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 201–222 of 222 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV
201	Apples, red delicious, with skin, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	0.09 mg	1%
202	Apples, gala, with skin, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	0.09 mg	1%
203	Almond milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated	Beverages	0.09 mg	1%
204	Tomato juice, with added ingredients, from concentrate, shelf stable	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	0.09 mg	1%
205	Cheese, dry white, queso seco	Dairy and Egg Products	0.08 mg	1%
206	Cheese, dry white, queso seco	Dairy and Egg Products	0.08 mg	1%
207	Cheese, parmesan, grated	Dairy and Egg Products	0.08 mg	0%
208	Almond milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable	Beverages	0.07 mg	0%
209	Almond milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable	Beverages	0.07 mg	0%
210	Apples, honeycrisp, with skin, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	0.07 mg	0%
211	Apples, honeycrisp, with skin, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	0.07 mg	0%
212	Cream, heavy	Dairy and Egg Products	0.06 mg	0%
213	Cheese, swiss	Dairy and Egg Products	0.06 mg	0%
214	Cheese, swiss	Dairy and Egg Products	0.06 mg	0%
215	Cheese, cheddar	Dairy and Egg Products	0.05 mg	0%
216	Orange juice, no pulp, not fortified, from concentrate, refrigerated	Fruits and Fruit Juices	0.04 mg	0%
217	Orange juice, no pulp, not fortified, not from concentrate, refrigerated	Fruits and Fruit Juices	0.03 mg	0%
218	Grapefruit juice, red, not fortified, not from concentrate, refrigerated	Fruits and Fruit Juices	0.02 mg	0%
219	Grape juice, purple, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable	Fruits and Fruit Juices	0.02 mg	0%
220	Apple juice, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable	Fruits and Fruit Juices	0.01 mg	0%
221	Cranberry juice, not fortified, from concentrate, shelf stable	Fruits and Fruit Juices	0.01 mg	0%
222	Grape juice, white, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable	Fruits and Fruit Juices	0.01 mg	0%

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