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 1001–1050 of 4,340 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1001 Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.53 mcg 105%
1002 Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.53 mcg 105%
1003 Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.53 mcg 105%
1004 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, trotter off, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.52 mcg 105%
1005 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, square-cut shoulder chops, separable lean only, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.52 mcg 105%
1006 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, lungs, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.52 mcg 105%
1007 Lamb, loin, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.52 mcg 105%
1008 Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, patty, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.51 mcg 105%
1009 Lamb, leg, shank half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.51 mcg 105%
1010 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, neck chops, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.51 mcg 105%
1011 Beef, rib eye, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 2.51 mcg 105%
1012 Fish, tilefish, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.50 mcg 104%
1013 Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.50 mcg 104%
1014 Beverages, Energy Drink, sugar free Beverages 2.50 mcg 104%
1015 Beverages, Energy Drink with carbonated water and high fructose corn syrup Beverages 2.50 mcg 104%
1016 Beverages, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, NOS Zero, energy drink, sugar-free with guarana, fortified with vitamins B6 and B12 Beverages 2.50 mcg 104%
1017 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, sweetbread, cooked, soaked and simmered Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.50 mcg 104%
1018 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.50 mcg 104%
1019 Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.50 mcg 104%
1020 Fish, croaker, Atlantic, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.50 mcg 104%
1021 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, Honey Nut Shredded Wheat Breakfast Cereals 2.50 mcg 104%
1022 Beverages, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, NOS energy drink, Original, grape, loaded cherry, charged citrus, fortified with vitamins B6 and B12 Beverages 2.50 mcg 104%
1023 Beverages, MONSTER energy drink, low carb Beverages 2.50 mcg 104%
1024 Lamb, leg, sirloin half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.50 mcg 104%
1025 Beverages, Energy drink, ROCKSTAR, sugar free Beverages 2.50 mcg 104%
1026 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST Raisin Bran Cereal Breakfast Cereals 2.50 mcg 104%
1027 Whey, acid, dried Dairy and Egg Products 2.50 mcg 104%
1028 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST GREAT GRAINS Banana Nut Crunch Breakfast Cereals 2.50 mcg 104%
1029 Fruit juice smoothie, NAKED JUICE, BLUE MACHINE Fruits and Fruit Juices 2.50 mcg 104%
1030 Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, loaf, cooked, baked Beef Products 2.49 mcg 104%
1031 Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat, loaf, cooked, baked Beef Products 2.49 mcg 104%
1032 Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, loaf, cooked, baked Beef Products 2.49 mcg 104%
1033 Beef, ground, 97% lean meat / 3% fat, loaf, cooked, baked Beef Products 2.49 mcg 104%
1034 Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat, loaf, cooked, baked Beef Products 2.49 mcg 104%
1035 Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, loaf, cooked, baked Beef Products 2.49 mcg 104%
1036 Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, loaf, cooked, baked Beef Products 2.49 mcg 104%
1037 Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked Beef Products 2.49 mcg 104%
1038 Lamb, loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.48 mcg 103%
1039 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, foreshank, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.48 mcg 103%
1040 Lamb, leg, sirloin half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.48 mcg 103%
1041 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.47 mcg 103%
1042 Lamb, shoulder, arm, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.47 mcg 103%
1043 Game meat, bear, cooked, simmered Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.47 mcg 103%
1044 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.47 mcg 103%
1045 Lamb, loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.47 mcg 103%
1046 Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, patty, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.47 mcg 103%
1047 Beef, chuck, blade roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.47 mcg 103%
1048 Veal, loin, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.46 mcg 103%
1049 Game meat, bison, chuck, shoulder clod, separable lean only, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.46 mcg 103%
1050 Beef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 2.46 mcg 103%

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