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.

FDA daily value: 2.4 mcg

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Showing 851–900 of 7,178 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
851 Beef, shoulder steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.30 mcg 138% USDA_SR
852 Soup, clam chowder, manhattan, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 3.30 mcg 138% CNF
853 Veal, grain-fed, cutlets (inside rop round), pan-fried Lamb, Veal and Game 3.30 mcg 138% CNF
854 Veal, grain-fed, cutlets (inside top round), braised Lamb, Veal and Game 3.30 mcg 138% CNF
855 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% USDA_SR
856 Beef, chuck, short ribs, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.29 mcg 137% USDA_SR
857 Beef, round, top round, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, pan-fried Beef Products 3.28 mcg 137% USDA_SR
858 Fish, milkfish, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.27 mcg 136% USDA_SR
859 Beef, shoulder steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.27 mcg 136% USDA_SR
860 Beef, chuck eye Country-Style ribs, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.27 mcg 136% USDA_SR
861 Fish, milkfish (awa), baked or broiled Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.27 mcg 136% CNF
862 Fish, whitefish, mixed species, smoked Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.26 mcg 136% USDA_SR
863 Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.26 mcg 136% USDA_SR
864 Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked, (lox), regular Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.26 mcg 136% USDA_SR
865 Beef, chuck, under blade pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.26 mcg 136% USDA_SR
866 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, spleen, raw Pork Products 3.26 mcg 136% USDA_SR
867 Fish, salmon, chinook (spring), smoked, lox Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.26 mcg 136% CNF
868 Fish, whitefish, lake, mixed species, native, smoked Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.26 mcg 136% CNF
869 Fish, salmon, chinook (spring), smoked Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.26 mcg 136% CNF
870 Pork, spleen, raw Pork Products 3.26 mcg 136% CNF
871 Beef, ribeye filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.25 mcg 135% USDA_SR
872 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% USDA_SR
873 Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.25 mcg 135% USDA_SR
874 Beef, chuck, under blade steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.25 mcg 135% USDA_SR
875 Milk, dry, whole, with added vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.25 mcg 135% USDA_SR
876 Beef, ground, regular, crumbled, pan-fried, rinsed Beef Products 3.25 mcg 135% CNF
877 Fish, salmon, chum (keta), raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.25 mcg 135% CNF
878 Milk, dry whole Dairy and Egg Products 3.25 mcg 135% CNF
879 Beef, loin, top sirloin petite roast/filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.24 mcg 135% USDA_SR
880 Beef, chuck eye Country-Style ribs, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 3.24 mcg 135% USDA_SR
881 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% USDA_SR
882 Beef, loin, tenderloin, roast, lean, cooked, roasted Beef Products 3.24 mcg 135% CNF
883 Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.23 mcg 135% USDA_SR
884 Beef, round, knuckle, tip center, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.23 mcg 135% USDA_SR
885 Soup, clam chowder, manhattan, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 3.23 mcg 135% USDA_SR
886 Fish, salmon, atlantic, farmed, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.23 mcg 135% CNF
887 Snacks, granola bar, KASHI GOLEAN, crunchy, mixed flavors Snacks 3.22 mcg 134% USDA_SR
888 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% USDA_SR
889 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% USDA_SR
890 Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.22 mcg 134% USDA_SR
891 Beef, chuck, under blade pot roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 3.22 mcg 134% USDA_SR
892 Beef, chuck, clod roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted Beef Products 3.22 mcg 134% USDA_SR
893 Beef, ribeye cap steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 3.21 mcg 134% USDA_SR
894 Beef, chuck, clod roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 3.21 mcg 134% USDA_SR
895 Turkey, all classes, ground, cooked Poultry Products 3.20 mcg 133% CNF
896 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, foreshank, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 3.20 mcg 133% USDA_SR
897 Pate, truffle flavor Sausages and Luncheon Meats 3.20 mcg 133% USDA_SR
898 Pate, liver, not specified, canned Sausages and Luncheon Meats 3.20 mcg 133% USDA_SR
899 Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.20 mcg 133% USDA_SR
900 Beef, loin, top sirloin steak, boneless, lean, cooked, broiled Beef Products 3.20 mcg 133% CNF

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