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 201–250 of 12,594 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
201	Peanuts, virginia, oil-roasted, without salt	Legumes and Legume Products	14.70 mg	92%	USDA_SR
202	Peanuts, Virginia, oil-roasted	Legumes and Legume Products	14.70 mg	92%	CNF
203	Peanuts, Virginia, oil-roasted, salted	Legumes and Legume Products	14.70 mg	92%	CNF
204	Fish, salmon, chum, dried (Alaska Native)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	14.65 mg	92%	USDA_SR
205	Peanut butter, smooth, reduced fat	Legumes and Legume Products	14.60 mg	91%	USDA_SR
206	Peanut butter, smooth, reduced fat	Legumes and Legume Products	14.60 mg	91%	CNF
207	Cereal, ready to eat, Corn Flakes: Frosted, Compliments	Breakfast cereals	14.40 mg	90%	CNF
208	Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, with salt	Legumes and Legume Products	14.36 mg	90%	USDA_SR
209	Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, without salt	Legumes and Legume Products	14.36 mg	90%	USDA_SR
210	Peanuts, all types, dry roasted	Legumes and Legume Products	14.36 mg	90%	CNF
211	Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, salted	Legumes and Legume Products	14.36 mg	90%	CNF
212	Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	14.35 mg	90%	USDA_SR
213	Veal, liver, pan-fried	Lamb, Veal and Game	14.35 mg	90%	CNF
214	Peanuts, valencia, oil-roasted, without salt	Legumes and Legume Products	14.34 mg	90%	USDA_SR
215	Peanuts, valencia, oil-roasted, with salt	Legumes and Legume Products	14.34 mg	90%	USDA_SR
216	Peanuts, Valencia, oil-roasted	Legumes and Legume Products	14.34 mg	90%	CNF
217	Peanuts, Valencia, oil-roasted, salted	Legumes and Legume Products	14.34 mg	90%	CNF
218	Cereals, MALT-O-MEAL, original, plain, dry	Breakfast Cereals	14.28 mg	89%	USDA_SR
219	Babyfood, cereal, barley, dry fortified	Baby Foods	14.28 mg	89%	USDA_SR
220	Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, not reconstituted	Dairy and Egg Products	14.24 mg	89%	USDA_SR
221	Instant breakfast, powder, chocolate	Beverages	14.24 mg	89%	CNF
222	Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, Apple and Cinnamon, reduced sugar	Breakfast Cereals	14.20 mg	89%	USDA_SR
223	Mushrooms, shiitake, dried	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	14.10 mg	88%	USDA_SR
224	Mushroom, shiitake, dried	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	14.10 mg	88%	CNF
225	Cereals, ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Blueberry Mini SPOONERS	Breakfast Cereals	14.06 mg	88%	USDA_SR
226	Fish, anchovy, european, raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	14.02 mg	88%	USDA_SR
227	Fish, anchovy, european, raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	14.02 mg	88%	CNF
228	Cereal, ready to eat, All Bran Buds, Kellogg's	Breakfast cereals	14.01 mg	88%	CNF
229	Protein supplement, milk based, Muscle Milk Light, powder	Dairy and Egg Products	14.00 mg	88%	USDA_SR
230	Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, pan-fried	Poultry Products	13.93 mg	87%	USDA_SR
231	Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, pan-fried	Poultry Products	13.93 mg	87%	CNF
232	Babyfood, cereal, mixed grain, with milk powder, prepared with water	Babyfoods	13.88 mg	87%	CNF
233	Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, without salt	Legumes and Legume Products	13.82 mg	86%	USDA_SR
234	Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, with salt	Legumes and Legume Products	13.82 mg	86%	USDA_SR
235	Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted	Legumes and Legume Products	13.82 mg	86%	CNF
236	Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, salted	Legumes and Legume Products	13.82 mg	86%	CNF
237	Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products liver, cooked, boiled	Beef Products	13.80 mg	86%	USDA_SR
238	Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour	Poultry Products	13.74 mg	86%	USDA_SR
239	Chicken, broiler, breast, meat and skin, flour coated, fried	Poultry Products	13.74 mg	86%	CNF
240	Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted	Poultry Products	13.71 mg	86%	USDA_SR
241	Chicken, broiler, breast, meat, roasted	Poultry Products	13.71 mg	86%	CNF
242	Babyfood, cereal, ready to eat, 'O' shaped	Babyfoods	13.71 mg	86%	CNF
243	Lamb, New Zealand, imported, liver, raw	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	13.70 mg	86%	USDA_SR
244	Cereals, farina, enriched, assorted brands including CREAM OF WHEAT, quick (1-3 minutes), dry	Breakfast Cereals	13.70 mg	86%	USDA_SR
245	Peanut butter, chunk style, with salt	Legumes and Legume Products	13.70 mg	86%	USDA_SR
246	Peanut butter, chunk style, without salt	Legumes and Legume Products	13.70 mg	86%	USDA_SR
247	Peanut butter, chunk type, fat and sugar added	Legumes and Legume Products	13.70 mg	86%	CNF
248	Peanut butter, chunk type, fat, sugar and salt added	Legumes and Legume Products	13.70 mg	86%	CNF
249	Peanut butter, reduced sodium	Legumes and Legume Products	13.69 mg	86%	USDA_SR
250	Peanut butter, reduced sodium	Legumes and Legume Products	13.69 mg	86%	CNF

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Foods high in Niacin (B3)

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