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 201–250 of 7,178 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
201 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, heart, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 10.25 mcg 427% USDA_SR
202 Lamb, heart, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 10.25 mcg 427% CNF
203 Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, simmered Beef Products 10.10 mcg 421% USDA_SR
204 Beef, brain, simmered Beef Products 10.10 mcg 421% CNF
205 Fish, roe, mixed species, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 10.00 mcg 417% USDA_SR
206 Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted Finfish and Shellfish Products 10.00 mcg 417% USDA_SR
207 Fish, herring, Pacific, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 10.00 mcg 417% USDA_SR
208 Fish, roe, mixed species, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 10.00 mcg 417% CNF
209 Fish, herring, pacific, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 10.00 mcg 417% CNF
210 Fish, cod (scrod), atlantic, dried and salted Finfish and Shellfish Products 10.00 mcg 417% CNF
211 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, brains, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 9.99 mcg 416% USDA_SR
212 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, testes, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 9.89 mcg 412% USDA_SR
213 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, honey roasted Breakfast Cereals 9.67 mcg 403% USDA_SR
214 Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 9.65 mcg 402% USDA_SR
215 Veal, brain, braised Lamb, Veal and Game 9.65 mcg 402% CNF
216 Fish, herring, Pacific, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.62 mcg 401% USDA_SR
217 Fish, herring, pacific, baked or broiled Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.62 mcg 401% CNF
218 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, brains, cooked, soaked and fried Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 9.54 mcg 397% USDA_SR
219 Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw Beef Products 9.51 mcg 396% USDA_SR
220 Beef, brain, raw Beef Products 9.51 mcg 396% CNF
221 Chicken, stewing, giblets, cooked, simmered Poultry Products 9.48 mcg 395% USDA_SR
222 Chicken, stewing, giblets, simmered Poultry Products 9.48 mcg 395% CNF
223 Soup, clam chowder, new england, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 9.47 mcg 395% USDA_SR
224 Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, simmered Poultry Products 9.44 mcg 393% USDA_SR
225 Chicken, broiler, giblets, simmered Poultry Products 9.44 mcg 393% CNF
226 Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.43 mcg 393% USDA_SR
227 Fish, tuna, bluefin, fresh, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.43 mcg 393% CNF
228 Pate, goose liver, smoked, canned Sausages and Luncheon Meats 9.40 mcg 392% USDA_SR
229 Chicken, roasting, giblets, raw Poultry Products 9.40 mcg 392% USDA_SR
230 Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked Poultry Products 9.40 mcg 392% USDA_SR
231 Pâté de foie gras, (goose liver pate), smoked, canned Sausages and Luncheon meats 9.40 mcg 392% CNF
232 Chicken, roasting, giblets, raw Poultry Products 9.40 mcg 392% CNF
233 Emu, fan fillet, cooked, broiled Poultry Products 9.37 mcg 390% USDA_SR
234 Emu, fan fillet, cooked, broiled Poultry Products 9.37 mcg 390% CNF
235 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 9.25 mcg 385% USDA_SR
236 Lamb, brain, braised Lamb, Veal and Game 9.25 mcg 385% CNF
237 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, heart, cooked, soaked and simmered Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 9.18 mcg 382% USDA_SR
238 Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.07 mcg 378% USDA_SR
239 Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.07 mcg 378% CNF
240 Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375% USDA_SR
241 Fish, sardine, Pacific, canned in tomato sauce, drained solids with bone Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375% USDA_SR
242 Crustaceans, crab, blue, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375% USDA_SR
243 Crustaceans, crab, queen, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375% USDA_SR
244 Crustaceans, crab, dungeness, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375% USDA_SR
245 Crustaceans, crab, atlantic snow crab (spider, queen), raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375% CNF
246 Crustaceans, crab, dungeness, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375% CNF
247 Crustaceans, crab, blue, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375% CNF
248 Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375% CNF
249 Fish, sardine, pacific, canned in tomato sauce, drained with bones Finfish and Shellfish Products 9.00 mcg 375% CNF
250 Fish, arctic char, native, meat, boiled Finfish and Shellfish Products 8.95 mcg 373% CNF

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