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 851–900 of 4,340 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
851 Lamb, cubed for stew or kabob (leg and shoulder), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.73 mcg 114%
852 Beef, loin, top sirloin cap steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 2.73 mcg 114%
853 Beef, ground, unspecified fat content, cooked Beef Products 2.73 mcg 114%
854 Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, patty, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.73 mcg 114%
855 Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.73 mcg 114%
856 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked Beef Products 2.73 mcg 114%
857 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA Blueberry and Almond Chocolate Bar Sweets 2.73 mcg 114%
858 Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat and bran, presweetened with nuts and fruits Breakfast Cereals 2.73 mcg 114%
859 Beef, chuck eye roast, boneless, America's Beef Roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 2.73 mcg 114%
860 Veal, leg, top round, cap off, cutlet, boneless, cooked, grilled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.72 mcg 113%
861 Beef, New Zealand, imported, flat, separable lean and fat, raw Beef Products 2.72 mcg 113%
862 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, sirloin chops, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.72 mcg 113%
863 Beef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.72 mcg 113%
864 Beef, loin, top sirloin cap steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.71 mcg 113%
865 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, foreshank, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.71 mcg 113%
866 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.71 mcg 113%
867 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.71 mcg 113%
868 Lamb, leg, shank half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.71 mcg 113%
869 Beef, sandwich steaks, flaked, chopped, formed and thinly sliced, raw Beef Products 2.71 mcg 113%
870 Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 2.71 mcg 113%
871 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.70 mcg 113%
872 Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.70 mcg 113%
873 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning Breakfast Cereals 2.70 mcg 113%
874 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS with vanilla bunches Breakfast Cereals 2.70 mcg 113%
875 Lamb, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.70 mcg 113%
876 Beef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.70 mcg 113%
877 Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 2.70 mcg 113%
878 Beef, round, top round, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.70 mcg 113%
879 Beef, round, top round, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.70 mcg 113%
880 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan Breakfast Cereals 2.70 mcg 113%
881 DENNY'S, top sirloin steak Restaurant Foods 2.70 mcg 113%
882 Beef, ribeye petite roast/filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 2.69 mcg 112%
883 Beef, loin, top sirloin cap steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 2.69 mcg 112%
884 Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.69 mcg 112%
885 Beef, shoulder pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 2.69 mcg 112%
886 Beef, carcass, separable lean and fat, select, raw Beef Products 2.69 mcg 112%
887 Beef, chuck eye roast, boneless, America's Beef Roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 2.69 mcg 112%
888 Waffles, gluten-free, frozen, ready-to-heat Baked Products 2.68 mcg 112%
889 Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.68 mcg 112%
890 Lamb, shoulder, blade, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.68 mcg 112%
891 Lamb, leg, shank half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.68 mcg 112%
892 Beef, round, top round, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.68 mcg 112%
893 Beef, round, top round, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.68 mcg 112%
894 Beef, round, top round, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.68 mcg 112%
895 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, tenderloin, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.67 mcg 111%
896 Beef, loin, top sirloin cap steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 2.67 mcg 111%
897 Lamb, shoulder, blade, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.67 mcg 111%
898 Lamb, shoulder, arm, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.67 mcg 111%
899 Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.67 mcg 111%
900 Fish, salmon, coho, farmed, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.67 mcg 111%

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