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 1701–1750 of 7,178 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1701 Beef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.27 mcg 95% USDA_SR
1702 Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, choice, raw Beef Products 2.27 mcg 95% USDA_SR
1703 Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.27 mcg 95% USDA_SR
1704 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.27 mcg 95% USDA_SR
1705 Beef, chuck, blade roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.27 mcg 95% USDA_SR
1706 Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.27 mcg 95% USDA_SR
1707 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.27 mcg 95% USDA_SR
1708 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.27 mcg 95% USDA_SR
1709 Beef, rib, rib eye roast, boneless, lean, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.27 mcg 95% CNF
1710 Game meat, deer (venison), top round, separable lean only, 1" steak, cooked, broiled Lamb, Veal and Game 2.27 mcg 95% CNF
1711 Fish, catfish, farm raised, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.27 mcg 94% USDA_FF
1712 Cheese, parmesan, dry grated, reduced fat Dairy and Egg Products 2.26 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1713 Beef, ground, 97% lean meat / 3% fat, raw Beef Products 2.26 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1714 Beef, New Zealand, imported, chuck eye roll, separable lean only, raw Beef Products 2.26 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1715 Emu, inside drum, raw Poultry Products 2.26 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1716 Lamb, foreshank, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.26 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1717 Cheese, mexican, queso cotija Dairy and Egg Products 2.26 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1718 Beef, rib eye roast, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.26 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1719 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.26 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1720 Cheese, parmesan, dry grated, reduced fat Dairy and Egg Products 2.26 mcg 94% CNF
1721 Beef, hip, outside (bottom) round roast, boneless, lean, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.26 mcg 94% CNF
1722 Beef, hip, outside (bottom) round roast, boneless, lean and fat, 0mm (0") trim, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.26 mcg 94% CNF
1723 Emu, inside drum, raw Poultry Products 2.26 mcg 94% CNF
1724 Lamb, Canadian, leg, whole, lean, cooked Lamb, Veal and Game 2.26 mcg 94% CNF
1725 Lamb, Canadian, foreshank, lean, cooked Lamb, Veal and Game 2.26 mcg 94% CNF
1726 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, leg chop/steak, bone-in, separable lean only, cooked, fast fried Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.25 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1727 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.25 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1728 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, bottom, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.25 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1729 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.25 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1730 Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.25 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1731 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.25 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1732 Beef, brisket, whole, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 2.25 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1733 Seaweed, Canadian Cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, dry Vegetables and Vegetable Products 2.25 mcg 94% USDA_SR
1734 Lamb, New Zealand, leg, chop / steak, lean, fast fried Lamb, Veal and Game 2.25 mcg 94% CNF
1735 Seaweed, Canadian cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 2.25 mcg 94% CNF
1736 Beef, brisket, whole, lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, raw Beef Products 2.25 mcg 94% CNF
1737 Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.24 mcg 93% USDA_SR
1738 Beef, New Zealand, imported, oyster blade, separable lean and fat, raw Beef Products 2.24 mcg 93% USDA_SR
1739 Emu, full rump, raw Poultry Products 2.24 mcg 93% USDA_SR
1740 Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, raw Beef Products 2.24 mcg 93% USDA_SR
1741 Beef, brisket, point half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 2.24 mcg 93% USDA_SR
1742 Beef, hip, inside (top) round roast, boneless, lean and fat, 0mm (0") trim, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.24 mcg 93% CNF
1743 Emu, full rump, raw Poultry Products 2.24 mcg 93% CNF
1744 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 2.23 mcg 93% USDA_SR
1745 Lamb, rib, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.23 mcg 93% USDA_SR
1746 Fish, catfish, channel, wild, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.23 mcg 93% USDA_SR
1747 Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, raw Beef Products 2.23 mcg 93% USDA_SR
1748 Beef, rib eye steak, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.23 mcg 93% USDA_SR
1749 Beef, rib eye roast, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.23 mcg 93% USDA_SR
1750 Sausage, Italian, turkey, raw Sausages and Luncheon meats 2.23 mcg 93% CNF

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