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 1951–2000 of 4,340 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1951 Fish, pompano, florida, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.30 mcg 54%
1952 Babyfood, meat, turkey sticks, junior Baby Foods 1.30 mcg 54%
1953 Beef, round, bottom round, roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.30 mcg 54%
1954 Beef, round, eye of round, roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.30 mcg 54%
1955 Beef, New Zealand, imported, cube roll, separable lean and fat, cooked, fast roasted Beef Products 1.30 mcg 54%
1956 Cheese, camembert Dairy and Egg Products 1.30 mcg 54%
1957 Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty, with condiments and vegetables Fast Foods 1.30 mcg 54%
1958 WENDY'S, Jr. Hamburger, with cheese Fast Foods 1.30 mcg 54%
1959 Pork, cured, shoulder, blade roll, separable lean and fat, unheated Pork Products 1.30 mcg 54%
1960 Pork sausage rice links, brown and serve, cooked Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.30 mcg 54%
1961 Veal, rib, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.29 mcg 54%
1962 Game meat, bison, ribeye, separable lean only, 1" steak, cooked, broiled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.29 mcg 54%
1963 Veal, leg (top round), separable lean only, cooked, pan-fried, breaded Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.28 mcg 53%
1964 Sausage, turkey, breakfast links, mild, raw Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.28 mcg 53%
1965 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, SENSITIVE, (LACTOSE FREE), powder, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 1.28 mcg 53%
1966 Fast foods, cheeseburger; double, regular patty; with condiments Fast Foods 1.28 mcg 53%
1967 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, rack - fully frenched, separable lean and fat, cooked, fast roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.28 mcg 53%
1968 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, fore-shank, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.28 mcg 53%
1969 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, PM 60/40, powder not reconstituted Baby Foods 1.28 mcg 53%
1970 Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat and skin, raw Poultry Products 1.28 mcg 53%
1971 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, For Spit Up, powder, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 1.28 mcg 53%
1972 Cheese food, cold pack, American Dairy and Egg Products 1.28 mcg 53%
1973 McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER Fast Foods 1.28 mcg 53%
1974 Fast foods, cheeseburger, double, regular patty and bun, with condiments Fast Foods 1.28 mcg 53%
1975 Veal, ground, cooked, broiled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.27 mcg 53%
1976 Veal, sirloin, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.27 mcg 53%
1977 Fish, halibut, Atlantic and Pacific, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.27 mcg 53%
1978 Corned beef loaf, jellied Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.27 mcg 53%
1979 Fast foods, bagel, with breakfast steak, egg, cheese, and condiments Fast Foods 1.27 mcg 53%
1980 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rack, roast, frenched, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.27 mcg 53%
1981 Fast foods, cheeseburger; double, regular patty; double decker bun with condiments and special sauce Fast Foods 1.27 mcg 53%
1982 WENDY'S, Jr. Hamburger, without cheese Fast Foods 1.27 mcg 53%
1983 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.27 mcg 53%
1984 Beef, grass-fed, strip steaks, lean only, raw Beef Products 1.27 mcg 53%
1985 Beef, round, eye of round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.27 mcg 53%
1986 Beef, New Zealand, imported, hind shin, separable lean only, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.26 mcg 52%
1987 Chicken, stewing, meat and skin, and giblets and neck, raw Poultry Products 1.26 mcg 52%
1988 Babyfood, meat, beef, strained Baby Foods 1.26 mcg 52%
1989 Olive loaf, pork Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.26 mcg 52%
1990 Babyfood, meat, beef, junior Baby Foods 1.26 mcg 52%
1991 Cheese, brick Dairy and Egg Products 1.26 mcg 52%
1992 McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER with Cheese Fast Foods 1.26 mcg 52%
1993 Restaurant, family style, chili with meat and beans Restaurant Foods 1.26 mcg 52%
1994 APPLEBEE'S, chili Restaurant Foods 1.26 mcg 52%
1995 Sausage, turkey and pork, fresh, bulk, patty or link, cooked Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.26 mcg 52%
1996 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, rack - partly frenched, separable lean only, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.25 mcg 52%
1997 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, hindshank, heel on, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.25 mcg 52%
1998 Beverages, almond milk, chocolate, ready-to-drink Beverages 1.25 mcg 52%
1999 Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Cran-Energy, Cranberry Energy Juice Drink Beverages 1.25 mcg 52%
2000 Beef, New Zealand, imported, eye round, separable lean only, cooked, slow roasted Beef Products 1.25 mcg 52%

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