Foods high in Niacin (B3)

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 1951–2000 of 12,594 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
1951	Pork, fresh, enhanced, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, raw	Pork Products	6.45 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1952	Turkey, all classes, gizzard, simmered	Poultry Products	6.45 mg	40%	CNF
1953	CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL, chicken parmesan without cavatappi pasta	Restaurant Foods	6.45 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1954	Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat and skin, cooked, roasted	Poultry Products	6.45 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1955	Snacks, potato chips, fat free, salted	Snacks	6.45 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1956	Snacks, NUTRI-GRAIN FRUIT AND NUT BAR	Snacks	6.44 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1957	Crackers, saltines (includes oyster, soda, soup)	Baked Products	6.44 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1958	Cracker, saltine (also oyster, soda, soup)	Baked Products	6.44 mg	40%	CNF
1959	Veal, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, cooked, roasted	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	6.44 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1960	Fish, milkfish, raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	6.44 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1961	Turkey, all classes, heart, raw	Poultry Products	6.44 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1962	Veal, milk-fed, shoulder, whole, lean, roasted	Lamb, Veal and Game	6.44 mg	40%	CNF
1963	Fish, milkfish (awa), raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	6.44 mg	40%	CNF
1964	Turkey, all classes, heart, raw	Poultry Products	6.44 mg	40%	CNF
1965	Lamb, New Zealand, imported, loin saddle, separable lean only, cooked, fast roasted	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	6.44 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1966	Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw	Beef Products	6.43 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1967	Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw	Beef Products	6.43 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1968	Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, corn	Snacks	6.43 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1969	Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, corn	Snacks	6.43 mg	40%	CNF
1970	Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw	Beef Products	6.43 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1971	Turkey, broiler, thigh, meat and skin, roasted	Poultry Products	6.43 mg	40%	CNF
1972	Chicken, roasting, meat and skin and giblets and neck, raw	Poultry Products	6.43 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1973	Turkey, all classes, wing, meat only, raw	Poultry Products	6.43 mg	40%	CNF
1974	Chicken, roasting, meat, skin, giblets and neck, raw	Poultry Products	6.43 mg	40%	CNF
1975	Pheasant, raw, meat and skin	Poultry Products	6.43 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1976	Pheasant, meat and skin, raw	Poultry Products	6.43 mg	40%	CNF
1977	Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw	Beef Products	6.42 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1978	Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw	Beef Products	6.42 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1979	Veal, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, cooked, braised	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	6.42 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1980	Beef, round, eye of round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw	Beef Products	6.42 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1981	Beef, loin, bottom sirloin tri-tip roast, boneless, lean, cooked, roasted	Beef Products	6.42 mg	40%	CNF
1982	Veal, shoulder, whole, lean and fat, braised	Lamb, Veal and Game	6.42 mg	40%	CNF
1983	Pork, cured, ham, rump, bone-in, separable lean and fat, unheated	Pork Products	6.42 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1984	Pork, ground, 84% lean / 16% fat, raw	Pork Products	6.42 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1985	Crackers, flavored, fish-shaped	Baked Products	6.41 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1986	Chicken, stewing, meat only, cooked, stewed	Poultry Products	6.41 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1987	Beef, tenderloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw	Beef Products	6.41 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1988	Chicken, stewing, meat only, stewed	Poultry Products	6.41 mg	40%	CNF
1989	Lamb, Canadian, shoulder, whole , lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, cooked	Lamb, Veal and Game	6.41 mg	40%	CNF
1990	Peppers, ancho, dried	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.40 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1991	CRACKER BARREL, grilled sirloin steak	Restaurant Foods	6.40 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1992	Pepper, ancho, dried	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.40 mg	40%	CNF
1993	Lamb, Canadian, rib, lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, raw	Lamb, Veal and Game	6.40 mg	40%	CNF
1994	Mushroom, beech	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	6.40 mg	40%	USDA_FF
1995	Game meat, rabbit, wild, cooked, stewed	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	6.40 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1996	Veal, variety meats and by-products, heart, raw	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	6.40 mg	40%	USDA_SR
1997	Veal, milk-fed, rib chop, lean, broiled	Lamb, Veal and Game	6.40 mg	40%	CNF
1998	Veal, grain-fed, rib chop, lean, broiled	Lamb, Veal and Game	6.40 mg	40%	CNF
1999	Veal, heart, raw	Lamb, Veal and Game	6.40 mg	40%	CNF
2000	Game meat, native, rabbit, wild, cooked	Lamb, Veal and Game	6.40 mg	40%	CNF

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Foods high in Niacin (B3)

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