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 1001–1050 of 2,478 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1001 Cream puff, homemade, shell only, includes eclair Baked Products 0.39 mcg 16% CNF
1002 Biscuit, plain/buttermilk, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 0.39 mcg 16% CNF
1003 Dessert, pudding, tapioca, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.39 mcg 16% CNF
1004 Beverages, chocolate syrup, prepared with whole milk Beverages 0.38 mcg 16% USDA_SR
1005 PIZZA HUT 14" Cheese Pizza, Hand-Tossed Crust Fast Foods 0.38 mcg 16% USDA_SR
1006 Sauce, alfredo mix, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.38 mcg 16% USDA_SR
1007 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added nonfat milk solids, vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.38 mcg 16% USDA_SR
1008 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added nonfat milk solids and vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.38 mcg 16% USDA_SR
1009 Milk, fluid, nonfat, calcium fortified (fat free or skim) Dairy and Egg Products 0.38 mcg 16% USDA_SR
1010 BANQUET, Salisbury Steak With Gravy, family size, frozen, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.38 mcg 16% USDA_SR
1011 Ice creams, chocolate, light, no sugar added Sweets 0.38 mcg 16% USDA_SR
1012 Frozen novelties, ice cream type, chocolate or caramel covered, with nuts Sweets 0.38 mcg 16% USDA_SR
1013 Dessert, frozen, FUDGESICLE bar, no sugar added, with artificial sweetener Sweets 0.38 mcg 16% CNF
1014 Yogourt, fruit flavoured, low fat, with added omega-3 from flax (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.38 mcg 16% CNF
1015 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, chocolate or caramel covered, with nuts Sweets 0.38 mcg 16% CNF
1016 Dessert, frozen, ice cream, chocolate, light, no sugar added Sweets 0.38 mcg 16% CNF
1017 Sauce, Alfredo, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.38 mcg 16% CNF
1018 Fast foods, mexican, tostada with guacamole Fast Foods 0.38 mcg 16% CNF
1019 Coffee, instant, with sugar, cappucino flavour, powder Beverages 0.38 mcg 16% CNF
1020 Chocolate syrup, thin type, whole milk added Dairy and Egg Products 0.38 mcg 16% CNF
1021 Hot chocolate, cocoa, without sugar, mix, powder, prepared with water Beverages 0.38 mcg 16% CNF
1022 SILK Coffee, soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 0.37 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1023 Vitasoy USA, Vitasoy Light Vanilla Soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 0.37 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1024 SILK Mocha, soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 0.37 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1025 SILK Chai, soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 0.37 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1026 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, NUTRAMIGEN, with iron, liquid concentrate not reconstituted, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.37 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1027 Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.37 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1028 Yogurt, plain, whole milk Dairy and Egg Products 0.37 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1029 Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.37 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1030 Candies, milk chocolate coated raisins Sweets 0.37 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1031 Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 0.37 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1032 Candies, WHATCHAMACALLIT Candy Bar Sweets 0.37 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1033 Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, reduced fat Dairy and Egg Products 0.37 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1034 Milk, fluid, buttermilk, cultured, 2% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 0.37 mcg 15% CNF
1035 Candies, bars, Whatchamacallit Sweets 0.37 mcg 15% CNF
1036 Candies, bars, Nestle Crunch Sweets 0.37 mcg 15% CNF
1037 Candies, milk chocolate coated raisins Sweets 0.37 mcg 15% CNF
1038 Candies, bars, Chunky Sweets 0.37 mcg 15% CNF
1039 Dessert, frozen, pudding pop, vanilla Sweets 0.37 mcg 15% CNF
1040 Cake, sponge, homemade Baked Products 0.37 mcg 15% CNF
1041 Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched Baked Products 0.36 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1042 DOMINO'S 14" Cheese Pizza, Ultimate Deep Dish Crust Fast Foods 0.36 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1043 Beverages, chocolate malt, powder, prepared with fat free milk Beverages 0.36 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1044 Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, unenriched Baked Products 0.36 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1045 Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) Baked Products 0.36 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1046 Ice cream cone, chocolate covered, with nuts, flavors other than chocolate Dairy and Egg Products 0.36 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1047 Light ice cream, Creamsicle Dairy and Egg Products 0.36 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1048 Milk, indian buffalo, fluid Dairy and Egg Products 0.36 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1049 Milk, producer, fluid, 3.7% milkfat Dairy and Egg Products 0.36 mcg 15% USDA_SR
1050 Milk, low sodium, fluid Dairy and Egg Products 0.36 mcg 15% USDA_SR

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