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 2001–2050 of 7,126 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lamb, New Zealand, imported, rack - partly frenched, separable lean and fat, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 5.03 mg | 31% |
| 2002 | Pork, cured, ham, extra lean and regular, canned, roasted | Pork Products | 5.03 mg | 31% |
| 2003 | Beef, round, bottom round, roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked | Beef Products | 5.03 mg | 31% |
| 2004 | Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat only, cooked, fried | Poultry Products | 5.03 mg | 31% |
| 2005 | Lamb, New Zealand, imported, rack - fully frenched, separable lean and fat, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 5.02 mg | 31% |
| 2006 | Beef, rib eye roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted | Beef Products | 5.02 mg | 31% |
| 2007 | Pork, cured, ham and water product, slice, bone-in, separable lean only, heated, pan-broil | Pork Products | 5.02 mg | 31% |
| 2008 | Pork, cured, ham, whole, separable lean only, roasted | Pork Products | 5.02 mg | 31% |
| 2009 | Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, foreshank, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, braised | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 5.01 mg | 31% |
| 2010 | Lamb, New Zealand, imported, ground lamb, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 5.01 mg | 31% |
| 2011 | Beef, round, knuckle, tip center, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw | Beef Products | 5.01 mg | 31% |
| 2012 | Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, braised | Beef Products | 5.01 mg | 31% |
| 2013 | Beef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised | Beef Products | 5.01 mg | 31% |
| 2014 | Beef, New Zealand, imported, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, fast fried | Beef Products | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2015 | Turkey, retail parts, drumstick, meat only, raw | Poultry Products | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2016 | Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, braised | Beef Products | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2017 | Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, all grades, raw | Beef Products | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2018 | Game meat, moose, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2019 | Fish, mackerel, spanish, cooked, dry heat | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2020 | Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PREGESTIMIL, with iron, powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted | Baby Foods | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2021 | Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Enspire Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted | Baby Foods | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2022 | Muffins, wheat bran, dry mix | Baked Products | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2023 | Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, ENFACARE, with iron, powder, with ARA and DHA | Baby Foods | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2024 | Toddler drink, MEAD JOHNSON, PurAmino Toddler Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted | Baby Foods | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2025 | Toddler formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAGROW, Toddler Transitions, with ARA and DHA, powder | Baby Foods | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2026 | Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium, Infant, powder | Baby Foods | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2027 | Snacks, potato chips, cheese-flavor | Snacks | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2028 | Beverages, Orange juice drink | Beverages | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2029 | Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN, PurAmino, powder, not reconstituted | Baby Foods | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2030 | Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, ENFAGROW, GENTLEASE, Toddler transitions, with ARA and DHA, powder | Baby Foods | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2031 | Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium LIPIL, Infant, powder | Baby Foods | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2032 | Fish, pike, northern, liver (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2033 | Fish, salmon, king, chinook, liver (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2034 | Moose, meat, raw (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2035 | Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, sirloin chops, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 5.00 mg | 31% |
| 2036 | Fish, scup, cooked, dry heat | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 4.99 mg | 31% |
| 2037 | KFC, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Drumstick, meat and skin with breading | Fast Foods | 4.99 mg | 31% |
| 2038 | Muffins, English, plain, toasted, enriched, with calcium propionate (includes sourdough) | Baked Products | 4.99 mg | 31% |
| 2039 | Pepperoni, beef and pork, sliced | Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 4.99 mg | 31% |
| 2040 | Beef, round, bottom round, roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted | Beef Products | 4.99 mg | 31% |
| 2041 | Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried | Nut and Seed Products | 4.99 mg | 31% |
| 2042 | Beef, New Zealand, imported, tenderloin, separable lean and fat, cooked, fast fried | Beef Products | 4.99 mg | 31% |
| 2043 | Fiddlehead ferns, raw | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 4.98 mg | 31% |
| 2044 | Rice, brown, parboiled, dry, UNCLE BEN'S | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 4.97 mg | 31% |
| 2045 | Chicken, stewing, giblets, cooked, simmered | Poultry Products | 4.97 mg | 31% |
| 2046 | Beef, loin, top sirloin petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted | Beef Products | 4.97 mg | 31% |
| 2047 | Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, white | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 4.97 mg | 31% |
| 2048 | Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 4.97 mg | 31% |
| 2049 | Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 4.96 mg | 31% |
| 2050 | Crackers, wheat, low salt | Baked Products | 4.96 mg | 31% |
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