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 251–300 of 4,340 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
251 Veal, variety meats and by-products, tongue, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 5.30 mcg 221%
252 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 5.29 mcg 220%
253 Cereals ready-to-eat, chocolate-flavored frosted puffed corn Breakfast Cereals 5.29 mcg 220%
254 Cereals ready-to-eat, frosted oat cereal with marshmallows Breakfast Cereals 5.29 mcg 220%
255 Beef, shoulder top blade steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 5.28 mcg 220%
256 Mollusks, conch, baked or broiled Finfish and Shellfish Products 5.25 mcg 219%
257 Beef, plate steak, boneless, outside skirt, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 5.25 mcg 219%
258 Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, top blade, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 5.23 mcg 218%
259 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, tongue - swiss cut, cooked, soaked and simmered Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 5.22 mcg 217%
260 Ostrich, outside leg, raw Poultry Products 5.21 mcg 217%
261 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, pecan bunches Breakfast Cereals 5.20 mcg 217%
262 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, COCOA PEBBLES Breakfast Cereals 5.20 mcg 217%
263 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Flakes Breakfast Cereals 5.20 mcg 217%
264 Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, tongue, raw Beef Products 5.18 mcg 216%
265 Beef, loin, tenderloin steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 5.18 mcg 216%
266 Beef, shoulder top blade steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 5.18 mcg 216%
267 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Cocoa DYNO-BITES Breakfast Cereals 5.17 mcg 215%
268 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Honey BUZZERS Breakfast Cereals 5.17 mcg 215%
269 Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder tender, medallion, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 5.16 mcg 215%
270 Beef, plate steak, boneless, outside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 5.16 mcg 215%
271 Beef, cured, luncheon meat, jellied Sausages and Luncheon Meats 5.14 mcg 214%
272 Egg, yolk, dried Dairy and Egg Products 5.11 mcg 213%
273 Beef, shoulder top blade steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 5.11 mcg 213%
274 Chicken, meatless, breaded, fried Legumes and Legume Products 5.11 mcg 213%
275 Ostrich, inside leg, raw Poultry Products 5.10 mcg 212%
276 Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 5.10 mcg 212%
277 Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder tender, medallion, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 5.09 mcg 212%
278 Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, top blade, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 5.05 mcg 210%
279 Beef, shoulder top blade steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 5.04 mcg 210%
280 Ostrich, tenderloin, raw Poultry Products 5.03 mcg 210%
281 Beef, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised Beef Products 5.02 mcg 209%
282 Ostrich, round, raw Poultry Products 5.01 mcg 209%
283 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, CINNAMON TOASTERS Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
284 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, COLOSSAL CRUNCH Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
285 Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
286 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, COCO-ROOS Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
287 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, MARSHMALLOW MATEYS Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
288 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, KING VITAMAN Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
289 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST Bran Flakes Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
290 Fish, salmon, coho, wild, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 5.00 mcg 208%
291 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS with cinnamon bunches Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
292 Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Corn Biscuits Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
293 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Blueberry MUFFIN TOPS Cereal Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
294 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, BERRY COLOSSAL CRUNCH Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
295 Mollusks, clam, mixed species, canned, liquid Finfish and Shellfish Products 5.00 mcg 208%
296 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Honey Nut SCOOTERS Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
297 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, OAT BLENDERS with honey Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
298 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, ALPHA-BITS Breakfast Cereals 5.00 mcg 208%
299 Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified Baby Foods 5.00 mcg 208%
300 Ostrich, tip trimmed, raw Poultry Products 4.98 mcg 208%

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