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 1501–1550 of 7,178 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1501 Game meat, bear, cooked, simmered Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.47 mcg 103% USDA_SR
1502 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% USDA_SR
1503 Lamb, loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.47 mcg 103% USDA_SR
1504 Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, patty, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.47 mcg 103% USDA_SR
1505 Beef, chuck, blade roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.47 mcg 103% USDA_SR
1506 Lamb, New Zealand, frozen, leg, whole, lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 2.47 mcg 103% CNF
1507 Game meat, native, bear, simmered Lamb, Veal and Game 2.47 mcg 103% CNF
1508 Veal, loin, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.46 mcg 103% USDA_SR
1509 Game meat, bison, chuck, shoulder clod, separable lean only, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.46 mcg 103% USDA_SR
1510 Beef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 2.46 mcg 103% USDA_SR
1511 Turkey, retail parts, drumstick, meat and skin, cooked, roasted Poultry Products 2.46 mcg 103% USDA_SR
1512 Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.46 mcg 103% USDA_SR
1513 Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.46 mcg 103% USDA_SR
1514 Beef, round, top round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.46 mcg 103% USDA_SR
1515 Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.46 mcg 103% USDA_SR
1516 Beef, hip, sirloin tip roast, boneless, lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.46 mcg 103% CNF
1517 Beef, chuck, cross rib roast, boneless, lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, raw Beef Products 2.46 mcg 103% CNF
1518 Game meat, bison, chuck, shoulder clod roast, lean, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 2.46 mcg 103% CNF
1519 Veal, loin, lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 2.46 mcg 103% CNF
1520 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, bottom, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.45 mcg 102% USDA_SR
1521 Beverages, Protein powder whey based Beverages 2.45 mcg 102% USDA_SR
1522 Lamb, foreshank, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.45 mcg 102% USDA_SR
1523 Beef, brisket, whole, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.45 mcg 102% USDA_SR
1524 Beverage, protein powder, whey based, powder Beverages 2.45 mcg 102% CNF
1525 Beef, loin, strip loin (new york) steak, boneless, lean, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.45 mcg 102% CNF
1526 Beef, brisket, lean and fat, 0mm (0") trim, braised Beef Products 2.45 mcg 102% CNF
1527 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, foreshank, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.44 mcg 102% USDA_SR
1528 Bison, ground, grass-fed, cooked Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.44 mcg 102% USDA_SR
1529 Beef, ground, 97% lean meat / 3% fat, patty, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.44 mcg 102% USDA_SR
1530 Lamb, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.44 mcg 102% USDA_SR
1531 Lamb, shoulder, arm, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.44 mcg 102% USDA_SR
1532 Waffle, buttermilk, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwaved Baked Products 2.44 mcg 102% USDA_SR
1533 Beef, composite cuts, steak/roast, lean and fat, cooked Beef Products 2.44 mcg 102% CNF
1534 Beef, loin, strip loin (new york) steak, boneless, lean and fat, 0mm (0") trim, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.44 mcg 102% CNF
1535 Waffle, buttermilk, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwaved Baked Products 2.44 mcg 102% CNF
1536 Lamb, New Zealand, frozen, foreshank, separable lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, braised Lamb, Veal and Game 2.44 mcg 102% CNF
1537 Sausage, Italian, turkey, cooked Sausages and Luncheon meats 2.44 mcg 102% CNF
1538 Lamb, Canadian, composite cuts, lean, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 2.44 mcg 102% CNF
1539 Lamb, Canadian, composite cuts, lean, cooked Lamb, Veal and Game 2.43 mcg 101% CNF
1540 Beef, rib eye roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.43 mcg 101% USDA_SR
1541 Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.43 mcg 101% USDA_SR
1542 Beef, brisket, whole, separable lean only, all grades, raw Beef Products 2.43 mcg 101% USDA_SR
1543 Beef, chuck, cross rib steak, boneless, lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.43 mcg 101% CNF
1544 Beef, brisket, lean, 0mm (0") trim, raw Beef Products 2.43 mcg 101% CNF
1545 Lamb, Canadian, rib, lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, cooked Lamb, Veal and Game 2.42 mcg 101% CNF
1546 Fish, cod (scrod), Atlantic, dried and salted, soaked in water Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.42 mcg 101% CNF
1547 Game meat, beefalo, composite of cuts, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.42 mcg 101% USDA_SR
1548 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, square-cut shoulder chops, separable lean only, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.42 mcg 101% USDA_SR
1549 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.42 mcg 101% USDA_SR
1550 Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.42 mcg 101% USDA_SR

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