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 2001–2050 of 7,178 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2001 Bar, milk and cereal Baked Products 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2002 Beef, rib, rib roast with bone, lean and fat, 3mm (1/8 ") trim, raw Beef Products 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2003 Beef, hip, inside (top) round steak, boneless, lean, raw Beef Products 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2004 Beef, hip, inside (top) round roast, boneless, lean, raw Beef Products 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2005 Fish, pickerel, walleye-pickerel (yellow pike), raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2006 Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2007 Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2008 Fish, mullet (sucker), white, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2009 Fish, sheepshead, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2010 Fish, sablefish (black cod), smoked Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2011 Fish, pike, northern, native, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2012 Fish, drum, freshwater, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2013 Fish, bass, fresh water, mixed species, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2014 Soup, vegetable beef, dehydrated Soups, Sauces and Gravies 2.00 mcg 83% CNF
2015 Beef composite, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked Beef Products 1.99 mcg 83% USDA_SR
2016 Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL, sugar free, with added caffeine, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamins B6 and B12 Beverages 1.99 mcg 83% USDA_SR
2017 Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.99 mcg 83% USDA_SR
2018 Turkey, all classes, back, meat and skin, roasted Poultry Products 1.99 mcg 83% CNF
2019 Turkey, all classes, dark meat and skin, roasted Poultry Products 1.98 mcg 83% CNF
2020 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.98 mcg 82% USDA_FF
2021 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.98 mcg 82% USDA_FF
2022 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, netted shoulder, rolled, boneless, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.98 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2023 Fish, cod, Pacific, raw (may have been previously frozen) Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.98 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2024 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.98 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2025 Beef, hip, eye of round roast, boneless, lean, cooked, roasted Beef Products 1.98 mcg 82% CNF
2026 Fish, cod (gray cod), pacific, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.98 mcg 82% CNF
2027 Beef, New Zealand, imported, brisket navel end, separable lean only, raw Beef Products 1.97 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2028 Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL Beverages 1.97 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2029 Beef, New Zealand, imported, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, fast fried Beef Products 1.97 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2030 Beef, New Zealand, imported, chuck eye roll, separable lean only, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.97 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2031 Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.97 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2032 Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.97 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2033 Beef, grass-fed, ground, raw Beef Products 1.97 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2034 Beef, hip, eye of round roast, boneless, lean and fat, 0mm (0") trim, cooked, roasted Beef Products 1.97 mcg 82% CNF
2035 Deli-meat, bologna (baloney), beef Sausages and Luncheon meats 1.96 mcg 82% CNF
2036 Luncheon sausage, pork and beef Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.96 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2037 Peppered loaf, pork, beef Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.96 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2038 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 1.96 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2039 Beef, New Zealand, imported, tenderloin, separable lean and fat, cooked, fast fried Beef Products 1.96 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2040 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 1.96 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2041 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, breast, separable lean only, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.96 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2042 Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 1.96 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2043 Beef, rib eye steak/roast, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.96 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2044 Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 1.96 mcg 82% USDA_SR
2045 Beef, loin, t-bone steak (porterhouse), lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, raw Beef Products 1.96 mcg 82% CNF
2046 Cheese, processed product, cheddar, fat free, slices Dairy and Egg Products 1.96 mcg 82% CNF
2047 Turkey, skin, from retail parts, from dark meat, raw Poultry Products 1.95 mcg 81% USDA_SR
2048 Egg, yolk, raw, fresh Dairy and Egg Products 1.95 mcg 81% USDA_SR
2049 Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.95 mcg 81% USDA_SR
2050 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.95 mcg 81% USDA_SR

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