Vegan foods high in Vitamin B12 (USDA SR Legacy)

Many assume vitamin B12 only matters for energy. It actually builds the red blood cells that carry oxygen throughout your body and protects the nerves that send signals to your brain and muscles. Adults need 2.4 micrograms daily.

Animal products dominate this ranking because B12 comes from bacteria, not animals themselves. Livestock accumulate it through feed and soil. The ranking shows you where B12 concentrates, but not how your body absorbs it; some forms are easier to use than others.

Without animal foods, you have three routes: fortified plant-based products like cereals and plant milks (check the label for added B12), certain fermented foods like tempeh and miso, or a supplement. Fortified foods and supplements are the reliable options; relying on fermented foods alone leaves gaps in most diets.

FDA daily value: 2.4 mcg

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Showing 101–150 of 754 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
101 Beverages, Energy drink, ROCKSTAR, sugar free Beverages 2.50 mcg 104%
102 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST Raisin Bran Cereal Breakfast Cereals 2.50 mcg 104%
103 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST GREAT GRAINS Banana Nut Crunch Breakfast Cereals 2.50 mcg 104%
104 Fruit juice smoothie, NAKED JUICE, BLUE MACHINE Fruits and Fruit Juices 2.50 mcg 104%
105 Vitasoy USA Nasoya, Lite Silken Tofu Legumes and Legume Products 2.42 mcg 101%
106 Vegetarian meatloaf or patties Legumes and Legume Products 2.40 mcg 100%
107 Vitasoy USA, Nasoya Lite Firm Tofu Legumes and Legume Products 2.36 mcg 98%
108 Frankfurter, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 2.35 mcg 98%
109 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ISOMIL, with iron, powder, not reconstituted Baby Foods 2.31 mcg 96%
110 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ISOMIL, ADVANCE with iron, powder, not reconstituted Baby Foods 2.31 mcg 96%
111 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, ALIMENTUM ADVANCE, with iron, powder, not reconstituted, with DHA and ARA Baby Foods 2.29 mcg 95%
112 Seaweed, Canadian Cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, dry Vegetables and Vegetable Products 2.25 mcg 94%
113 Chicken, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 2.18 mcg 91%
114 Waffle, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwave Baked Products 2.18 mcg 91%
115 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA Chocolate Covered Almonds Sweets 2.14 mcg 89%
116 Cereals ready-to-eat, HEALTH VALLEY, FIBER 7 Flakes Breakfast Cereals 2.12 mcg 88%
117 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, NEOSURE, powder, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 2.06 mcg 86%
118 Beverages, Dairy drink mix, chocolate, reduced calorie, with low-calorie sweeteners, powder Beverages 2.03 mcg 85%
119 Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared Legumes and Legume Products 2.01 mcg 84%
120 APPLEBEE'S, 9 oz house sirloin steak Restaurant Foods 2.00 mcg 83%
121 Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL, sugar free, with added caffeine, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamins B6 and B12 Beverages 1.99 mcg 83%
122 Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL Beverages 1.97 mcg 82%
123 Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, cooked (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.95 mcg 81%
124 Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, raw (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.77 mcg 74%
125 Waffles, whole wheat, lowfat, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 1.71 mcg 71%
126 Infant formula, GERBER, GOOD START 2, PROTECT PLUS, powder Baby Foods 1.70 mcg 71%
127 Infant formula, GERBER, GOOD START, PROTECT PLUS, powder Baby Foods 1.70 mcg 71%
128 Infant formula, GERBER, GOOD START 2 SOY, with iron, powder Baby Foods 1.70 mcg 71%
129 Waffles, chocolate chip, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 1.70 mcg 71%
130 French toast, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 1.68 mcg 70%
131 Infant Formula, GERBER GOOD START 2, GENTLE PLUS, powder Baby Foods 1.60 mcg 67%
132 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Infant, with iron, powder, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 1.55 mcg 65%
133 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, with iron, powder Baby Foods 1.55 mcg 65%
134 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium, Infant, powder Baby Foods 1.54 mcg 64%
135 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, GO AND GROW, powder, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 1.54 mcg 64%
136 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Premium LIPIL, Infant, powder Baby Foods 1.54 mcg 64%
137 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, PROSOBEE, with iron, powder, not reconstituted, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 1.53 mcg 64%
138 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, AR, powder, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 1.53 mcg 64%
139 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil for Supplementing, powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 1.53 mcg 64%
140 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, GENTLEASE, with ARA and DHA powder not reconstituted Baby Foods 1.53 mcg 64%
141 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Newborn, with ARA and DHA, powder Baby Foods 1.53 mcg 64%
142 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN WITH LGG, with iron, powder, not reconstituted, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 1.52 mcg 63%
143 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Reguline Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 1.52 mcg 63%
144 Incaparina, dry mix (corn and soy flours), unprepared Breakfast Cereals 1.50 mcg 62%
145 Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, soy, powder Baby Foods 1.50 mcg 62%
146 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START ESSENTIALS SOY, with iron, powder Baby Foods 1.50 mcg 62%
147 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PREGESTIMIL, with iron, powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 1.50 mcg 62%
148 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Enspire Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted Baby Foods 1.50 mcg 62%
149 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SOY, with ARA and DHA, powder Baby Foods 1.50 mcg 62%
150 Meatballs, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 1.50 mcg 62%

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