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 1401–1450 of 2,478 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
1401	Roll, dinner, egg	Baked Products	0.24 mcg	10%	CNF
1402	Doughnut (donut), cake-type, plain, sugared or glazed	Baked Products	0.24 mcg	10%	CNF
1403	Cake, sponge, commercial	Baked Products	0.24 mcg	10%	CNF
1404	Milk, evaporated, skim, canned, undiluted, 0.2% M.F.	Dairy and Egg Products	0.24 mcg	10%	CNF
1405	Muffin, carrot, commercial	Baked Products	0.24 mcg	10%	CNF
1406	Cheesecake, plain, with cherry topping, homemade	Baked Products	0.24 mcg	10%	CNF
1407	Cream, table (coffee), 18% M.F.	Dairy and Egg Products	0.24 mcg	10%	CNF
1408	Yogourt, fruit flavoured, tubes, vitamin D added	Dairy and Egg Products	0.24 mcg	10%	CNF
1409	Yogourt, fruit flavoured, Balkan style (4-6% M.F.)	Dairy and Egg Products	0.24 mcg	10%	CNF
1410	Soymilk, chocolate, nonfat, with added calcium, vitamins A and D	Legumes and Legume Products	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1411	Soymilk (all flavors), nonfat, with added calcium, vitamins A and D	Legumes and Legume Products	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1412	Cookies, peanut butter sandwich, regular	Baked Products	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1413	Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs	Baked Products	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1414	Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Toasted Wheat Bran	Breakfast Cereals	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1415	Soymilk, original and vanilla, light, unsweetened, with added calcium, vitamins A and D	Legumes and Legume Products	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1416	Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Enfamil 24, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA	Baby Foods	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1417	Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Pregestimil 24 Calories, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA	Baby Foods	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1418	Salad dressing, mayonnaise, imitation, milk cream	Fats and Oils	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1419	Babyfood, dessert, custard pudding, vanilla, junior	Baby Foods	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1420	Milk, chocolate, lowfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D	Dairy and Egg Products	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1421	Candies, chocolate, dark, NFS (45-59% cacao solids 90%; 60-69% cacao solids 5%; 70-85% cacao solids 5%)	Sweets	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1422	Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids	Sweets	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1423	Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese, low calorie	Fats and Oils	0.23 mcg	10%	USDA_SR
1424	Candies, chocolate, dark, not further specified	Sweets	0.23 mcg	10%	CNF
1425	Candies, chocolate, dark, 45-59% cacao solids	Sweets	0.23 mcg	10%	CNF
1426	Bread, cornbread (also corn muffin mix), dry mix, prepared	Baked Products	0.23 mcg	10%	CNF
1427	Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese, low calorie	Fats and Oils	0.23 mcg	10%	CNF
1428	Cookie, peanut butter sandwich	Baked Products	0.23 mcg	10%	CNF
1429	Poutine	Mixed Dishes	0.23 mcg	10%	CNF
1430	Soup, French onion, homemade (with bread and cheese)	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	0.23 mcg	9%	CNF
1431	Cake, carrot, homemade, with cream cheese icing	Baked Products	0.23 mcg	9%	CNF
1432	Strudel, apple	Baked Products	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1433	Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe	Baked Products	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1434	Cheese, goat, semisoft type	Dairy and Egg Products	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1435	Cheese, cream	Dairy and Egg Products	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1436	Shake, fast food, vanilla	Beverages	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1437	Crackers, matzo, egg and onion	Baked Products	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1438	Doughnuts, yeast-leavened, with jelly filling	Baked Products	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1439	Cake, snack cakes, not chocolate, with icing or filling, low-fat, with added fiber	Baked Products	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1440	Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, DHA and ARA, prepared from liquid concentrate	Baby Foods	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1441	Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SUPREME, with iron, DHA and ARA, ready-to-feed	Baby Foods	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1442	Babyfood, cookie, baby, fruit	Baby Foods	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1443	Infant Formula, GERBER GOOD START 2, GENTLE PLUS, ready-to-feed	Baby Foods	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1444	Infant Formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, ENFACARE, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA	Baby Foods	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1445	Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat	Dairy and Egg Products	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1446	Fast foods, submarine sandwich, cold cut on white bread with lettuce and tomato	Fast Foods	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1447	SUBWAY, cold cut sub on white bread with lettuce and tomato	Fast Foods	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1448	Potatoes, mashed, ready-to-eat	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1449	Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Almond Chocolate Candies	Sweets	0.22 mcg	9%	USDA_SR
1450	Candies, M&M's Almond Chocolate Candies	Sweets	0.22 mcg	9%	CNF

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