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 1551–1600 of 2,478 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1551 Coffee cake, cream filled, with chocolate icing (frosting) Baked Products 0.20 mcg 8% CNF
1552 Pancake, blueberry, homemade Baked Products 0.20 mcg 8% CNF
1553 Danish pastry, cheese Baked Products 0.20 mcg 8% CNF
1554 Croissant, apple, commercial Baked Products 0.20 mcg 8% CNF
1555 Malted milk, chocolate flavour, enriched powder Beverages 0.20 mcg 8% CNF
1556 Soup, leek, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.20 mcg 8% CNF
1557 Soup, cream, asparagus, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.20 mcg 8% CNF
1558 Cream, whipping, 32% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 0.20 mcg 8% CNF
1559 Dessert, pudding, rice, with raisins, homemade Sweets 0.20 mcg 8% CNF
1560 Yogourt, plain, rich/Mediterranean style (6-9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.19 mcg 8% CNF
1561 Kefir, fruit flavours, low fat (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.19 mcg 8% CNF
1562 Hush puppies, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1563 Cookies, sugar, commercially prepared, regular (includes vanilla) Baked Products 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1564 Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, sponge Baked Products 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1565 Soup, shark fin, restaurant-prepared Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1566 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON,NEXT STEP PROSOBEE, prepared from powder Baby Foods 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1567 Infant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SOY, with DHA and ARA, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1568 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PROSOBEE, with iron, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1569 Cheese, goat, soft type Dairy and Egg Products 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1570 McDONALD'S, McCHICKEN Sandwich Fast Foods 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1571 Crackers, matzo, egg Baked Products 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1572 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, NEXT STEP, PROSOBEE, LIPIL, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1573 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Infant, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1574 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, LIPIL, low iron, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1575 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL LIPIL, with iron, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1576 Pasta with Sliced Franks in Tomato Sauce, canned entree Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1577 McDONALD'S, Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait Fast Foods 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1578 Cookies, Marie biscuit Baked Products 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1579 Babyfood, fortified cereal bar, fruit filling Baby Foods 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1580 Cream, half and half, lowfat Dairy and Egg Products 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1581 Cream, fluid, half and half Dairy and Egg Products 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1582 CHICK-FIL-A, Chick-n-Strips Fast Foods 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1583 CRACKER BARREL, macaroni n' cheese Restaurant Foods 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1584 Pasta mix, Italian lasagna, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1585 DENNY'S, macaroni & cheese, from kid's menu Restaurant Foods 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1586 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies Sweets 0.19 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1587 Candies, M&M's peanut butter chocolate candies Sweets 0.19 mcg 8% CNF
1588 Fast foods, dessert, cookies, chocolate chip Fast Foods 0.19 mcg 8% CNF
1589 Hush puppy, homemade Baked Products 0.19 mcg 8% CNF
1590 Cracker, matzo, egg Baked Products 0.19 mcg 8% CNF
1591 Cookie, sugar, commercial Baked Products 0.19 mcg 8% CNF
1592 Cake, snack cake, cream-filled, sponge Baked Products 0.19 mcg 8% CNF
1593 Cheese, goat, soft, (more than 55% water, 21% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.19 mcg 8% CNF
1594 Kefir, plain, low fat (0.5-1.9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.19 mcg 8% CNF
1595 Yogourt, vanilla flavoured, rich/Mediterranean style (6-9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.19 mcg 8% CNF
1596 Cream, whipping, 35% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 0.18 mcg 8% CNF
1597 Yogourt, Greek style, plain, fat free (0-0.5% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.18 mcg 8% CNF
1598 Yogourt, coffee flavoured, rich/Mediterranean style (6-9% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.18 mcg 8% CNF
1599 Cake, coffeecake, cinnamon with crumb topping, commercially prepared, unenriched Baked Products 0.18 mcg 8% USDA_SR
1600 Pancakes, buttermilk, prepared from recipe Baked Products 0.18 mcg 8% USDA_SR

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