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 301–350 of 12,594 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
301	Veal, leg (top round), separable lean only, cooked, pan-fried, not breaded	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	12.64 mg	79%	USDA_SR
302	Veal, leg (round), lean, pan-fried, not breaded	Lamb, Veal and Game	12.64 mg	79%	CNF
303	Veal, milk-fed, cutlets (inside top round), pan-fried	Lamb, Veal and Game	12.64 mg	79%	CNF
304	Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted	Nut and Seed Products	12.60 mg	79%	USDA_SR
305	Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted	Nuts and Seeds	12.60 mg	79%	CNF
306	Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, fruit and cream variety, dry	Breakfast Cereals	12.57 mg	79%	USDA_SR
307	Turkey, ground, fat free, pan-broiled crumbles	Poultry Products	12.55 mg	78%	USDA_SR
308	Turkey, hen, breast, meat and skin, roasted	Poultry Products	12.55 mg	78%	CNF
309	Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat	Nut and Seed Products	12.53 mg	78%	USDA_SR
310	Seeds, sesame flour, low fat	Nuts and Seeds	12.53 mg	78%	CNF
311	Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, Cinnamon Swirl, high fiber	Breakfast Cereals	12.45 mg	78%	USDA_SR
312	Turkey, broiler, breast, meat only, roasted	Poultry Products	12.43 mg	78%	CNF
313	Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, cooked, roasted	Poultry Products	12.42 mg	78%	USDA_SR
314	Chicken, broiler, light meat, roasted	Poultry Products	12.42 mg	78%	CNF
315	Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids	Finfish and Shellfish Products	12.40 mg	78%	USDA_SR
316	Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained solids	Finfish and Shellfish Products	12.40 mg	78%	USDA_SR
317	Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained, unsalted	Finfish and Shellfish Products	12.40 mg	78%	CNF
318	Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained, salted	Finfish and Shellfish Products	12.40 mg	78%	CNF
319	Peanuts, virginia, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	12.38 mg	77%	USDA_SR
320	Peanuts, Virginia, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	12.38 mg	77%	CNF
321	Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed	Baked Products	12.30 mg	77%	USDA_SR
322	Meal replacement (cereal), ready to eat, Force Active, President's Choice	Breakfast cereals	12.30 mg	77%	CNF
323	Leavening agent, yeast, baker's, compressed	Baked Products	12.30 mg	77%	CNF
324	Turkey, all classes, breast, meat only, roasted	Poultry Products	12.28 mg	77%	CNF
325	Turkey, hen, light meat only, roasted	Poultry Products	12.21 mg	76%	CNF
326	Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, apples and cinnamon, dry	Breakfast Cereals	12.21 mg	76%	USDA_SR
327	Pork, leg, inside, boneless, lean and fat, roasted	Pork Products	12.20 mg	76%	CNF
328	Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	12.15 mg	76%	USDA_SR
329	Lamb, liver, braised	Lamb, Veal and Game	12.15 mg	76%	CNF
330	Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, cooked, grilled	Poultry Products	12.13 mg	76%	USDA_SR
331	Chicken, broiler, breast, skinless, boneless, meat, grilled	Poultry Products	12.13 mg	76%	CNF
332	Peanuts, all types, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	12.07 mg	75%	USDA_SR
333	Peanuts, all types, raw	Legumes and Legume Products	12.07 mg	75%	CNF
334	Veal, leg (top round), separable lean and fat, cooked, pan-fried, not breaded	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	12.05 mg	75%	USDA_SR
335	Veal, leg (round), lean and fat, pan-fried, not breaded	Lamb, Veal and Game	12.05 mg	75%	CNF
336	Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour	Poultry Products	12.04 mg	75%	USDA_SR
337	Chicken, broiler, light meat and skin, flour coated, fried	Poultry Products	12.04 mg	75%	CNF
338	Vegetarian fillets	Legumes and Legume Products	12.00 mg	75%	USDA_SR
339	Vegetarian stew, meatless	Legumes and Legume Products	12.00 mg	75%	CNF
340	Vegetarian fillets, meatless	Legumes and Legume Products	12.00 mg	75%	CNF
341	Meatless, fish sticks	Legumes and Legume Products	12.00 mg	75%	CNF
342	Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, raisins, dates and walnuts, dry	Breakfast Cereals	11.97 mg	75%	USDA_SR
343	Pork, leg, inside, boneless, lean, roasted	Pork Products	11.90 mg	74%	CNF
344	Turkey, broiler, breast, meat and skin, roasted	Poultry Products	11.90 mg	74%	CNF
345	Cereal, ready to eat, Weetabix, Weetabix	Breakfast cereals	11.88 mg	74%	CNF
346	Babyfood, fortified cereal bar, fruit filling	Baby Foods	11.84 mg	74%	USDA_SR
347	Fish, salmon, king, chinook, smoked, brined (Alaska Native)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	11.80 mg	74%	USDA_SR
348	Fish, salmon, native, king or chinook, smoked, brined	Finfish and Shellfish Products	11.80 mg	74%	CNF
349	Turkey, all classes, breast, meat and skin, roasted	Poultry Products	11.78 mg	74%	CNF
350	Liver cheese, pork	Sausages and Luncheon Meats	11.77 mg	74%	USDA_SR

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Foods high in Niacin (B3)

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