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 2451–2478 of 2,478 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2451 Icing (frosting), vanilla (white), creamy, dry mix, prepared with butter Sweets 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2452 Candies, peanut brittle, homemade Sweets 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2453 Snacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, without peanuts Snacks 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2454 Pie, cherry, commercial, 2 crust Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2455 Pie, blueberry, commercial, 2 crust Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2456 Muffin, blueberry, toaster-type, toasted Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2457 Leavening agent, yeast, baker's, compressed Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2458 Pie, apple, commercial, 2 crust Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2459 Muffin, oat bran (wheat free-product) Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2460 Cracker, standard snack-type, sandwich with peanut butter Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2461 Cookie, shortbread, pecan, commercial Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2462 Cookie, oatmeal (with or without raisins), commercial, soft-type Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2463 Cookie, fortune Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2464 Cake, fruitcake, commercial Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2465 Bread stuffing, cornbread, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2466 Bread stuffing, cornbread, dry mix, unprepared Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2467 Bread stuffing, dry mix, prepared Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2468 Bread, Boston brown, canned Baked Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2469 Alcohol, table wine, rosé (11.5% alcohol by volume) Beverages 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2470 Alcohol, cocktail, whisky sour mix, powder Beverages 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2471 Sweet potato, cooked, candied, homemade Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2472 Soup, oxtail, dehydrated, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2473 Soup, leek, dehydrated, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2474 Soup, cream, asparagus, dehydrated, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2475 Soup, cream, mushroom, canned, condensed, water added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2476 Butter oil, anhydrous Dairy and Egg Products 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2477 Sangria Beverages 0.01 mcg 0% CNF
2478 Alcohol, wine cooler Beverages 0.00 mcg 0% CNF

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