Vegetarian 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 551–600 of 1,408 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV
551	Beverages, coffee, instant, mocha, sweetened	Beverages	0.45 mcg	19%
552	Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, without added vitamin A and vitamin D	Dairy and Egg Products	0.45 mcg	19%
553	Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D	Dairy and Egg Products	0.45 mcg	19%
554	Eggnog	Dairy and Egg Products	0.45 mcg	19%
555	Yogurt, Greek, nonfat, Fruit on Bottom, Strawberry, CHOBANI	Dairy and Egg Products	0.45 mcg	19%
556	Candies, M&M MARS Pretzel Chocolate Candies	Sweets	0.45 mcg	19%
557	Ice creams, vanilla, fat free	Sweets	0.45 mcg	19%
558	Restaurant, Latino, tripe soup	Restaurant Foods	0.45 mcg	19%
559	Restaurant, Latino, pupusas con queso (pupusas, cheese)	Restaurant Foods	0.45 mcg	19%
560	Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, peanut butter and chocolate chip	Snacks	0.45 mcg	19%
561	Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with applesauce and bananas, junior, fortified	Baby Foods	0.44 mcg	18%
562	Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened	Dairy and Egg Products	0.44 mcg	18%
563	Restaurant, Chinese, egg rolls, assorted	Restaurant Foods	0.44 mcg	18%
564	Babyfood, cereal, rice, with bananas, prepared with whole milk	Baby Foods	0.43 mcg	18%
565	Babyfood, cereal, mixed, with bananas, prepared with whole milk	Baby Foods	0.43 mcg	18%
566	Yogurt, fruit, low fat, 9 grams protein per 8 ounce, fortified with vitamin D	Dairy and Egg Products	0.43 mcg	18%
567	Yogurt, vanilla or lemon flavor, nonfat milk, sweetened with low-calorie sweetener	Dairy and Egg Products	0.43 mcg	18%
568	Pie, egg custard, commercially prepared	Baked Products	0.43 mcg	18%
569	Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with bananas, prepared with whole milk	Baby Foods	0.43 mcg	18%
570	Yogurt, vanilla or lemon flavor, nonfat milk, sweetened with low-calorie sweetener, fortified with vitamin D	Dairy and Egg Products	0.43 mcg	18%
571	Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd	Dairy and Egg Products	0.43 mcg	18%
572	LITTLE CAESARS 14" Cheese Pizza, Large Deep Dish Crust	Fast Foods	0.43 mcg	18%
573	Milk, nonfat, fluid, protein fortified, with added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free and skim)	Dairy and Egg Products	0.43 mcg	18%
574	Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, protein fortified, with added vitamin A and vitamin D	Dairy and Egg Products	0.43 mcg	18%
575	Yogurt, fruit, low fat,9 g protein/8 oz	Dairy and Egg Products	0.43 mcg	18%
576	Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, protein fortified, with added vitamin A and vitamin D	Dairy and Egg Products	0.43 mcg	18%
577	Babyfood, dessert, blueberry yogurt, strained	Baby Foods	0.43 mcg	18%
578	Babyfood, dessert, peach yogurt	Baby Foods	0.43 mcg	18%
579	Babyfood, mixed fruit juice with low fat yogurt	Baby Foods	0.43 mcg	18%
580	Babyfood, banana juice with low fat yogurt	Baby Foods	0.43 mcg	18%
581	Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk	Beverages	0.42 mcg	18%
582	Beverages, malted drink mix, chocolate, powder	Beverages	0.42 mcg	18%
583	Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, with added nutrients, powder, prepared with whole milk	Beverages	0.42 mcg	18%
584	Beverages, Carob-flavor beverage mix, powder, prepared with whole milk	Beverages	0.42 mcg	18%
585	Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	0.42 mcg	18%
586	Sour cream, light	Dairy and Egg Products	0.42 mcg	18%
587	Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust	Fast Foods	0.42 mcg	18%
588	Babyfood, cereal, barley, prepared with whole milk	Baby Foods	0.42 mcg	18%
589	Fast foods, sundae, strawberry	Fast Foods	0.42 mcg	18%
590	Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER Puffed Wheat	Breakfast Cereals	0.42 mcg	18%
591	Beverages, chocolate-flavor beverage mix for milk, powder, with added nutrients, prepared with whole milk	Beverages	0.41 mcg	17%
592	Fast foods, sundae, hot fudge	Fast Foods	0.41 mcg	17%
593	Babyfood, cereal, rice, prepared with whole milk	Baby Foods	0.41 mcg	17%
594	DIGIORNO Pizza, supreme topping, rising crust, frozen, baked	Fast Foods	0.41 mcg	17%
595	Salisbury steak with gravy, frozen	Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes	0.41 mcg	17%
596	Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, soy, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted	Baby Foods	0.40 mcg	17%
597	Babyfood, cereal, mixed, prepared with whole milk	Baby Foods	0.40 mcg	17%
598	Beverages, Malted drink mix, natural, with added nutrients, powder, prepared with whole milk	Beverages	0.40 mcg	17%
599	LITTLE CAESARS 14" Original Round Cheese Pizza, Regular Crust	Fast Foods	0.40 mcg	17%
600	Beverages, chocolate-flavor beverage mix, powder, prepared with whole milk	Beverages	0.40 mcg	17%

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