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 801–850 of 4,340 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
801 Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned Beef Products 2.80 mcg 117%
802 Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned Beef Products 2.80 mcg 117%
803 Beef, chuck eye Country-Style ribs, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 2.80 mcg 117%
804 Beef, round, tip round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.80 mcg 117%
805 Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned Beef Products 2.80 mcg 117%
806 Beef, ground, 93% lean meat /7% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
807 Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
808 Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
809 Beef, ground, 97% lean meat /3% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
810 Beef, top loin petite roast/filet, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
811 Beef, loin, top sirloin cap steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
812 Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
813 Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
814 Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
815 Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
816 Beef, round, top round, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, raw Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
817 Beef, round, tip round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
818 Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
819 Beef, rib, whole (ribs 6-12), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
820 Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, patty cooked, pan-broiled Beef Products 2.79 mcg 116%
821 Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.78 mcg 116%
822 Beverages, Cocoa mix, low calorie, powder, with added calcium, phosphorus, aspartame, without added sodium or vitamin A Beverages 2.78 mcg 116%
823 Lamb, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.78 mcg 116%
824 Lamb, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.78 mcg 116%
825 Lamb, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.78 mcg 116%
826 Beef, chuck eye roast, boneless, America's Beef Roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 2.78 mcg 116%
827 Fish, trout, brook, raw, New York State Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.77 mcg 115%
828 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.77 mcg 115%
829 Beef, loin, top sirloin cap steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.77 mcg 115%
830 Lamb, leg, sirloin half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.76 mcg 115%
831 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked Beef Products 2.76 mcg 115%
832 Beef, rib, whole (ribs 6-12), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, raw Beef Products 2.76 mcg 115%
833 Beef, shoulder pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 2.76 mcg 115%
834 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised Pork Products 2.76 mcg 115%
835 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, trotter off, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.75 mcg 115%
836 Veal, loin, chop, separable lean and fat, cooked, grilled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.75 mcg 115%
837 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, shank half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.75 mcg 115%
838 Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 2.75 mcg 115%
839 Beef, short loin, top loin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, raw Beef Products 2.75 mcg 115%
840 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, lungs, raw Pork Products 2.75 mcg 115%
841 Lamb, shoulder, blade, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.74 mcg 114%
842 Lamb, shoulder, blade, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.74 mcg 114%
843 Beef, loin, top sirloin cap steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.74 mcg 114%
844 Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 2.74 mcg 114%
845 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA, Chocolate Almond Snack Bar Snacks 2.73 mcg 114%
846 Lamb, shoulder, blade, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.73 mcg 114%
847 Veal, shoulder, blade chop, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.73 mcg 114%
848 Beef, shoulder pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 2.73 mcg 114%
849 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Frosted Mini SPOONERS Breakfast Cereals 2.73 mcg 114%
850 Lamb, cubed for stew or kabob (leg and shoulder), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.73 mcg 114%

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