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 1201–1250 of 4,340 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1201 Lamb, new zealand, imported, frozen, rib, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.22 mcg 93%
1202 Lamb, rib, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.22 mcg 93%
1203 Beef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.22 mcg 93%
1204 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.22 mcg 93%
1205 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 2.22 mcg 93%
1206 Beef, rib eye steak, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.22 mcg 93%
1207 Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.22 mcg 93%
1208 Beef, New Zealand, imported, rump centre, separable lean only, cooked, fast fried Beef Products 2.21 mcg 92%
1209 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, fore-shank, separable lean only, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.21 mcg 92%
1210 Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, raw Beef Products 2.21 mcg 92%
1211 Lamb, loin, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.21 mcg 92%
1212 Lamb, loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.21 mcg 92%
1213 Beef, rib eye steak, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.21 mcg 92%
1214 Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1215 Beef, New Zealand, imported, rump centre, separable lean and fat, cooked, fast fried Beef Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1216 Lamb, loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1217 Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1218 Fish, turbot, european, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1219 Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1220 Fish, tilefish, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1221 Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1222 Fish, perch, mixed species, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1223 Emu, full rump, cooked, broiled Poultry Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1224 Game meat, bison, shoulder clod, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1225 Game meat, bison, ribeye, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1226 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1227 Beef, rib eye roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1228 Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1229 Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, USDA select, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.20 mcg 92%
1230 Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.19 mcg 91%
1231 Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.19 mcg 91%
1232 Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, USDA choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.19 mcg 91%
1233 Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.19 mcg 91%
1234 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, USDA choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.19 mcg 91%
1235 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.19 mcg 91%
1236 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw Pork Products 2.19 mcg 91%
1237 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, square-cut shoulder, separable lean and fat, cooked, slow roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.18 mcg 91%
1238 Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.18 mcg 91%
1239 Salmon nuggets, cooked as purchased, unheated Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.18 mcg 91%
1240 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.18 mcg 91%
1241 Beef, rib eye roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.18 mcg 91%
1242 School Lunch, pizza, sausage topping, thin crust, whole grain, frozen, cooked Fast Foods 2.18 mcg 91%
1243 Chicken, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 2.18 mcg 91%
1244 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.18 mcg 91%
1245 Waffle, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwave Baked Products 2.18 mcg 91%
1246 Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat only, raw Poultry Products 2.17 mcg 90%
1247 Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Beef Products 2.17 mcg 90%
1248 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, USDA select, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.17 mcg 90%
1249 Lamb, loin, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.16 mcg 90%
1250 Lamb, rib, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.16 mcg 90%

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