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 1851–1900 of 7,178 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1851 Beef, loin, t-bone steak (porterhouse), lean, raw Beef Products 2.15 mcg 90% CNF
1852 Mollusks, scallop (bay and sea), cooked, steamed Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.15 mcg 90% CNF
1853 Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, boiled or steamed Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.15 mcg 90% CNF
1854 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, flap, boneless, separable lean only, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.14 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1855 Lamb, rib, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.14 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1856 Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw Beef Products 2.14 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1857 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, tenderloin, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.14 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1858 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, COCOAVIA Chocolate Covered Almonds Sweets 2.14 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1859 Cheese puffs and twists, corn based, baked, low fat Snacks 2.14 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1860 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.14 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1861 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, puffs or twists, cheese, baked, low fat Snacks 2.14 mcg 89% CNF
1862 Turkey, hen, dark meat only, roasted Poultry Products 2.13 mcg 89% CNF
1863 Beef, New Zealand, imported, rump centre, separable lean and fat, raw Beef Products 2.13 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1864 Game meat, elk, ground, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.13 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1865 Fish, haddock, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.13 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1866 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.13 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1867 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.13 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1868 Beef, rib eye roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.13 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1869 Beef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 2.13 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1870 Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat and skin, raw Poultry Products 2.13 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1871 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.13 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1872 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.13 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1873 Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.13 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1874 Beef, variety meats and by-products, thymus, raw Beef Products 2.13 mcg 89% USDA_SR
1875 Game meat, elk, ground, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 2.13 mcg 89% CNF
1876 Veal, milk-fed, shoulder, blade steak, lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 2.13 mcg 89% CNF
1877 Lamb, New Zealand, frozen, loin, separable lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 2.13 mcg 89% CNF
1878 Fish, haddock, baked or broiled Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.13 mcg 89% CNF
1879 Beef, thymus, raw Beef Products 2.13 mcg 89% CNF
1880 Beef, ground, extra lean, raw Beef Products 2.12 mcg 89% CNF
1881 Turkey, tom, leg, meat and skin, roasted Poultry Products 2.12 mcg 88% CNF
1882 Cereals ready-to-eat, HEALTH VALLEY, FIBER 7 Flakes Breakfast Cereals 2.12 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1883 Beef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.12 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1884 Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 2.12 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1885 Turkey, tom, dark meat only, roasted Poultry Products 2.11 mcg 88% CNF
1886 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, square-cut shoulder chops, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.11 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1887 Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 2.11 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1888 Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat, raw Beef Products 2.11 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1889 Beef, rib eye roast, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted Beef Products 2.11 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1890 Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, farmed, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.10 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1891 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 2.10 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1892 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 2.10 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1893 Beef, New Zealand, imported, sweetbread, raw Beef Products 2.10 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1894 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, tenderloin, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 2.10 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1895 Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded and fried Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.10 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1896 Cheese, tilsit Dairy and Egg Products 2.10 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1897 School Lunch, pizza, cheese topping, thick crust, whole grain, frozen, cooked Fast Foods 2.10 mcg 88% USDA_SR
1898 Beef, rib, rib eye steak, boneless, lean and fat, 0mm (0") trim, cooked, broiled Beef Products 2.10 mcg 88% CNF
1899 Beef, hip, outside (bottom) round steak, boneless, lean and fat, 0mm (0") trim, raw Beef Products 2.10 mcg 88% CNF
1900 Veal, milk-fed, shoulder, blade steak, lean, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 2.10 mcg 88% CNF

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