Foods highest in Vitamin B12 per 100 g (USDA)
The USDA food records with the most vitamin B12 per 100 g, with the share of the 2.4 µg Daily Value.
- Unit:
- µg per 100 g
- Daily Value:
- 2.4 µg
- Datasets:
- Foundation Foods, SR Legacy and FNDDS
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is made by microorganisms, not by plants or animals themselves, so it is found in animal foods, in foods fermented or contaminated by bacteria, and in fortified products. USDA reports it in micrograms. The Daily Value is 2.4 µg.
Clams, liver, kidney, some fish and shellfish, and fortified cereals and yeasts lead the ranking. Eggs and dairy provide smaller amounts. Unfortified plant foods report zero or are not analysed for it.
Top 100 foods by Vitamin B12 per 100 g
12,617 of 13,621 Normal catalog records report this nutrient (Foundation Foods: 73/397 · SR Legacy: 7,113/7,793 · FNDDS: 5,431/5,431). Records without a value are not ranked.
How to read this ranking
A zero in a plant food is a measured absence, not missing data. Fortified products depend on the level added by the manufacturer.
Values are USDA amounts per 100 g of edible portion, ordered as reported; this is information, not dietary advice. Methodology