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 201–250 of 2,478 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
201	Cheese, parmesan, dry grated, reduced fat	Dairy and Egg Products	2.26 mcg	94%	USDA_SR
202	Cheese, mexican, queso cotija	Dairy and Egg Products	2.26 mcg	94%	USDA_SR
203	Cheese, parmesan, dry grated, reduced fat	Dairy and Egg Products	2.26 mcg	94%	CNF
204	Seaweed, Canadian Cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, dry	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.25 mcg	94%	USDA_SR
205	Seaweed, Canadian cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, dried	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2.25 mcg	94%	CNF
206	Cheese, processed product, mozzarella, fat free, slices	Dairy and Egg Products	2.20 mcg	92%	CNF
207	Vegetarian stew, meatless	Legumes and Legume Products	2.20 mcg	92%	CNF
208	Chicken, meatless	Legumes and Legume Products	2.18 mcg	91%	USDA_SR
209	Waffle, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwave	Baked Products	2.18 mcg	91%	USDA_SR
210	Waffle, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwaved	Baked Products	2.18 mcg	91%	CNF
211	Meatless, chicken	Legumes and Legume Products	2.18 mcg	91%	CNF
212	Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA Chocolate Covered Almonds	Sweets	2.14 mcg	89%	USDA_SR
213	Cheese puffs and twists, corn based, baked, low fat	Snacks	2.14 mcg	89%	USDA_SR
214	Snacks, corn-based, extruded, puffs or twists, cheese, baked, low fat	Snacks	2.14 mcg	89%	CNF
215	Cereals ready-to-eat, HEALTH VALLEY, FIBER 7 Flakes	Breakfast Cereals	2.12 mcg	88%	USDA_SR
216	Cheese, tilsit	Dairy and Egg Products	2.10 mcg	88%	USDA_SR
217	School Lunch, pizza, cheese topping, thick crust, whole grain, frozen, cooked	Fast Foods	2.10 mcg	88%	USDA_SR
218	Cheese, tilsit, with whole milk	Dairy and Egg Products	2.10 mcg	88%	CNF
219	Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, NEOSURE, powder, with ARA and DHA	Baby Foods	2.06 mcg	86%	USDA_SR
220	Beverages, Dairy drink mix, chocolate, reduced calorie, with low-calorie sweeteners, powder	Beverages	2.03 mcg	85%	USDA_SR
221	Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared	Legumes and Legume Products	2.01 mcg	84%	USDA_SR
222	Veggie / soy burger patty, unprepared	Legumes and Legume Products	2.01 mcg	84%	CNF
223	Milk and cereal bar	Snacks	2.00 mcg	83%	USDA_SR
224	School Lunch, pizza, BIG DADDY'S LS 16" 51% Whole Grain Rolled Edge Cheese Pizza, frozen	Fast Foods	2.00 mcg	83%	USDA_SR
225	APPLEBEE'S, 9 oz house sirloin steak	Restaurant Foods	2.00 mcg	83%	USDA_SR
226	Bar, milk and cereal	Baked Products	2.00 mcg	83%	CNF
227	Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL, sugar free, with added caffeine, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamins B6 and B12	Beverages	1.99 mcg	83%	USDA_SR
228	Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL	Beverages	1.97 mcg	82%	USDA_SR
229	Cheese, processed product, cheddar, fat free, slices	Dairy and Egg Products	1.96 mcg	82%	CNF
230	Egg, yolk, raw, fresh	Dairy and Egg Products	1.95 mcg	81%	USDA_SR
231	Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, cooked (Shoshone Bannock)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	1.95 mcg	81%	USDA_SR
232	Energy drink, sugar free/low calorie	Beverages	1.92 mcg	80%	CNF
233	Fast Foods, cheeseburger; double, large patty; with condiments, vegetables and mayonnaise	Fast Foods	1.92 mcg	80%	USDA_SR
234	WENDY'S, CLASSIC DOUBLE, with cheese	Fast Foods	1.92 mcg	80%	USDA_SR
235	Fast Foods, sandwiches and burgers, cheeseburger, large, double patty, with condiments, vegetables and mayonnaise	Fast Foods	1.92 mcg	80%	CNF
236	Egg, chicken, whole, fresh or frozen, raw	Dairy and Egg Products	1.90 mcg	79%	CNF
237	Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized	Dairy and Egg Products	1.90 mcg	79%	USDA_SR
238	Cheese, processed product, Swiss, slices	Dairy and Egg Products	1.90 mcg	79%	CNF
239	Cheese, American, nonfat or fat free	Dairy and Egg Products	1.85 mcg	77%	USDA_SR
240	Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, raw (Shoshone Bannock)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	1.77 mcg	74%	USDA_SR
241	Egg, chicken, whole, cooked, fried	Dairy and Egg Products	1.76 mcg	74%	CNF
242	Cheese, white, queso blanco	Dairy and Egg Products	1.75 mcg	73%	USDA_SR
243	Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, large patty; with condiments	Fast Foods	1.75 mcg	73%	USDA_SR
244	Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, cheeseburger, large, single patty, with condiments	Fast Foods	1.75 mcg	73%	CNF
245	Waffles, whole wheat, lowfat, frozen, ready-to-heat	Baked Products	1.71 mcg	71%	USDA_SR
246	Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, not reconstituted	Dairy and Egg Products	1.71 mcg	71%	USDA_SR
247	Instant breakfast, powder, chocolate	Beverages	1.71 mcg	71%	CNF
248	Cheese, dry white, queso seco	Dairy and Egg Products	1.70 mcg	71%	USDA_FF
249	Cheese, dry white, queso seco	Dairy and Egg Products	1.70 mcg	71%	USDA_FF
250	Babyfood, snack, GERBER, GRADUATES, YOGURT MELTS	Baby Foods	1.70 mcg	71%	USDA_SR

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