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 301–350 of 754 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
301 McDONALD'S, Deluxe Breakfast, with syrup and margarine Fast Foods 0.35 mcg 15%
302 Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, seasoned Baked Products 0.35 mcg 15%
303 Pie, pumpkin, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.35 mcg 15%
304 Beans, baked, canned, with franks Legumes and Legume Products 0.34 mcg 14%
305 Pancakes, plain, dry mix, incomplete, prepared Baked Products 0.34 mcg 14%
306 Gravy, brown instant, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.33 mcg 14%
307 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Caramel Cookie Bars Sweets 0.33 mcg 14%
308 Candies, MR. GOODBAR Chocolate Bar Sweets 0.33 mcg 14%
309 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX chocolate fudge cookie bars Sweets 0.33 mcg 14%
310 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, SENSITIVE, (LACTOSE FREE), liquid concentrate, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.32 mcg 13%
311 Snack, Pretzel, hard chocolate coated Snacks 0.32 mcg 13%
312 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ADVANCE, with iron, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 0.32 mcg 13%
313 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, with iron, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 0.32 mcg 13%
314 Chili with beans, microwavable bowls Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.32 mcg 13%
315 Gravy, au jus, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.32 mcg 13%
316 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Peanut Chocolate Candies Sweets 0.32 mcg 13%
317 Beverages, shake, fast food, strawberry Beverages 0.31 mcg 13%
318 Salad dressing, italian dressing, fat-free Fats and Oils 0.31 mcg 13%
319 Corn pudding, home prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.31 mcg 13%
320 TACO BELL, Nachos Supreme Fast Foods 0.31 mcg 13%
321 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, spinach, as purchased Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.31 mcg 13%
322 Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, as purchased Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.31 mcg 13%
323 Puddings, tapioca, ready-to-eat, fat free Sweets 0.31 mcg 13%
324 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ISOMIL, with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.30 mcg 12%
325 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ALIMENTUM, ADVANCE, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.30 mcg 12%
326 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ALIMENTUM, with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.30 mcg 12%
327 Soup, bouillon cubes and granules, low sodium, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.30 mcg 12%
328 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, Expert Care, Diarrhea, ready- to- feed with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.30 mcg 12%
329 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ISOMIL, ADVANCE with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.30 mcg 12%
330 Babyfood, cereal, high protein, with apple and orange, dry Baby Foods 0.30 mcg 12%
331 Candies, caramels Sweets 0.30 mcg 12%
332 Pancakes, whole-wheat, dry mix, incomplete, prepared Baked Products 0.29 mcg 12%
333 Potato pancakes Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mcg 12%
334 Noodles, egg, dry, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.29 mcg 12%
335 Noodles, egg, dry, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.29 mcg 12%
336 Cereals ready-to-eat, FAMILIA Breakfast Cereals 0.29 mcg 12%
337 Candies, NESTLE, 100 GRAND Bar Sweets 0.29 mcg 12%
338 Bread, reduced-calorie, white Baked Products 0.28 mcg 12%
339 Sauce, homemade, white, medium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.28 mcg 12%
340 Chili con carne with beans, canned entree Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.28 mcg 12%
341 Chocolate, dark, 70-85% cacao solids Sweets 0.28 mcg 12%
342 Candies, carob, unsweetened Sweets 0.28 mcg 12%
343 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC NEOSURE, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.27 mcg 11%
344 Chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread Sweets 0.27 mcg 11%
345 Seaweed, Canadian Cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, rehydrated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mcg 11%
346 Sauce, homemade, white, thick Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.26 mcg 11%
347 Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 0.26 mcg 11%
348 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, soybean and safflower oil, with salt Fats and Oils 0.26 mcg 11%
349 Salad dressing, green goddess, regular Fats and Oils 0.26 mcg 11%
350 Pizza rolls, frozen, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.26 mcg 11%

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