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 1501–1550 of 4,340 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1501 Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, patties, broiled Poultry Products 1.80 mcg 75%
1502 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, trotter off, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.80 mcg 75%
1503 Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.80 mcg 75%
1504 Beef, rib, eye, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 1.80 mcg 75%
1505 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 1.80 mcg 75%
1506 Game meat , bison, ground, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.79 mcg 75%
1507 Soup, oyster stew, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.79 mcg 75%
1508 Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 1.79 mcg 75%
1509 Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 1.79 mcg 75%
1510 Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 1.79 mcg 75%
1511 Beef, New Zealand, imported, tenderloin, separable lean only, raw Beef Products 1.78 mcg 74%
1512 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.78 mcg 74%
1513 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.78 mcg 74%
1514 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 1.78 mcg 74%
1515 Beef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.78 mcg 74%
1516 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rib chop, frenched, denuded, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, cooked, grilled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.78 mcg 74%
1517 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.78 mcg 74%
1518 Beef, cured, corned beef, brisket, raw Beef Products 1.78 mcg 74%
1519 Fish, halibut, raw, with skin (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.78 mcg 74%
1520 Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.77 mcg 74%
1521 Beef, rib, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8"fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 1.77 mcg 74%
1522 Beef, New Zealand, imported, flat, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.77 mcg 74%
1523 Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.77 mcg 74%
1524 Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 1.77 mcg 74%
1525 Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, raw (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 1.77 mcg 74%
1526 Salami, pork, beef, less sodium Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.76 mcg 73%
1527 Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted Poultry Products 1.76 mcg 73%
1528 Beef, round, eye of round, roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 1.76 mcg 73%
1529 Beef, New Zealand, imported, tenderloin, separable lean and fat, raw Beef Products 1.76 mcg 73%
1530 Pastrami, beef, 98% fat-free Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.76 mcg 73%
1531 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.76 mcg 73%
1532 Turkey, whole, neck, meat only, raw Poultry Products 1.76 mcg 73%
1533 Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.76 mcg 73%
1534 Beef, brisket, flat half, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.76 mcg 73%
1535 Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 1.76 mcg 73%
1536 Game meat, buffalo, water, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.75 mcg 73%
1537 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 1.75 mcg 73%
1538 Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 1.75 mcg 73%
1539 Beef, rib eye steak/roast, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.75 mcg 73%
1540 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.75 mcg 73%
1541 Cheese, white, queso blanco Dairy and Egg Products 1.75 mcg 73%
1542 Beef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.75 mcg 73%
1543 Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, large patty; with condiments Fast Foods 1.75 mcg 73%
1544 Beef, round, top round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled Beef Products 1.75 mcg 73%
1545 Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat and skin, cooked, roasted Poultry Products 1.75 mcg 73%
1546 Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.75 mcg 73%
1547 Beef, rib, eye, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 1.75 mcg 73%
1548 Beef, rib eye steak/roast, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 1.74 mcg 72%
1549 Beef, rib eye steak/roast, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.74 mcg 72%
1550 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.74 mcg 72%

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