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 1901–1950 of 5,243 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Deli-meat, Old fashioned smoked brisket, sliced | Sausages and Luncheon meats | 3.51 mg | 22% |
| 1902 | Potato flour | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 3.51 mg | 22% |
| 1903 | English muffin, multigrain (also granola), toasted | Baked Products | 3.50 mg | 22% |
| 1904 | Leeks (bulb and lower-leaf portion), freeze-dried | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 3.50 mg | 22% |
| 1905 | Nuts, almonds, dried, blanched, unroasted | Nuts and Seeds | 3.50 mg | 22% |
| 1906 | Nuts, Japanese chestnuts, dried | Nuts and Seeds | 3.50 mg | 22% |
| 1907 | Fish, eel, mixed species, raw | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 3.50 mg | 22% |
| 1908 | Fish, tilefish, baked or broiled | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 3.50 mg | 22% |
| 1909 | Fast foods, pizza, cheese and pepperoni, thick crust | Fast Foods | 3.50 mg | 22% |
| 1910 | Bread, oat (includes oatmeal and oat bran), commercial | Baked Products | 3.50 mg | 22% |
| 1911 | Fast foods, pizza, cheese, thick crust | Fast Foods | 3.50 mg | 22% |
| 1912 | Grains, couscous, dry | Cereals, Grains and Pasta | 3.49 mg | 22% |
| 1913 | Beef, tongue, simmered | Beef Products | 3.49 mg | 22% |
| 1914 | Beef, brisket, whole, lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, raw | Beef Products | 3.48 mg | 22% |
| 1915 | Cracker, cheese, sandwich, with cheese filling | Baked Products | 3.48 mg | 22% |
| 1916 | Winged beans (goa bean) leaves, raw | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 3.47 mg | 22% |
| 1917 | Cookie, animal crackers (arrowroot, social tea) | Baked Products | 3.47 mg | 22% |
| 1918 | Wiener (frankfurter), beef, pork, and turkey, fat free | Sausages and Luncheon meats | 3.47 mg | 22% |
| 1919 | Lamb, New Zealand, shoulder, whole, lean, raw | Lamb, Veal and Game | 3.46 mg | 22% |
| 1920 | Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, cheeseburger, regular, double patty and bun, with condiments | Fast Foods | 3.46 mg | 22% |
| 1921 | Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, cheeseburger, regular, double patty, with condiments | Fast Foods | 3.46 mg | 22% |
| 1922 | Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, spinach, as purchased | Cereals, Grains and Pasta | 3.46 mg | 22% |
| 1923 | Beef, thymus, raw | Beef Products | 3.45 mg | 22% |
| 1924 | Pork, pancreas, raw | Pork Products | 3.45 mg | 22% |
| 1925 | Pie crust, standard type, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked | Baked Products | 3.45 mg | 22% |
| 1926 | Pork and chicken, canned | Sausages and Luncheon meats | 3.45 mg | 22% |
| 1927 | Biscuit, plain/buttermilk, refrigerated dough, lower fat, baked | Baked Products | 3.45 mg | 22% |
| 1928 | Roll, dinner, plain, homemade, with 2% milk | Baked Products | 3.45 mg | 22% |
| 1929 | Bread, white with raisins, commercial, toasted | Baked Products | 3.45 mg | 22% |
| 1930 | Fast foods, breakfast, biscuit with sausage | Fast Foods | 3.44 mg | 22% |
| 1931 | Duck, wild, native, breast, meat only, raw | Poultry Products | 3.44 mg | 22% |
| 1932 | Bagel, egg | Baked Products | 3.44 mg | 22% |
| 1933 | Candies, bars, Mr Goodbar | Sweets | 3.44 mg | 22% |
| 1934 | Pie, tourtiere, commercial | Baked Products | 3.43 mg | 21% |
| 1935 | Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, donair or gyro sandwich | Fast Foods | 3.42 mg | 21% |
| 1936 | Cereal, ready to eat, Heritage O's, Nature's Path | Breakfast cereals | 3.42 mg | 21% |
| 1937 | English muffin, whole wheat | Baked Products | 3.41 mg | 21% |
| 1938 | Radish, oriental (daikon), dried | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 3.40 mg | 21% |
| 1939 | Biscuit, multigrain, refrigerated dough | Baked Products | 3.40 mg | 21% |
| 1940 | Cracker, multigrain | Baked Products | 3.40 mg | 21% |
| 1941 | Sausage, smoked, pork, pre-cooked, reheated, reduced fat | Sausages and Luncheon meats | 3.40 mg | 21% |
| 1942 | Bread, whole grain (whole-wheat), commercial | Baked Products | 3.38 mg | 21% |
| 1943 | Veal, thymus, braised | Lamb, Veal and Game | 3.38 mg | 21% |
| 1944 | Popover, dry mix, unprepared | Baked Products | 3.38 mg | 21% |
| 1945 | Beef, brisket, lean and fat, 0mm (0") trim, braised | Beef Products | 3.37 mg | 21% |
| 1946 | Bagel, whole-wheat (multigrain) | Baked Products | 3.37 mg | 21% |
| 1947 | Grains, teff, uncooked | Cereals, Grains and Pasta | 3.36 mg | 21% |
| 1948 | Fish, haddock, raw | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 3.36 mg | 21% |
| 1949 | Candies, M&M's peanut chocolate candies | Sweets | 3.36 mg | 21% |
| 1950 | English muffin, wheat | Baked Products | 3.36 mg | 21% |
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