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 2301–2350 of 7,126 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2301 | Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, stewed | Poultry Products | 4.59 mg | 29% |
| 2302 | Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean only, cooked, braised | Pork Products | 4.59 mg | 29% |
| 2303 | Pork, cured, ham, extra lean and regular, canned, unheated | Pork Products | 4.58 mg | 29% |
| 2304 | Beef, sandwich steaks, flaked, chopped, formed and thinly sliced, raw | Beef Products | 4.58 mg | 29% |
| 2305 | Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, roasted and toasted | Nut and Seed Products | 4.58 mg | 29% |
| 2306 | Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, arm, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 4.58 mg | 29% |
| 2307 | Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, blade, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 4.58 mg | 29% |
| 2308 | Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 4.58 mg | 29% |
| 2309 | Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder tender, medallion, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw | Beef Products | 4.58 mg | 29% |
| 2310 | Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean and fat, raw | Pork Products | 4.58 mg | 29% |
| 2311 | Spices, cumin seed | Spices and Herbs | 4.58 mg | 29% |
| 2312 | Beef, shoulder pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw | Beef Products | 4.58 mg | 29% |
| 2313 | Beef, chopped, cured, smoked | Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 4.58 mg | 29% |
| 2314 | Beef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw | Beef Products | 4.58 mg | 29% |
| 2315 | Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean and fat, cooked, roasted | Pork Products | 4.57 mg | 29% |
| 2316 | Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean and fat, raw | Pork Products | 4.57 mg | 29% |
| 2317 | Crunchmaster, Multi-Grain Crisps, Snack Crackers, Gluten-Free | Baked Products | 4.57 mg | 29% |
| 2318 | Cornmeal, white, self-rising, degermed, enriched | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 4.57 mg | 29% |
| 2319 | Cornmeal, yellow, self-rising, degermed, enriched | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 4.57 mg | 29% |
| 2320 | Pork, cured, ham and water product, shank, bone-in, separable lean only, heated, roasted | Pork Products | 4.56 mg | 29% |
| 2321 | Bagels, plain, enriched, without calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame) | Baked Products | 4.56 mg | 29% |
| 2322 | Beef, chuck eye roast, boneless, America's Beef Roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw | Beef Products | 4.56 mg | 28% |
| 2323 | Chicken, stewing, dark meat, meat only, cooked, stewed | Poultry Products | 4.56 mg | 28% |
| 2324 | Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat only, cooked, stewed | Poultry Products | 4.56 mg | 28% |
| 2325 | Beef, ribeye petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted | Beef Products | 4.55 mg | 28% |
| 2326 | Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 4.55 mg | 28% |
| 2327 | PIZZA HUT 14" Pepperoni Pizza, THIN 'N CRISPY Crust | Fast Foods | 4.55 mg | 28% |
| 2328 | Spaghetti, spinach, dry | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 4.55 mg | 28% |
| 2329 | Beef, shoulder pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw | Beef Products | 4.55 mg | 28% |
| 2330 | McDONALD'S, Hamburger | Fast Foods | 4.54 mg | 28% |
| 2331 | Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, dry mix | Baked Products | 4.54 mg | 28% |
| 2332 | Beef, top loin filet, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled | Beef Products | 4.54 mg | 28% |
| 2333 | Snacks, beef sticks, smoked | Snacks | 4.54 mg | 28% |
| 2334 | Bread, Italian | Baked Products | 4.54 mg | 28% |
| 2335 | Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, patty, cooked, broiled | Beef Products | 4.54 mg | 28% |
| 2336 | Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, jowl, raw | Pork Products | 4.54 mg | 28% |
| 2337 | Potatoes, scalloped, dry mix, unprepared | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 4.53 mg | 28% |
| 2338 | Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter | Poultry Products | 4.53 mg | 28% |
| 2339 | Salmon nuggets, breaded, frozen, heated | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 4.53 mg | 28% |
| 2340 | Rolls, hamburger or hot dog, whole wheat | Baked Products | 4.52 mg | 28% |
| 2341 | Crackers, whole-wheat, low salt | Baked Products | 4.52 mg | 28% |
| 2342 | Pork, fresh, loin, center rib (chops), boneless, separable lean only, cooked, braised | Pork Products | 4.52 mg | 28% |
| 2343 | Pork, fresh, shoulder, arm picnic, separable lean and fat, raw | Pork Products | 4.52 mg | 28% |
| 2344 | Beef, round, bottom round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted | Beef Products | 4.52 mg | 28% |
| 2345 | Bagels, plain, enriched, with calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame) | Baked Products | 4.51 mg | 28% |
| 2346 | Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried | Nut and Seed Products | 4.51 mg | 28% |
| 2347 | Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, meat and skin, cooked, stewed | Poultry Products | 4.51 mg | 28% |
| 2348 | Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder tender, medallion, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw | Beef Products | 4.51 mg | 28% |
| 2349 | Nuts, mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, salt added, PLANTERS pistachio blend | Nut and Seed Products | 4.51 mg | 28% |
| 2350 | Beef, shoulder top blade steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled | Beef Products | 4.51 mg | 28% |
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