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 801–850 of 1,408 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
801 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Peanut Butter Cookie Bars Sweets 0.26 mcg 11%
802 Candies, REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups Sweets 0.26 mcg 11%
803 Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, fat-free Fats and Oils 0.26 mcg 11%
804 Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.25 mcg 10%
805 Snacks, granola bar, GENERAL MILLS NATURE VALLEY, SWEET&SALTY NUT, peanut Snacks 0.25 mcg 10%
806 Beverages, Energy drink, FULL THROTTLE Beverages 0.25 mcg 10%
807 Beverages, Water with added vitamins and minerals, bottles, sweetened, assorted fruit flavors Beverages 0.25 mcg 10%
808 Beverages, POWERADE, Zero, Mixed Berry Beverages 0.25 mcg 10%
809 Dip, salsa con queso, cheese and salsa- medium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.25 mcg 10%
810 Beverages, water, bottled, yumberry, pomegranate with anti-oxidants, zero calories Beverages 0.25 mcg 10%
811 Pie, banana cream, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.25 mcg 10%
812 Water, with corn syrup and/or sugar and low calorie sweetener, fruit flavored Beverages 0.25 mcg 10%
813 Beverages, Energy drink, AMP, sugar free Beverages 0.25 mcg 10%
814 Soup, ramen noodle, any flavor, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.25 mcg 10%
815 Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.25 mcg 10%
816 Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.25 mcg 10%
817 Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.25 mcg 10%
818 Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.25 mcg 10%
819 Puddings, banana, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.25 mcg 10%
820 Rolls, dinner, egg Baked Products 0.24 mcg 10%
821 Doughnuts, cake-type, plain, sugared or glazed Baked Products 0.24 mcg 10%
822 Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Tropical Colada Beverages 0.24 mcg 10%
823 Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana Beverages 0.24 mcg 10%
824 Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Peach Mango Beverages 0.24 mcg 10%
825 Cake, sponge, commercially prepared Baked Products 0.24 mcg 10%
826 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Premature 30 Calories, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.24 mcg 10%
827 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, with bananas, dry Baby Foods 0.24 mcg 10%
828 Milk, canned, evaporated, nonfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.24 mcg 10%
829 Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, nut and raisin Snacks 0.24 mcg 10%
830 Puddings, rice, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.24 mcg 10%
831 Puddings, rice, dry mix, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.24 mcg 10%
832 APPLEBEE'S, KRAFT, Macaroni & Cheese, from kid's menu Restaurant Foods 0.24 mcg 10%
833 Bread, cheese Baked Products 0.24 mcg 10%
834 Soymilk, chocolate, nonfat, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 0.23 mcg 10%
835 Soymilk (all flavors), nonfat, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 0.23 mcg 10%
836 Cookies, peanut butter sandwich, regular Baked Products 0.23 mcg 10%
837 Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs Baked Products 0.23 mcg 10%
838 Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Toasted Wheat Bran Breakfast Cereals 0.23 mcg 10%
839 Soymilk, original and vanilla, light, unsweetened, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Legumes and Legume Products 0.23 mcg 10%
840 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil 24, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.23 mcg 10%
841 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Pregestimil 24 Calories, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.23 mcg 10%
842 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, imitation, milk cream Fats and Oils 0.23 mcg 10%
843 Babyfood, dessert, custard pudding, vanilla, junior Baby Foods 0.23 mcg 10%
844 Milk, chocolate, lowfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.23 mcg 10%
845 Candies, chocolate, dark, NFS (45-59% cacao solids 90%; 60-69% cacao solids 5%; 70-85% cacao solids 5%) Sweets 0.23 mcg 10%
846 Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids Sweets 0.23 mcg 10%
847 Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese, low calorie Fats and Oils 0.23 mcg 10%
848 Strudel, apple Baked Products 0.22 mcg 9%
849 Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.22 mcg 9%
850 Cheese, goat, semisoft type Dairy and Egg Products 0.22 mcg 9%

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