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 551–600 of 4,340 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
551 Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, pan-fried Beef Products 3.34 mcg 139%
552 Crustaceans, crab, blue, cooked, moist heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.33 mcg 139%
553 Veal, variety meats and by-products, thymus, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 3.33 mcg 139%
554 Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.33 mcg 139%
555 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, with bananas, dry Baby Foods 3.33 mcg 139%
556 Babyfood, cereal, whole wheat, with apples, dry fortified Baby Foods 3.33 mcg 139%
557 Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.33 mcg 139%
558 Beef, chuck, short ribs, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.32 mcg 138%
559 Beef, rib, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled Beef Products 3.32 mcg 138%
560 Beef, rib, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 3.32 mcg 138%
561 Beef, chuck, under blade center steak, boneless, Denver Cut, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 3.32 mcg 138%
562 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, blade, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, broiled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 3.30 mcg 138%
563 Soup, clam chowder, manhattan style, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 3.30 mcg 138%
564 Beef, flank, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.30 mcg 138%
565 Beef, shoulder steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.30 mcg 138%
566 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 3.29 mcg 137%
567 Beef, chuck, short ribs, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.29 mcg 137%
568 Beef, round, top round, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, pan-fried Beef Products 3.28 mcg 137%
569 Fish, milkfish, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.27 mcg 136%
570 Beef, shoulder steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.27 mcg 136%
571 Beef, chuck eye Country-Style ribs, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.27 mcg 136%
572 Fish, whitefish, mixed species, smoked Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.26 mcg 136%
573 Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.26 mcg 136%
574 Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked, (lox), regular Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.26 mcg 136%
575 Beef, chuck, under blade pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.26 mcg 136%
576 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, spleen, raw Pork Products 3.26 mcg 136%
577 Beef, ribeye filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.25 mcg 135%
578 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, arm, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 3.25 mcg 135%
579 Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.25 mcg 135%
580 Beef, chuck, under blade steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.25 mcg 135%
581 Milk, dry, whole, with added vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.25 mcg 135%
582 Beef, loin, top sirloin petite roast/filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.24 mcg 135%
583 Beef, chuck eye Country-Style ribs, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 3.24 mcg 135%
584 Beef, chuck eye roast, boneless, America's Beef Roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted Beef Products 3.24 mcg 135%
585 Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.23 mcg 135%
586 Beef, round, knuckle, tip center, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.23 mcg 135%
587 Soup, clam chowder, manhattan, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 3.23 mcg 135%
588 Snacks, granola bar, KASHI GOLEAN, crunchy, mixed flavors Snacks 3.22 mcg 134%
589 Beef, chuck eye roast, boneless, America's Beef Roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 3.22 mcg 134%
590 Beef, chuck, under blade center steak, boneless, Denver Cut, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 3.22 mcg 134%
591 Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.22 mcg 134%
592 Beef, chuck, under blade pot roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.22 mcg 134%
593 Beef, chuck, clod roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted Beef Products 3.22 mcg 134%
594 Beef, ribeye cap steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.21 mcg 134%
595 Beef, chuck, clod roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 3.21 mcg 134%
596 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, foreshank, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 3.20 mcg 133%
597 Pate, truffle flavor Sausages and Luncheon Meats 3.20 mcg 133%
598 Pate, liver, not specified, canned Sausages and Luncheon Meats 3.20 mcg 133%
599 Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.20 mcg 133%
600 Fish, pollock, Atlantic, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.19 mcg 133%

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