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 101–150 of 7,178 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
101	Fish, mackerel, king, cooked, dry heat	Finfish and Shellfish Products	18.00 mcg	750%	USDA_SR
102	Fish, mackerel, king, baked or broiled	Finfish and Shellfish Products	18.00 mcg	750%	CNF
103	Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat	Finfish and Shellfish Products	17.50 mcg	729%	USDA_SR
104	Mollusks, oyster, eastern (blue point), wild, boiled or steamed	Finfish and Shellfish Products	17.50 mcg	729%	CNF
105	Veal, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	17.33 mcg	722%	USDA_SR
106	Veal, pancreas, braised	Lamb, Veal and Game	17.33 mcg	722%	CNF
107	Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised	Pork Products	17.07 mcg	711%	USDA_SR
108	Pork, pancreas, braised	Pork Products	17.07 mcg	711%	CNF
109	Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered	Poultry Products	16.85 mcg	702%	USDA_SR
110	Chicken, broiler, liver, simmered	Poultry Products	16.85 mcg	702%	CNF
111	Beef, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised	Beef Products	16.60 mcg	692%	USDA_SR
112	Beef, pancreas, braised	Beef Products	16.60 mcg	692%	CNF
113	Chicken, liver, all classes, raw	Poultry Products	16.58 mcg	691%	USDA_SR
114	Chicken, broiler, liver, raw	Poultry Products	16.58 mcg	691%	CNF
115	Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, raw	Pork Products	16.40 mcg	683%	USDA_SR
116	Pork, pancreas, raw	Pork Products	16.40 mcg	683%	CNF
117	Mollusks, oyster, eastern, farmed, raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	16.20 mcg	675%	USDA_SR
118	Mollusks, oyster, eastern (blue point), farmed, raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	16.20 mcg	675%	CNF
119	Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	16.00 mcg	667%	USDA_SR
120	Mollusks, oyster, pacific, raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	16.00 mcg	667%	CNF
121	Turkey, whole, giblets, cooked, simmered	Poultry Products	15.89 mcg	662%	USDA_SR
122	Turkey, all classes, giblets, simmered	Poultry Products	15.89 mcg	662%	CNF
123	Mollusks, oyster, eastern, cooked, breaded and fried	Finfish and Shellfish Products	15.63 mcg	651%	USDA_SR
124	Mollusks, oyster, eastern (blue point), wild, breaded and fried	Finfish and Shellfish Products	15.63 mcg	651%	CNF
125	Fish, mackerel, king, raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	15.60 mcg	650%	USDA_SR
126	Fish, mackerel, king, raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	15.60 mcg	650%	CNF
127	Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried	Beef Products	15.20 mcg	633%	USDA_SR
128	Beef, brain, pan-fried	Beef Products	15.20 mcg	633%	CNF
129	Caribou, shoulder meat, dried (Alaska Native)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	15.10 mcg	629%	USDA_SR
130	Veal, variety meats and by-products, heart, cooked, braised	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	14.46 mcg	602%	USDA_SR
131	Veal, heart, braised	Lamb, Veal and Game	14.46 mcg	602%	CNF
132	Beef, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, raw	Beef Products	14.00 mcg	583%	USDA_SR
133	Beef, pancreas, raw	Beef Products	14.00 mcg	583%	CNF
134	Turkey, all classes, heart, cooked, simmered	Poultry Products	13.90 mcg	579%	USDA_SR
135	Turkey, all classes, heart, simmered	Poultry Products	13.90 mcg	579%	CNF
136	Veal, variety meats and by-products, heart, raw	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	13.76 mcg	573%	USDA_SR
137	Veal, heart, raw	Lamb, Veal and Game	13.76 mcg	573%	CNF
138	Game meat, native, caribou (reindeer), heart, raw	Lamb, Veal and Game	13.70 mcg	571%	CNF
139	Fish, herring, Atlantic, raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	13.67 mcg	570%	USDA_SR
140	Fish, herring, atlantic, raw	Finfish and Shellfish Products	13.67 mcg	570%	CNF
141	Liverwurst spread	Sausages and Luncheon Meats	13.46 mcg	561%	USDA_SR
142	Liver sausage, liverwurst, pork	Sausages and Luncheon Meats	13.46 mcg	561%	USDA_SR
143	Liverwurst spread	Sausages and Luncheon meats	13.46 mcg	561%	CNF
144	Liver sausage, liverwurst, pork	Sausages and Luncheon meats	13.46 mcg	561%	CNF
145	Veal, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, raw	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	13.38 mcg	558%	USDA_SR
146	Veal, pancreas, raw	Lamb, Veal and Game	13.38 mcg	558%	CNF
147	Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, fried	Poultry Products	13.31 mcg	555%	USDA_SR
148	Chicken, broiler, giblets, flour coated, fried	Poultry Products	13.31 mcg	555%	CNF
149	Turkey, all classes, heart, raw	Poultry Products	13.30 mcg	554%	USDA_SR
150	Turkey, all classes, heart, raw	Poultry Products	13.30 mcg	554%	CNF

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Foods high in Vitamin B12

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