Foods high in Niacin (B3) (USDA SR Legacy)

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 5001–5050 of 7,126 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
5001 Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 2 1/2 minute cook time, cooked with water, stove-top, without salt Breakfast Cereals 0.80 mg 5%
5002 Snacks, plantain chips, salted Snacks 0.80 mg 5%
5003 Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery Baked Products 0.80 mg 5%
5004 Cereals, QUAKER, Oat Bran, QUAKER/MOTHER'S Oat Bran, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.80 mg 5%
5005 Potato salad with egg Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.80 mg 5%
5006 Babyfood, plums, bananas and rice, strained Baby Foods 0.80 mg 5%
5007 Beverages, coffee, brewed, breakfast blend Beverages 0.80 mg 5%
5008 Apricots, frozen, sweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.80 mg 5%
5009 Peppers, hot chili, green, canned, pods, excluding seeds, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.80 mg 5%
5010 Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, raw Nut and Seed Products 0.80 mg 5%
5011 Peppers, hot chili, red, canned, excluding seeds, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.80 mg 5%
5012 Peaches, canned, extra light syrup, solids and liquids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.80 mg 5%
5013 Cress, garden, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.80 mg 5%
5014 Mustard greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.80 mg 5%
5015 Cowpeas, young pods with seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.80 mg 5%
5016 Rye flour, light Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.80 mg 5%
5017 Cowpeas, young pods with seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.80 mg 5%
5018 Taro shoots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.80 mg 5%
5019 Cress, garden, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.80 mg 5%
5020 Rose-apples, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.80 mg 5%
5021 Whale, bowhead, skin and subcutaneous fat (muktuk) (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.80 mg 5%
5022 Snacks, pretzels, hard, confectioner's coating, chocolate-flavor Snacks 0.80 mg 5%
5023 Cereals, corn grits, white, regular and quick, enriched, cooked with water, with salt Breakfast Cereals 0.80 mg 5%
5024 Cereals, corn grits, white, regular and quick, enriched, cooked with water, without salt Breakfast Cereals 0.80 mg 5%
5025 Spices, garlic powder Spices and Herbs 0.80 mg 5%
5026 Soup, clam chowder, new england, canned, prepared with equal volume low fat (2%) milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.79 mg 5%
5027 Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.79 mg 5%
5028 Babyfood, macaroni and cheese, toddler Baby Foods 0.79 mg 5%
5029 Lambsquarters, raw (Northern Plains Indians) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 0.79 mg 5%
5030 Babyfood, dinner, vegetables and beef, junior Baby Foods 0.79 mg 5%
5031 Babyfood, dinner, vegetables and beef, strained Baby Foods 0.79 mg 5%
5032 Soup, vegetable with beef broth, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.79 mg 5%
5033 Sauce, barbecue, KC MASTERPIECE, original Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.79 mg 5%
5034 Malabar spinach, cooked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.79 mg 5%
5035 Prune juice, canned Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.79 mg 5%
5036 Cookies, marshmallow, chocolate-coated (includes marshmallow pies) Baked Products 0.78 mg 5%
5037 Restaurant, family style, macaroni & cheese, from kids' menu Restaurant Foods 0.78 mg 5%
5038 Pie, pumpkin, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.78 mg 5%
5039 Chili con carne with beans, canned entree Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.78 mg 5%
5040 Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.78 mg 5%
5041 Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 0.78 mg 5%
5042 Restaurant, family style, fried mozzarella sticks Restaurant Foods 0.78 mg 5%
5043 Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal Organic, Regular Breakfast Cereals 0.78 mg 5%
5044 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil 24, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.78 mg 5%
5045 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Pregestimil 24 Calories, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.78 mg 5%
5046 Soup, beef broth or bouillon canned, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.78 mg 5%
5047 Soup, bean with frankfurters, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.78 mg 5%
5048 ON THE BORDER, cheese enchilada Restaurant Foods 0.78 mg 5%
5049 Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, drained solids, rinsed with tap water Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.78 mg 5%
5050 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, ears, frozen, raw Pork Products 0.78 mg 5%

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