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 751–800 of 1,408 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
751 Puddings, lemon, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.30 mcg 12%
752 Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.30 mcg 12%
753 Ice creams, strawberry Sweets 0.30 mcg 12%
754 Puddings, lemon, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.30 mcg 12%
755 Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.30 mcg 12%
756 Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.30 mcg 12%
757 Candies, caramels Sweets 0.30 mcg 12%
758 Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.30 mcg 12%
759 Pancakes, whole-wheat, dry mix, incomplete, prepared Baked Products 0.29 mcg 12%
760 Cheese, ricotta, part skim milk Dairy and Egg Products 0.29 mcg 12%
761 Babyfood, yogurt, whole milk, with fruit, multigrain cereal and added iron fortified Baby Foods 0.29 mcg 12%
762 Kefir, lowfat, plain, LIFEWAY Dairy and Egg Products 0.29 mcg 12%
763 Cream, whipped, cream topping, pressurized Dairy and Egg Products 0.29 mcg 12%
764 Ice creams, regular, low carbohydrate, chocolate Sweets 0.29 mcg 12%
765 Potato pancakes Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.29 mcg 12%
766 Restaurant, Mexican, cheese tamales Restaurant Foods 0.29 mcg 12%
767 Noodles, egg, dry, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.29 mcg 12%
768 Noodles, egg, dry, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.29 mcg 12%
769 Cereals ready-to-eat, FAMILIA Breakfast Cereals 0.29 mcg 12%
770 Frozen yogurts, chocolate, soft-serve Sweets 0.29 mcg 12%
771 Frozen yogurts, vanilla, soft-serve Sweets 0.29 mcg 12%
772 Ice creams, chocolate Sweets 0.29 mcg 12%
773 Candies, NESTLE, 100 GRAND Bar Sweets 0.29 mcg 12%
774 Crackers, cheese, sandwich-type with peanut butter filling Baked Products 0.28 mcg 12%
775 Bread, reduced-calorie, white Baked Products 0.28 mcg 12%
776 Soup, tomato, canned, prepared with equal volume low fat (2%) milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.28 mcg 12%
777 Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, prepared with equal volume low fat (2%) milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.28 mcg 12%
778 Sauce, homemade, white, medium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.28 mcg 12%
779 Chili con carne with beans, canned entree Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.28 mcg 12%
780 Whey, sweet, fluid Dairy and Egg Products 0.28 mcg 12%
781 Chocolate, dark, 70-85% cacao solids Sweets 0.28 mcg 12%
782 Candies, carob, unsweetened Sweets 0.28 mcg 12%
783 Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 0.27 mcg 11%
784 Babyfood, dinner, macaroni and cheese, strained Baby Foods 0.27 mcg 11%
785 Cheese, caraway Dairy and Egg Products 0.27 mcg 11%
786 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC NEOSURE, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.27 mcg 11%
787 Macaroni and cheese, box mix with cheese sauce, prepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.27 mcg 11%
788 Snacks, tortilla chips, low fat, made with olestra, nacho cheese Snacks 0.27 mcg 11%
789 Chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread Sweets 0.27 mcg 11%
790 Seaweed, Canadian Cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, rehydrated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.27 mcg 11%
791 Sauce, homemade, white, thick Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.26 mcg 11%
792 Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 0.26 mcg 11%
793 Ice cream, light, soft serve, chocolate Dairy and Egg Products 0.26 mcg 11%
794 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, soybean and safflower oil, with salt Fats and Oils 0.26 mcg 11%
795 Dessert topping, powdered, 1.5 ounce prepared with 1/2 cup milk Dairy and Egg Products 0.26 mcg 11%
796 Flan, caramel custard, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.26 mcg 11%
797 Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.26 mcg 11%
798 Salad dressing, green goddess, regular Fats and Oils 0.26 mcg 11%
799 Pizza rolls, frozen, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.26 mcg 11%
800 Flan, caramel custard, dry mix, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.26 mcg 11%

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