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 301–350 of 4,340 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
301 Fish, salmon, red, (sockeye), kippered (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.98 mcg 208%
302 Ostrich, fan, raw Poultry Products 4.97 mcg 207%
303 Fish, Salmon, pink, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones Finfish and Shellfish Products 4.96 mcg 207%
304 Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, top blade, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 4.96 mcg 207%
305 Fish, salmon, pink, canned, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 4.95 mcg 206%
306 Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder top and center steaks, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 4.95 mcg 206%
307 Ostrich, top loin, raw Poultry Products 4.94 mcg 206%
308 Beef, shoulder top blade steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 4.94 mcg 206%
309 Beef, plate steak, boneless, outside skirt, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 4.92 mcg 205%
310 Ostrich, oyster, raw Poultry Products 4.91 mcg 205%
311 Fish, salmon, red, canned, bones removed (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.91 mcg 205%
312 Soup, clam chowder, new england, canned, prepared with equal volume low fat (2%) milk Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 4.84 mcg 202%
313 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, CORN BURSTS Breakfast Cereals 4.84 mcg 202%
314 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Frosted Flakes Breakfast Cereals 4.84 mcg 202%
315 Agutuk, meat-caribou (Alaskan ice cream) (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.83 mcg 201%
316 Veal, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 4.82 mcg 201%
317 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, with real strawberries Breakfast Cereals 4.80 mcg 200%
318 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER WHOLE HEARTS oat cereal Breakfast Cereals 4.75 mcg 198%
319 Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder tender, medallion, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 4.73 mcg 197%
320 Fish, salmon, pink, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 4.73 mcg 197%
321 Beef, round, outside round, bottom round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 4.70 mcg 196%
322 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, with almonds Breakfast Cereals 4.70 mcg 196%
323 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, Honeycomb Cereal Breakfast Cereals 4.69 mcg 195%
324 Fish, salmon, sockeye, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 4.69 mcg 195%
325 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, TOOTIE FRUITIES Breakfast Cereals 4.69 mcg 195%
326 Babyfood, Multigrain whole grain cereal, dry fortified Baby Foods 4.69 mcg 195%
327 Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder top and center steaks, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 4.68 mcg 195%
328 Beef, top loin petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted Beef Products 4.65 mcg 194%
329 Soup, clam chowder, new england, canned, prepared with equal volume water Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 4.63 mcg 193%
330 Soup, clam chowder, new england, reduced sodium, canned, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 4.63 mcg 193%
331 Beef, top loin petite roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted Beef Products 4.62 mcg 192%
332 Ostrich, ground, raw Poultry Products 4.61 mcg 192%
333 Babyfood, cereal, Oatmeal, dry, GERBER, SINGLE GRAIN, fortified Baby Foods 4.60 mcg 192%
334 Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, dry fortified Baby Foods 4.60 mcg 192%
335 Babyfood, cereal, rice, dry fortified Baby Foods 4.60 mcg 192%
336 Beef, loin, tenderloin steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 4.57 mcg 190%
337 Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder top and center steaks, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 4.56 mcg 190%
338 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Apple ZINGS Breakfast Cereals 4.55 mcg 190%
339 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Crispy Rice Breakfast Cereals 4.55 mcg 190%
340 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 4.52 mcg 188%
341 Beef, round, knuckle, tip center, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 4.49 mcg 187%
342 Fish, salmon, coho, wild, cooked, moist heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 4.48 mcg 187%
343 Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 4.48 mcg 187%
344 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 4.48 mcg 187%
345 Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 4.47 mcg 186%
346 Beef, top loin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 4.46 mcg 186%
347 Fish, trout, rainbow, wild, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 4.45 mcg 185%
348 Beef, top loin filet, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 4.44 mcg 185%
349 Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 4.44 mcg 185%
350 Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 4.44 mcg 185%

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