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 101–150 of 4,340 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
101 Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, heart, raw Beef Products 10.81 mcg 450%
102 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, tub, with salt Fats and Oils 10.80 mcg 450%
103 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, stick/tub/bottle, without salt Fats and Oils 10.80 mcg 450%
104 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, stick/tub/bottle, without salt, with added vitamin D Fats and Oils 10.80 mcg 450%
105 Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, tub, with salt, with added vitamin D Fats and Oils 10.80 mcg 450%
106 Beef, variety meats and by-products, heart, cooked, simmered Beef Products 10.80 mcg 450%
107 Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 10.51 mcg 438%
108 Crustaceans, crab, queen, cooked, moist heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 10.38 mcg 432%
109 Crustaceans, crab, dungeness, cooked, moist heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 10.38 mcg 432%
110 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, heart, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 10.25 mcg 427%
111 Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, simmered Beef Products 10.10 mcg 421%
112 Fish, roe, mixed species, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 10.00 mcg 417%
113 Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted Finfish and Shellfish Products 10.00 mcg 417%
114 Fish, herring, Pacific, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 10.00 mcg 417%
115 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, brains, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 9.99 mcg 416%
116 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, testes, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 9.89 mcg 412%
117 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, honey roasted Breakfast Cereals 9.67 mcg 403%
118 Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 9.65 mcg 402%
119 Fish, herring, Pacific, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.62 mcg 401%
120 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, brains, cooked, soaked and fried Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 9.54 mcg 397%
121 Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw Beef Products 9.51 mcg 396%
122 Chicken, stewing, giblets, cooked, simmered Poultry Products 9.48 mcg 395%
123 Soup, clam chowder, new england, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 9.47 mcg 395%
124 Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, simmered Poultry Products 9.44 mcg 393%
125 Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.43 mcg 393%
126 Pate, goose liver, smoked, canned Sausages and Luncheon Meats 9.40 mcg 392%
127 Chicken, roasting, giblets, raw Poultry Products 9.40 mcg 392%
128 Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked Poultry Products 9.40 mcg 392%
129 Emu, fan fillet, cooked, broiled Poultry Products 9.37 mcg 390%
130 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 9.25 mcg 385%
131 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, heart, cooked, soaked and simmered Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 9.18 mcg 382%
132 Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.07 mcg 378%
133 Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375%
134 Fish, sardine, Pacific, canned in tomato sauce, drained solids with bone Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375%
135 Crustaceans, crab, blue, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375%
136 Crustaceans, crab, queen, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375%
137 Crustaceans, crab, dungeness, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375%
138 Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone Finfish and Shellfish Products 8.94 mcg 372%
139 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, testes, cooked, soaked and fried Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 8.88 mcg 370%
140 Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 8.75 mcg 365%
141 Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 8.71 mcg 363%
142 Emu, top loin, cooked, broiled Poultry Products 8.71 mcg 363%
143 Beef, variety meats and by-products, heart, raw Beef Products 8.55 mcg 356%
144 Emu, ground, cooked, pan-broiled Poultry Products 8.52 mcg 355%
145 Fish, salmon, coho (silver), raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 8.52 mcg 355%
146 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw Pork Products 8.49 mcg 354%
147 Chicken, roasting, giblets, cooked, simmered Poultry Products 8.45 mcg 352%
148 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, heart, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 8.40 mcg 350%
149 Game meat, beaver, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 8.30 mcg 346%
150 Game meat, raccoon, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 8.30 mcg 346%

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