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 51–100 of 7,178 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
51	Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw	Beef Products	27.50 mcg	1146%	USDA_SR
52	Beef, kidneys, raw	Beef Products	27.50 mcg	1146%	CNF
53	Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw	Pork Products	26.00 mcg	1083%	USDA_SR
54	Pork, liver, raw	Pork Products	26.00 mcg	1083%	CNF
55	Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered	Beef Products	24.90 mcg	1038%	USDA_SR
56	Beef, kidney, simmered	Beef Products	24.90 mcg	1038%	CNF
57	Liver cheese, pork	Sausages and Luncheon Meats	24.55 mcg	1023%	USDA_SR
58	Mollusks, oyster, eastern, farmed, cooked, dry heat	Finfish and Shellfish Products	24.30 mcg	1012%	USDA_SR
59	Mollusks, oyster, eastern (blue point), farmed, baked or broiled	Finfish and Shellfish Products	24.30 mcg	1012%	CNF
60	Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	24.10 mcg	1004%	USDA_SR
61	Lamb, brain, pan-fried	Lamb, Veal and Game	24.10 mcg	1004%	CNF
62	Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat	Finfish and Shellfish Products	24.00 mcg	1000%	USDA_SR
63	Mollusks, mussel, blue, boiled or steamed	Finfish and Shellfish Products	24.00 mcg	1000%	CNF
64	Steelhead trout, dried, flesh (Shoshone Bannock)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	22.40 mcg	933%	USDA_SR
65	Fish, steelhead trout, meat, dried	Finfish and Shellfish Products	22.40 mcg	933%	CNF
66	Clam fritter	Finfish and Shellfish Products	21.90 mcg	912%	CNF
67	Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, kidney, cooked, boiled	Beef Products	21.35 mcg	890%	USDA_SR
68	Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	21.30 mcg	888%	USDA_SR
69	Veal, brain, pan-fried	Lamb, Veal and Game	21.30 mcg	888%	CNF
70	Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, pan-fried	Poultry Products	21.13 mcg	880%	USDA_SR
71	Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, pan-fried	Poultry Products	21.13 mcg	880%	CNF
72	Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes	Breakfast Cereals	20.69 mcg	862%	USDA_SR
73	Mollusks, clam, mixed species, breaded and fried	Finfish and Shellfish Products	20.63 mcg	860%	CNF
74	Braunschweiger (a liver sausage), pork	Sausages and Luncheon Meats	20.09 mcg	837%	USDA_SR
75	Sausage, Braunschweiger (liver sausage with bacon), pork	Sausages and Luncheon meats	20.09 mcg	837%	CNF
76	Mollusks, octopus, common, raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	20.00 mcg	833%	USDA_SR
77	Fish, caviar, black and red, granular	Finfish and Shellfish Products	20.00 mcg	833%	USDA_SR
78	Mollusks, octopus, common, raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	20.00 mcg	833%	CNF
79	Fish, caviar, black and red, granular	Finfish and Shellfish Products	20.00 mcg	833%	CNF
80	Turkey, all classes, liver, raw	Poultry Products	19.73 mcg	822%	USDA_SR
81	Turkey, all classes, liver, raw	Poultry Products	19.73 mcg	822%	CNF
82	Mollusks, clam, mixed species, boiled or steamed	Finfish and Shellfish Products	19.51 mcg	813%	CNF
83	Mollusks, oyster, eastern, canned	Finfish and Shellfish Products	19.13 mcg	797%	USDA_SR
84	Mollusks, oyster, eastern (blue point), wild, canned, solids and liquid	Finfish and Shellfish Products	19.13 mcg	797%	CNF
85	Smelt, dried (Alaska Native)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	19.10 mcg	796%	USDA_SR
86	Fish, smelt, dried	Finfish and Shellfish Products	19.10 mcg	796%	CNF
87	Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat	Finfish and Shellfish Products	19.00 mcg	792%	USDA_SR
88	Fish, mackerel, atlantic, baked or broiled	Finfish and Shellfish Products	19.00 mcg	792%	CNF
89	Oscar Mayer, Braunschweiger Liver Sausage (sliced)	Sausages and Luncheon Meats	18.78 mcg	783%	USDA_SR
90	Fish, herring, Atlantic, kippered	Finfish and Shellfish Products	18.70 mcg	779%	USDA_SR
91	Fish, herring, atlantic, kippered	Finfish and Shellfish Products	18.70 mcg	779%	CNF
92	Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised	Pork Products	18.67 mcg	778%	USDA_SR
93	Pork, liver, braised	Pork Products	18.67 mcg	778%	CNF
94	Mollusks, clam, mixed species, canned, drained solids	Finfish and Shellfish Products	18.63 mcg	776%	USDA_SR
95	Mollusks, clam, mixed species, canned, drained solids	Finfish and Shellfish Products	18.63 mcg	776%	CNF
96	Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	18.40 mcg	767%	USDA_SR
97	Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat	Finfish and Shellfish Products	18.14 mcg	756%	USDA_SR
98	Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, boiled or steamed	Finfish and Shellfish Products	18.14 mcg	756%	CNF
99	Salmon, red (sockeye), filets with skin, smoked (Alaska Native)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	18.10 mcg	754%	USDA_SR
100	Fish, salmon, red (sockeye), native, filets with skin, smoked	Finfish and Shellfish Products	18.10 mcg	754%	CNF

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Foods high in Vitamin B12

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