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 51–100 of 4,340 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
51 Fish, herring, Atlantic, kippered Finfish and Shellfish Products 18.70 mcg 779%
52 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised Pork Products 18.67 mcg 778%
53 Mollusks, clam, mixed species, canned, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 18.63 mcg 776%
54 Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 18.40 mcg 767%
55 Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 18.14 mcg 756%
56 Salmon, red (sockeye), filets with skin, smoked (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 18.10 mcg 754%
57 Fish, mackerel, king, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 18.00 mcg 750%
58 Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 17.50 mcg 729%
59 Veal, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 17.33 mcg 722%
60 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised Pork Products 17.07 mcg 711%
61 Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered Poultry Products 16.85 mcg 702%
62 Beef, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised Beef Products 16.60 mcg 692%
63 Chicken, liver, all classes, raw Poultry Products 16.58 mcg 691%
64 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, raw Pork Products 16.40 mcg 683%
65 Mollusks, oyster, eastern, farmed, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 16.20 mcg 675%
66 Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 16.00 mcg 667%
67 Turkey, whole, giblets, cooked, simmered Poultry Products 15.89 mcg 662%
68 Mollusks, oyster, eastern, cooked, breaded and fried Finfish and Shellfish Products 15.63 mcg 651%
69 Fish, mackerel, king, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 15.60 mcg 650%
70 Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried Beef Products 15.20 mcg 633%
71 Caribou, shoulder meat, dried (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 15.10 mcg 629%
72 Veal, variety meats and by-products, heart, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 14.46 mcg 602%
73 Beef, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, raw Beef Products 14.00 mcg 583%
74 Turkey, all classes, heart, cooked, simmered Poultry Products 13.90 mcg 579%
75 Veal, variety meats and by-products, heart, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 13.76 mcg 573%
76 Fish, herring, Atlantic, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 13.67 mcg 570%
77 Liverwurst spread Sausages and Luncheon Meats 13.46 mcg 561%
78 Liver sausage, liverwurst, pork Sausages and Luncheon Meats 13.46 mcg 561%
79 Veal, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 13.38 mcg 558%
80 Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, fried Poultry Products 13.31 mcg 555%
81 Turkey, all classes, heart, raw Poultry Products 13.30 mcg 554%
82 Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 13.14 mcg 548%
83 Turkey, whole, giblets, raw Poultry Products 13.06 mcg 544%
84 Chicken, capons, giblets, raw Poultry Products 12.95 mcg 540%
85 Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 12.91 mcg 538%
86 Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 12.20 mcg 508%
87 Mollusks, mussel, blue, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 12.00 mcg 500%
88 Fish, mackerel, salted Finfish and Shellfish Products 12.00 mcg 500%
89 Fish, roe, mixed species, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 11.54 mcg 481%
90 Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 11.50 mcg 479%
91 Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, raw Poultry Products 11.41 mcg 475%
92 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 11.30 mcg 471%
93 Mollusks, clam, mixed species, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 11.28 mcg 470%
94 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, heart, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 11.20 mcg 467%
95 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON MULTIGRAIN CRUNCH BAR Snacks 10.91 mcg 455%
96 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Chewy Chocolate Peanut Bar Snacks 10.91 mcg 455%
97 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Energy Bar, all flavors Snacks 10.91 mcg 455%
98 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Honey Nut Oat Bar Snacks 10.91 mcg 455%
99 Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 10.88 mcg 453%
100 Chicken, stewing, giblets, raw Poultry Products 10.83 mcg 451%

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