Vegetarian foods high in Vitamin B12

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 901–950 of 2,478 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
901 Babyfood, mixed fruit juice with low fat yogurt Baby Foods 0.43 mcg 18% USDA_SR
902 Babyfood, banana juice with low fat yogurt Baby Foods 0.43 mcg 18% USDA_SR
903 Pie, egg custard, commercial Baked Products 0.43 mcg 18% CNF
904 Cheese, cottage, creamed (4.5% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.43 mcg 18% CNF
905 Cream, sour, light Dairy and Egg Products 0.42 mcg 18% CNF
906 Pancake, plain, homemade with butter and maple syrup Baked Products 0.42 mcg 18% CNF
907 Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat Dairy and Egg Products 0.42 mcg 18% USDA_FF
908 Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.42 mcg 18% USDA_SR
909 Beverages, malted drink mix, chocolate, powder Beverages 0.42 mcg 18% USDA_SR
910 Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, with added nutrients, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.42 mcg 18% USDA_SR
911 Beverages, Carob-flavor beverage mix, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.42 mcg 18% USDA_SR
912 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 0.42 mcg 18% USDA_SR
913 Sour cream, light Dairy and Egg Products 0.42 mcg 18% USDA_SR
914 Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust Fast Foods 0.42 mcg 18% USDA_SR
915 Babyfood, cereal, barley, prepared with whole milk Baby Foods 0.42 mcg 18% USDA_SR
916 Fast foods, sundae, strawberry Fast Foods 0.42 mcg 18% USDA_SR
917 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER Puffed Wheat Breakfast Cereals 0.42 mcg 18% USDA_SR
918 Fast foods, pizza, cheese, regular crust Fast Foods 0.42 mcg 18% CNF
919 Fast foods, dessert, sundae, strawberry Fast Foods 0.42 mcg 18% CNF
920 Malted milk, chocolate flavour, powder, milk whole milk Beverages 0.42 mcg 18% CNF
921 Malted milk, chocolate flavour, powder Beverages 0.42 mcg 18% CNF
922 Beverage mix, carob flavour, powder, with whole milk Beverages 0.42 mcg 18% CNF
923 Dessert, pudding, vanilla, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.42 mcg 17% CNF
924 Dessert, pudding, lemon, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.42 mcg 17% CNF
925 Dessert, pudding, banana, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.42 mcg 17% CNF
926 Dessert, pudding, chocolate, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.41 mcg 17% CNF
927 Dessert, pudding, coconut, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.41 mcg 17% CNF
928 Dessert, pudding, coconut, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.41 mcg 17% CNF
929 Dessert, pudding, banana, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.41 mcg 17% CNF
930 Dessert, pudding, vanilla, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.41 mcg 17% CNF
931 Dessert, pudding, rice, dry mix, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.41 mcg 17% CNF
932 Dessert, pudding, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.41 mcg 17% CNF
933 Pancake, buckwheat, dry mix, incomplete, prepared (with egg, oil, milk) Baked Products 0.41 mcg 17% CNF
934 Beverages, chocolate-flavor beverage mix for milk, powder, with added nutrients, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.41 mcg 17% USDA_SR
935 Fast foods, sundae, hot fudge Fast Foods 0.41 mcg 17% USDA_SR
936 Babyfood, cereal, rice, prepared with whole milk Baby Foods 0.41 mcg 17% USDA_SR
937 DIGIORNO Pizza, supreme topping, rising crust, frozen, baked Fast Foods 0.41 mcg 17% USDA_SR
938 Salisbury steak with gravy, frozen Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.41 mcg 17% USDA_SR
939 Fast foods, mexican, frijoles (pinto beans) with cheese Fast Foods 0.41 mcg 17% CNF
940 Fast foods, dessert, sundae, hot fudge Fast Foods 0.41 mcg 17% CNF
941 Infant formula, PBM PRODUCTS, store brand, soy, liquid concentrate, not reconstituted Baby Foods 0.40 mcg 17% USDA_SR
942 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, prepared with whole milk Baby Foods 0.40 mcg 17% USDA_SR
943 Beverages, Malted drink mix, natural, with added nutrients, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.40 mcg 17% USDA_SR
944 LITTLE CAESARS 14" Original Round Cheese Pizza, Regular Crust Fast Foods 0.40 mcg 17% USDA_SR
945 Beverages, chocolate-flavor beverage mix, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.40 mcg 17% USDA_SR
946 Cookies, chocolate cream covered biscuit sticks Baked Products 0.40 mcg 17% USDA_SR
947 Cheese spread, pasteurized process, American Dairy and Egg Products 0.40 mcg 17% USDA_SR
948 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SOY, with DHA and ARA, liquid concentrate Baby Foods 0.40 mcg 17% USDA_SR
949 PIZZA HUT 14" Cheese Pizza, Stuffed Crust Fast Foods 0.40 mcg 17% USDA_SR
950 Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, stuffed crust Fast Foods 0.40 mcg 17% USDA_SR

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