Foods high in Niacin (B3) (USDA Foundation)

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 151–200 of 222 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
151 Oranges, raw, navels Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.42 mg 3%
152 Strawberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.39 mg 2%
153 Strawberries, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.39 mg 2%
154 Lettuce, leaf, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.38 mg 2%
155 Lettuce, romaine, green, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.37 mg 2%
156 Kiwifruit, green, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.37 mg 2%
157 Lettuce, leaf, red, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.33 mg 2%
158 Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.32 mg 2%
159 Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.32 mg 2%
160 Cheese, feta, whole milk, crumbled Dairy and Egg Products 0.26 mg 2%
161 Grapefruit juice, white, canned or bottled, unsweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.25 mg 2%
162 Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable Legumes and Legume Products 0.24 mg 1%
163 Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable Legumes and Legume Products 0.24 mg 1%
164 Pineapple, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.23 mg 1%
165 Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 0.23 mg 1%
166 Lettuce, iceberg, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.22 mg 1%
167 Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat Dairy and Egg Products 0.21 mg 1%
168 Yogurt, Greek, strawberry, nonfat Dairy and Egg Products 0.21 mg 1%
169 Watermelon, seedless, rind only, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.17 mg 1%
170 Cheese, ricotta, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 0.17 mg 1%
171 Cheese, ricotta, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 0.17 mg 1%
172 Pears, raw, bartlett (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.16 mg 1%
173 Pears, raw, bartlett Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.16 mg 1%
174 Cheese, parmesan, grated, refrigerated Dairy and Egg Products 0.14 mg 1%
175 Cottage cheese, full fat, large or small curd Dairy and Egg Products 0.14 mg 1%
176 Yogurt, plain, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 0.14 mg 1%
177 Soy milk, sweetened, plain, refrigerated Legumes and Legume Products 0.13 mg 1%
178 Buttermilk, low fat Dairy and Egg Products 0.13 mg 1%
179 Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim) Dairy and Egg Products 0.12 mg 1%
180 Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim) Dairy and Egg Products 0.12 mg 1%
181 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.11 mg 1%
182 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.11 mg 1%
183 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.11 mg 1%
184 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.11 mg 1%
185 Apples, granny smith, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
186 Apples, granny smith, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.11 mg 1%
187 Pickles, cucumber, dill or kosher dill Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.11 mg 1%
188 Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.10 mg 1%
189 Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.10 mg 1%
190 Olives, green, Manzanilla, stuffed with pimiento Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.10 mg 1%
191 Cheese, mozzarella, low moisture, part-skim Dairy and Egg Products 0.10 mg 1%
192 Cream, sour, full fat Dairy and Egg Products 0.10 mg 1%
193 Oat milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated Beverages 0.10 mg 1%
194 Cheese, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortified Dairy and Egg Products 0.10 mg 1%
195 Cream cheese, full fat, block Dairy and Egg Products 0.09 mg 1%
196 Apples, fuji, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
197 Apples, fuji, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
198 Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat Dairy and Egg Products 0.09 mg 1%
199 Apples, red delicious, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%
200 Apples, gala, with skin, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.09 mg 1%

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