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 51–100 of 1,408 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
51 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST Bran Flakes Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
52 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS with cinnamon bunches Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
53 Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Corn Biscuits Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
54 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Blueberry MUFFIN TOPS Cereal Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
55 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, BERRY COLOSSAL CRUNCH Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
56 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Honey Nut SCOOTERS Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
57 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, OAT BLENDERS with honey Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
58 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, ALPHA-BITS Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
59 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified Baby Foods 5.00 mcg 208%
60 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, CORN BURSTS Breakfast Cereals 4.84 mcg 202%
61 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Frosted Flakes Breakfast Cereals 4.84 mcg 202%
62 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, with real strawberries Breakfast Cereals 4.80 mcg 200%
63 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER WHOLE HEARTS oat cereal Breakfast Cereals 4.75 mcg 198%
64 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, with almonds Breakfast Cereals 4.70 mcg 196%
65 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, Honeycomb Cereal Breakfast Cereals 4.69 mcg 195%
66 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, TOOTIE FRUITIES Breakfast Cereals 4.69 mcg 195%
67 Babyfood, Multigrain whole grain cereal, dry fortified Baby Foods 4.69 mcg 195%
68 Babyfood, cereal, Oatmeal, dry, GERBER, SINGLE GRAIN, fortified Baby Foods 4.60 mcg 192%
69 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, dry fortified Baby Foods 4.60 mcg 192%
70 Babyfood, cereal, rice, dry fortified Baby Foods 4.60 mcg 192%
71 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Apple ZINGS Breakfast Cereals 4.55 mcg 190%
72 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Crispy Rice Breakfast Cereals 4.55 mcg 190%
73 Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.44 mcg 185%
74 Elk, free range, ground, cooked patties (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.25 mcg 177%
75 Formulated bar, ZONE PERFECT CLASSIC CRUNCH BAR, mixed flavors Snacks 4.20 mcg 175%
76 Protein supplement, milk based, Muscle Milk Light, powder Dairy and Egg Products 4.20 mcg 175%
77 Vegetarian fillets Legumes and Legume Products 4.20 mcg 175%
78 SCHIFF,TIGER'S MILK BAR Sweets 4.20 mcg 175%
79 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA, Chocolate Blueberry Snack Bar Snacks 4.09 mcg 170%
80 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA Chocolate Bar Sweets 4.09 mcg 170%
81 Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 4.03 mcg 168%
82 Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, without added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 4.03 mcg 168%
83 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW MATEYS Breakfast Cereals 4.00 mcg 167%
84 Luncheon slices, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 4.00 mcg 167%
85 Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, without added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.99 mcg 166%
86 Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.99 mcg 166%
87 Milk, dry, nonfat, calcium reduced Dairy and Egg Products 3.98 mcg 166%
88 Milk, buttermilk, dried Dairy and Egg Products 3.82 mcg 159%
89 Beverages, Energy drink, ROCKSTAR Beverages 3.77 mcg 157%
90 Babyfood, cereal, barley, dry fortified Baby Foods 3.57 mcg 149%
91 Egg substitute, powder Dairy and Egg Products 3.52 mcg 147%
92 Beverages, Whey protein powder isolate Beverages 3.49 mcg 145%
93 Elk, free range, ground, raw (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 3.45 mcg 144%
94 Beverages, Acai berry drink, fortified Beverages 3.40 mcg 142%
95 Beverages, PEPSICO QUAKER, Gatorade G2, low calorie Beverages 3.38 mcg 141%
96 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with bananas, dry Baby Foods 3.33 mcg 139%
97 Babyfood, cereal, whole wheat, with apples, dry fortified Baby Foods 3.33 mcg 139%
98 Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.25 mcg 135%
99 Milk, dry, whole, with added vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.25 mcg 135%
100 Snacks, granola bar, KASHI GOLEAN, crunchy, mixed flavors Snacks 3.22 mcg 134%

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