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 301–350 of 7,178 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
301 Fish, trout, mixed species, baked or broiled Finfish and Shellfish Products 7.49 mcg 312% CNF
302 Fish, salmon, red, (sockeye), canned, smoked (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 7.43 mcg 310% USDA_SR
303 Fish, salmon, king (chinook), raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 7.38 mcg 308% USDA_SR
304 Beef, plate steak, boneless, outside skirt, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 7.34 mcg 306% USDA_SR
305 Fast foods, entree, crab cake Fast Foods 7.33 mcg 305% CNF
306 Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 7.31 mcg 305% USDA_SR
307 Chicken, heart, all classes, raw Poultry Products 7.29 mcg 304% USDA_SR
308 Chicken, heart, all classes, cooked, simmered Poultry Products 7.29 mcg 304% USDA_SR
309 Chicken, broiler, heart, simmered Poultry Products 7.29 mcg 304% CNF
310 Chicken, broiler, heart, raw Poultry Products 7.29 mcg 304% CNF
311 Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons Breakfast Cereals 7.24 mcg 302% USDA_SR
312 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, tongue, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 7.20 mcg 300% USDA_SR
313 Lamb, tongue, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 7.20 mcg 300% CNF
314 Game meat, rabbit, domesticated, composite of cuts, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 7.16 mcg 298% USDA_SR
315 Caribou, rump meat, half dried (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 7.16 mcg 298% USDA_SR
316 Game meat, rabbit, domesticated, composite cuts, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 7.16 mcg 298% CNF
317 Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, tripe uncooked, raw Beef Products 7.12 mcg 297% USDA_SR
318 Caribou, hind quarter meat, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 7.05 mcg 294% USDA_SR
319 Fish, mackerel, spanish, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 7.00 mcg 292% USDA_SR
320 Fish, mackerel, spanish (atlantic), baked or broiled Finfish and Shellfish Products 7.00 mcg 292% CNF
321 Fish, mackerel, jack, canned, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 6.94 mcg 289% USDA_SR
322 Fish, mackerel, jack, canned, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 6.94 mcg 289% CNF
323 Emu, outside drum, raw Poultry Products 6.92 mcg 288% USDA_SR
324 Emu, outside drum, raw Poultry Products 6.92 mcg 288% CNF
325 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Fruity DYNO-BITES Breakfast Cereals 6.90 mcg 288% USDA_SR
326 Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS Breakfast Cereals 6.77 mcg 282% USDA_SR
327 Emu, oyster, raw Poultry Products 6.76 mcg 282% USDA_SR
328 Emu, oyster, raw Poultry Products 6.76 mcg 282% CNF
329 Emu, ground, raw Poultry Products 6.75 mcg 281% USDA_SR
330 Emu, ground, raw Poultry Products 6.75 mcg 281% CNF
331 Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, heart, cooked, boiled Beef Products 6.73 mcg 280% USDA_SR
332 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, GOLDEN PUFFS Breakfast Cereals 6.67 mcg 278% USDA_SR
333 Emu, fan fillet, raw Poultry Products 6.67 mcg 278% USDA_SR
334 Emu, fan fillet, raw Poultry Products 6.67 mcg 278% CNF
335 Game meat, caribou, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 6.64 mcg 277% USDA_SR
336 Game meat, native, caribou (reindeer), meat, cooked Lamb, Veal and Game 6.64 mcg 277% CNF
337 Game meat, rabbit, wild, cooked, stewed Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 6.51 mcg 271% USDA_SR
338 Game meat, rabbit, domesticated, composite of cuts, cooked, stewed Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 6.51 mcg 271% USDA_SR
339 Game meat, squirrel, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 6.51 mcg 271% USDA_SR
340 Game meat, squirrel, roasted Lamb, Veal and Game 6.51 mcg 271% CNF
341 Game meat, native, rabbit, wild, cooked Lamb, Veal and Game 6.51 mcg 271% CNF
342 Game meat, rabbit, domestic, composite cuts, stewed Lamb, Veal and Game 6.51 mcg 271% CNF
343 Caribou, hind quarter, meat, cooked (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 6.47 mcg 270% USDA_SR
344 Ostrich, inside strip, cooked Poultry Products 6.44 mcg 268% USDA_SR
345 Ostrich, inside strip, cooked Poultry Products 6.44 mcg 268% CNF
346 Beverages, nutritional shake mix, high protein, powder Beverages 6.43 mcg 268% USDA_SR
347 Beverages, high protein powder Beverages 6.43 mcg 268% CNF
348 Formulated bar, LUNA BAR, NUTZ OVER CHOCOLATE Snacks 6.40 mcg 267% USDA_SR
349 Ostrich, inside leg, cooked Poultry Products 6.36 mcg 265% USDA_SR
350 Ostrich, inside leg, cooked Poultry Products 6.36 mcg 265% CNF

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