | 3% |
| 2050 | Yam, boiled, drained or baked | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.55 mg | 3% |
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