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 7,126 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Peanuts, all types, raw | Legumes and Legume Products | 12.07 mg | 75% |
| 202 | Veal, leg (top round), separable lean and fat, cooked, pan-fried, not breaded | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 12.05 mg | 75% |
| 203 | Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour | Poultry Products | 12.04 mg | 75% |
| 204 | Vegetarian fillets | Legumes and Legume Products | 12.00 mg | 75% |
| 205 | Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, raisins, dates and walnuts, dry | Breakfast Cereals | 11.97 mg | 75% |
| 206 | Babyfood, fortified cereal bar, fruit filling | Baby Foods | 11.84 mg | 74% |
| 207 | Fish, salmon, king, chinook, smoked, brined (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 11.80 mg | 74% |
| 208 | Liver cheese, pork | Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 11.77 mg | 74% |
| 209 | Turkey, back, from whole bird, meat only, with added solution, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.75 mg | 73% |
| 210 | Turkey, breast, from whole bird, meat only, with added solution, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.75 mg | 73% |
| 211 | Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.75 mg | 73% |
| 212 | Turkey from whole, light meat, meat only, with added solution, cooked, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.75 mg | 73% |
| 213 | Turkey, drumstick, from whole bird, meat only, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.75 mg | 73% |
| 214 | Turkey, wing, from whole bird, meat only, with added solution, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.75 mg | 73% |
| 215 | Turkey, whole, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.75 mg | 73% |
| 216 | Turkey, whole, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.75 mg | 73% |
| 217 | Turkey, all classes, light meat, cooked, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.75 mg | 73% |
| 218 | Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, maple and brown sugar, dry | Breakfast Cereals | 11.74 mg | 73% |
| 219 | Nuts, ginkgo nuts, dried | Nut and Seed Products | 11.73 mg | 73% |
| 220 | Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, drained solids | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 11.70 mg | 73% |
| 221 | Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 11.70 mg | 73% |
| 222 | Beverages, Whey protein powder isolate | Beverages | 11.63 mg | 73% |
| 223 | Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat and skin, cooked, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.61 mg | 73% |
| 224 | Turkey, whole, light meat, meat and skin, cooked, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.61 mg | 73% |
| 225 | Ruffed Grouse, breast meat, skinless, raw | Poultry Products | 11.60 mg | 72% |
| 226 | Spices, chili powder | Spices and Herbs | 11.60 mg | 72% |
| 227 | Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, with added solution, cooked, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.50 mg | 72% |
| 228 | Peanut flour, low fat | Legumes and Legume Products | 11.50 mg | 72% |
| 229 | Turkey from whole, light meat, meat and skin, with added solution, cooked, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.34 mg | 71% |
| 230 | Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, Banana Bread, dry | Breakfast Cereals | 11.31 mg | 71% |
| 231 | Babyfood, baked product, finger snacks cereal fortified | Baby Foods | 11.25 mg | 70% |
| 232 | Turkey, all classes, liver, raw | Poultry Products | 11.23 mg | 70% |
| 233 | Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 11.20 mg | 70% |
| 234 | Sausage, meatless | Legumes and Legume Products | 11.20 mg | 70% |
| 235 | Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat and skin, cooked, roasted | Poultry Products | 11.13 mg | 70% |
| 236 | Luncheon slices, meatless | Legumes and Legume Products | 11.11 mg | 69% |
| 237 | Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, smoked | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 11.10 mg | 69% |
| 238 | Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, broiled, pan-fried or roasted, reduced sodium | Pork Products | 11.10 mg | 69% |
| 239 | Turkey, all classes, liver, cooked, simmered | Poultry Products | 11.09 mg | 69% |
| 240 | Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, with added solution, cooked, grilled | Poultry Products | 11.07 mg | 69% |
| 241 | Pork, ground, 96% lean / 4% fat, cooked, crumbles | Pork Products | 11.05 mg | 69% |
| 242 | Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered | Poultry Products | 11.04 mg | 69% |
| 243 | Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, fried | Poultry Products | 10.99 mg | 69% |
| 244 | Fish, salmon, king, chinook, kippered, canned (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 10.90 mg | 68% |
| 245 | KFC, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Breast, meat only, skin and breading removed | Fast Foods | 10.90 mg | 68% |
| 246 | Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, weight control, cinnamon | Breakfast Cereals | 10.87 mg | 68% |
| 247 | Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (chops), boneless, separable lean only, cooked, pan-fried | Pork Products | 10.85 mg | 68% |
| 248 | Veal, leg (top round), separable lean only, cooked, pan-fried, breaded | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 10.80 mg | 68% |
| 249 | Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, unsweetened | Beverages | 10.80 mg | 68% |
| 250 | Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, powder | Beverages | 10.80 mg | 68% |
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