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 851–900 of 1,408 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
851 Cheese, cream Dairy and Egg Products 0.22 mcg 9%
852 Shake, fast food, vanilla Beverages 0.22 mcg 9%
853 Crackers, matzo, egg and onion Baked Products 0.22 mcg 9%
854 Doughnuts, yeast-leavened, with jelly filling Baked Products 0.22 mcg 9%
855 Cake, snack cakes, not chocolate, with icing or filling, low-fat, with added fiber Baked Products 0.22 mcg 9%
856 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, DHA and ARA, prepared from liquid concentrate Baby Foods 0.22 mcg 9%
857 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, DHA and ARA, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.22 mcg 9%
858 Babyfood, cookie, baby, fruit Baby Foods 0.22 mcg 9%
859 Infant Formula, GERBER GOOD START 2, GENTLE PLUS, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.22 mcg 9%
860 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, ENFACARE, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.22 mcg 9%
861 Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat Dairy and Egg Products 0.22 mcg 9%
862 Fast foods, submarine sandwich, cold cut on white bread with lettuce and tomato Fast Foods 0.22 mcg 9%
863 SUBWAY, cold cut sub on white bread with lettuce and tomato Fast Foods 0.22 mcg 9%
864 Potatoes, mashed, ready-to-eat Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.22 mcg 9%
865 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Almond Chocolate Candies Sweets 0.22 mcg 9%
866 Pie, coconut cream, prepared from mix, no-bake type Baked Products 0.21 mcg 9%
867 Pie, chocolate mousse, prepared from mix, no-bake type Baked Products 0.21 mcg 9%
868 Pie, banana cream, prepared from mix, no-bake type Baked Products 0.21 mcg 9%
869 Cake, cherry fudge with chocolate frosting Baked Products 0.21 mcg 9%
870 Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 0.21 mcg 9%
871 Rolls, dinner, sweet Baked Products 0.21 mcg 9%
872 Cereals ready-to-eat, MOM'S BEST, Sweetened WHEAT-FULS Breakfast Cereals 0.21 mcg 9%
873 Cereals, QUAKER, oatmeal, REAL MEDLEYS, cherry pistachio, dry Breakfast Cereals 0.21 mcg 9%
874 Margarine, industrial, non-dairy, cottonseed, soy oil (partially hydrogenated ), for flaky pastries Fats and Oils 0.21 mcg 9%
875 Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Wheat Germ, Regular Breakfast Cereals 0.21 mcg 9%
876 Margarine, industrial, soy and partially hydrogenated soy oil, use for baking, sauces and candy Fats and Oils 0.21 mcg 9%
877 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, AR, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.21 mcg 9%
878 Sandwich spread, with chopped pickle, regular, unspecified oils Fats and Oils 0.21 mcg 9%
879 Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL GENTLEASE, with iron, prepared from powder Baby Foods 0.21 mcg 9%
880 Cream, sour, cultured Dairy and Egg Products 0.21 mcg 9%
881 Toddler formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAGROW PREMIUM (formerly ENFAMIL, LIPIL, NEXT STEP), ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.21 mcg 9%
882 Puddings, tapioca, ready-to-eat Sweets 0.21 mcg 9%
883 Puddings, vanilla, ready-to-eat, fat free Sweets 0.21 mcg 9%
884 Candies, HERSHEY'S SKOR Toffee Bar Sweets 0.21 mcg 9%
885 Salad dressing, mayonnaise and mayonnaise-type, low calorie Fats and Oils 0.21 mcg 9%
886 Pancakes, plain, dry mix, complete, prepared Baked Products 0.20 mcg 8%
887 Croissants, apple Baked Products 0.20 mcg 8%
888 Cake, coffeecake, creme-filled with chocolate frosting Baked Products 0.20 mcg 8%
889 Soup, cream of onion, canned, prepared with equal volume milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.20 mcg 8%
890 Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, soy, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.20 mcg 8%
891 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PROSOBEE, with iron, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.20 mcg 8%
892 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, PROSOBEE, liquid concentrate, reconstituted, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.20 mcg 8%
893 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PREGESTIMIL, with iron, with ARA and DHA, prepared from powder Baby Foods 0.20 mcg 8%
894 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Pregestimil 20 Calories, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.20 mcg 8%
895 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Gentlease, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.20 mcg 8%
896 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil Reguline, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.20 mcg 8%
897 McDONALD'S, Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait (without granola) Fast Foods 0.20 mcg 8%
898 Soup, cream of potato, canned, prepared with equal volume milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.20 mcg 8%
899 Soup, cream of celery, canned, prepared with equal volume milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.20 mcg 8%
900 Soup, cream of asparagus, canned, prepared with equal volume milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.20 mcg 8%

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