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 1701–1750 of 4,340 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1701 Turkey, ground, 85% lean, 15% fat, pan-broiled crumbles Poultry Products 1.60 mcg 67%
1702 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, hind-shank, separable lean only, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.60 mcg 67%
1703 Mollusks, scallop, mixed species, imitation, made from surimi Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.60 mcg 67%
1704 Fish, haddock, smoked Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.60 mcg 67%
1705 Beef, round, eye of round, roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.60 mcg 67%
1706 Fish, surimi Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.60 mcg 67%
1707 Bratwurst, pork, beef and turkey, lite, smoked Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.60 mcg 67%
1708 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, flap, boneless, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.60 mcg 67%
1709 Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, imitation, made from surimi Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.60 mcg 67%
1710 Cheese, gruyere Dairy and Egg Products 1.60 mcg 67%
1711 Beef, rib, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled Beef Products 1.60 mcg 67%
1712 Infant Formula, GERBER GOOD START 2, GENTLE PLUS, powder Baby Foods 1.60 mcg 67%
1713 Beef, rib eye, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled Beef Products 1.60 mcg 67%
1714 Fish, rockfish, Pacific, mixed species, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.59 mcg 66%
1715 Veal, sirloin, separable lean only, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.59 mcg 66%
1716 Beef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.59 mcg 66%
1717 Turkey, skin from whole, (light and dark), with added solution, roasted Poultry Products 1.59 mcg 66%
1718 Beef, cured, dried Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.59 mcg 66%
1719 Beef, round, top round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.59 mcg 66%
1720 Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled Beef Products 1.59 mcg 66%
1721 Fish, tilapia, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.58 mcg 66%
1722 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, hindshank, heel on, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.58 mcg 66%
1723 Soup, clam chowder, manhattan, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 1.58 mcg 66%
1724 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, tunnel-boned leg, chump off, shank off, separable lean only, cooked, slow roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.58 mcg 66%
1725 Veal, rib, separable lean only, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.58 mcg 66%
1726 Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 1.58 mcg 66%
1727 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked Beef Products 1.58 mcg 66%
1728 Veal, shoulder, arm, separable lean only, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.57 mcg 65%
1729 Frankfurter, meat, heated Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.57 mcg 65%
1730 Beef, round, bottom round, roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.57 mcg 65%
1731 Veal, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, cooked Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.57 mcg 65%
1732 Frankfurter, meat Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.57 mcg 65%
1733 Sausage, smoked link sausage, pork and beef (nonfat dry milk added) Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.57 mcg 65%
1734 Beef, round, top round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, broiled Beef Products 1.57 mcg 65%
1735 Beef, round, eye of round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted Beef Products 1.57 mcg 65%
1736 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, trotter off, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.56 mcg 65%
1737 Veal, seam fat only, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.56 mcg 65%
1738 Beef, New Zealand, imported, flank, separable lean only, raw Beef Products 1.56 mcg 65%
1739 Beef, tenderloin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled Beef Products 1.56 mcg 65%
1740 Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 1.56 mcg 65%
1741 Beef, round, bottom round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 1.56 mcg 65%
1742 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rib chop, frenched, denuded, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, cooked, grilled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.55 mcg 65%
1743 Game meat, bison, top round, separable lean only, 1" steak, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.55 mcg 65%
1744 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, Infant, with iron, powder, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 1.55 mcg 65%
1745 Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, with iron, powder Baby Foods 1.55 mcg 65%
1746 Beef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.55 mcg 65%
1747 Beef, round, eye of round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.55 mcg 65%
1748 Beef, round, bottom round, roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked Beef Products 1.54 mcg 64%
1749 Cheese, edam Dairy and Egg Products 1.54 mcg 64%
1750 Cheese, gouda Dairy and Egg Products 1.54 mcg 64%

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