Foods high in Vitamin B12 (USDA SR Legacy)

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.

FDA daily value: 2.4 mcg

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Showing 501–550 of 4,340 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
501 Fish, spot, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.46 mcg 144%
502 Fish, seatrout, mixed species, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.46 mcg 144%
503 Fish, salmon, chum, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.46 mcg 144%
504 Beef, chuck, under blade center steak, boneless, Denver Cut, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.46 mcg 144%
505 Beef, chuck eye roast, boneless, America's Beef Roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 3.46 mcg 144%
506 Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean only, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.46 mcg 144%
507 Beef, chuck, short ribs, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.45 mcg 144%
508 Beef, cured, breakfast strips, cooked Beef Products 3.45 mcg 144%
509 Elk, free range, ground, raw (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 3.45 mcg 144%
510 Fish, smelt, rainbow, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.44 mcg 143%
511 Veal, shoulder, blade chop, separable lean and fat, cooked, grilled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 3.44 mcg 143%
512 Beef, chuck, blade roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 3.44 mcg 143%
513 Beef, shoulder steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.43 mcg 143%
514 Beef, chuck, short ribs, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 3.43 mcg 143%
515 Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, USDA select, cooked, broiled Beef Products 3.42 mcg 142%
516 Beef, loin, top sirloin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.42 mcg 142%
517 Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled Beef Products 3.42 mcg 142%
518 Beef, chuck, top blade, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 3.42 mcg 142%
519 Beef, ribeye filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.41 mcg 142%
520 Beef, shoulder pot roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.41 mcg 142%
521 Beef, flank, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.41 mcg 142%
522 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 3.40 mcg 142%
523 Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.40 mcg 142%
524 Fish, milkfish, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.40 mcg 142%
525 Beverages, Acai berry drink, fortified Beverages 3.40 mcg 142%
526 Beef, loin, tenderloin steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.40 mcg 142%
527 Beef, chuck eye Country-Style ribs, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.40 mcg 142%
528 Beef, chuck, blade roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 3.40 mcg 142%
529 Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled Beef Products 3.39 mcg 141%
530 Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled Beef Products 3.39 mcg 141%
531 Beef, shoulder steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.39 mcg 141%
532 Beef, shoulder pot roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.39 mcg 141%
533 Beef, chuck, under blade pot roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.39 mcg 141%
534 Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean only, choice, raw Beef Products 3.39 mcg 141%
535 Beverages, PEPSICO QUAKER, Gatorade G2, low calorie Beverages 3.38 mcg 141%
536 Beef, chuck, top blade, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 3.38 mcg 141%
537 Beef, shoulder pot roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.38 mcg 141%
538 Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, USDA choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 3.37 mcg 140%
539 Beef, chuck, under blade steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.37 mcg 140%
540 Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.37 mcg 140%
541 Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 3.37 mcg 140%
542 Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 3.37 mcg 140%
543 Beef, loin, tenderloin steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.36 mcg 140%
544 Beef, loin, top sirloin petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 3.36 mcg 140%
545 Beef, ribeye cap steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.36 mcg 140%
546 Beef, shoulder pot roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.36 mcg 140%
547 Beef, chuck, blade roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.36 mcg 140%
548 Beef, shoulder pot roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.35 mcg 140%
549 Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.34 mcg 139%
550 Beef, shoulder pot roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.34 mcg 139%

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