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 7,126 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder top and center steaks, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw | Beef Products | 5.19 mg | 32% |
| 1902 | Lamb, shoulder, blade, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 5.19 mg | 32% |
| 1903 | Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, select, raw | Beef Products | 5.19 mg | 32% |
| 1904 | Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled | Beef Products | 5.19 mg | 32% |
| 1905 | Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder tender, medallion, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled | Beef Products | 5.19 mg | 32% |
| 1906 | Beef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised | Beef Products | 5.18 mg | 32% |
| 1907 | Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled | Beef Products | 5.18 mg | 32% |
| 1908 | Beef, round, knuckle, tip center, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled | Beef Products | 5.18 mg | 32% |
| 1909 | Beef, tenderloin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw | Beef Products | 5.18 mg | 32% |
| 1910 | Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, back meat only | Poultry Products | 5.17 mg | 32% |
| 1911 | Fast foods, taco with chicken, lettuce and cheese, soft | Fast Foods | 5.17 mg | 32% |
| 1912 | TACO BELL, Soft Taco with chicken, cheese and lettuce | Fast Foods | 5.17 mg | 32% |
| 1913 | Beef, round, top round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, broiled | Beef Products | 5.17 mg | 32% |
| 1914 | Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, center slice, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 5.17 mg | 32% |
| 1915 | Infant Formula, GERBER GOOD START 2, GENTLE PLUS, powder | Baby Foods | 5.17 mg | 32% |
| 1916 | Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder top and center steaks, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled | Beef Products | 5.17 mg | 32% |
| 1917 | Beef, cured, dried | Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 5.16 mg | 32% |
| 1918 | Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw | Beef Products | 5.16 mg | 32% |
| 1919 | Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, hindshank, heel on, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, braised | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 5.16 mg | 32% |
| 1920 | Turkey, white, rotisserie, deli cut | Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 5.16 mg | 32% |
| 1921 | Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw | Beef Products | 5.16 mg | 32% |
| 1922 | Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw | Beef Products | 5.15 mg | 32% |
| 1923 | Snacks, corn cakes, very low sodium | Snacks | 5.15 mg | 32% |
| 1924 | Snacks, corn cakes | Snacks | 5.15 mg | 32% |
| 1925 | Beef, round, top round, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, pan-fried | Beef Products | 5.15 mg | 32% |
| 1926 | Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled | Beef Products | 5.15 mg | 32% |
| 1927 | Beef, round, eye of round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted | Beef Products | 5.15 mg | 32% |
| 1928 | Candies, honey-combed, with peanut butter | Sweets | 5.15 mg | 32% |
| 1929 | Veal, shoulder, blade chop, separable lean only, cooked, grilled | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 5.14 mg | 32% |
| 1930 | Soup, ramen noodle, beef flavor, dry | Soups, Sauces, and Gravies | 5.14 mg | 32% |
| 1931 | Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw | Beef Products | 5.14 mg | 32% |
| 1932 | Buckwheat groats, roasted, dry | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 5.13 mg | 32% |
| 1933 | Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled | Pork Products | 5.13 mg | 32% |
| 1934 | Crackers, cheese, whole grain | Baked Products | 5.13 mg | 32% |
| 1935 | Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder top and center steaks, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw | Beef Products | 5.13 mg | 32% |
| 1936 | Ostrich, inside strip, raw | Poultry Products | 5.13 mg | 32% |
| 1937 | Fish, sablefish, cooked, dry heat | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 5.13 mg | 32% |
| 1938 | Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw | Beef Products | 5.12 mg | 32% |
| 1939 | Beef, loin, tenderloin steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw | Beef Products | 5.12 mg | 32% |
| 1940 | Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked | Beef Products | 5.12 mg | 32% |
| 1941 | RICE-A-RONI, chicken flavor, unprepared | Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes | 5.12 mg | 32% |
| 1942 | Crackers, wheat, reduced fat | Baked Products | 5.12 mg | 32% |
| 1943 | Pork, fresh, loin, center rib (chops), boneless, separable lean only, cooked, pan-fried | Pork Products | 5.12 mg | 32% |
| 1944 | Bulgur, dry | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 5.11 mg | 32% |
| 1945 | Fast Foods, crispy chicken filet sandwich, with lettuce and mayonnaise | Fast Foods | 5.11 mg | 32% |
| 1946 | School Lunch, chicken patty, whole grain breaded | Fast Foods | 5.10 mg | 32% |
| 1947 | Cereals, QUAKER, Whole Wheat Natural Cereal, dry | Breakfast Cereals | 5.10 mg | 32% |
| 1948 | Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, PROSOBEE, with iron, powder, not reconstituted, with ARA and DHA | Baby Foods | 5.10 mg | 32% |
| 1949 | Duck, domesticated, meat only, cooked, roasted | Poultry Products | 5.10 mg | 32% |
| 1950 | Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN WITH LGG, with iron, powder, not reconstituted, with ARA and DHA | Baby Foods | 5.10 mg | 32% |
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