Ranking
Foods highest in vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is a water-soluble vitamin found almost exclusively in foods of animal origin. The nutrient reference value is 2.5 µg per day. Top 30 contents per 100 g, out of 647 foods in the database with a measurable value.
By family: Prepared dishes By family: Meat and offal By family: Sweets By family: Cereal products, pulses and potatoes By family: Milk and dairy products By family: Bread, flakes and breakfast cereals By family: Sausages and cold meats By family: Fats and oils By family: Fish By family: Plant based protein foods and alternatives to animal products By family: Various By family: Alcoholic beverages By family: Non-alcoholic beverages
Top 30 · vitamin B12 content per 100 g
1
Beef, liver, rawBeef · Meat and offal
65 µg2,600 % NRV
2
Veal, liver, rawVeal · Meat and offal
60 µg2,400 % NRV
3
Liver (average of beef, veal, pork), rawMeat and offal · Meat and offal
54.7 µg2,187 % NRV
4
Liver (average of beef, veal, pork), pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Meat and offal · Meat and offal
50 µg2,000 % NRV
5
Pork, liver, rawPork · Meat and offal
39 µg1,560 % NRV
6
Veal, kidney, rawVeal · Meat and offal
28.2 µg1,128 % NRV
7
Fish product, anchovy in oil, drainedSea fish · Fish
20.9 µg836 % NRV
8
Mussel, cookedSeafood, crustaceans and shellfish · Fish
17.6 µg704 % NRV
9
Anchovis pasteSpreads · Various
15.7 µg627 % NRV
10
Fish product, sardine in oil, drainedSea fish · Fish
13.6 µg544 % NRV
11
Hare, meat, rawOther animal species · Meat and offal
10 µg400 % NRV
12
Sardine, in tomatosauce, cannedSea fish · Fish
8.9 µg356 % NRV
13
Hare, filet, rawOther animal species · Meat and offal
8.7 µg348 % NRV
14
Fish, sardine, rawSea fish · Fish
8.3 µg332 % NRV
15
Hare (Durchschnitt), cooked (without addition of fat and salt)Other animal species · Meat and offal
8.2 µg329 % NRV
16
Molluscs, blue mussel, rawSeafood, crustaceans and shellfish · Fish
8 µg320 % NRV
17
Salmon, cultured, rawSea fish · Fish
6.9 µg276 % NRV
18
Salmon, wild, rawSea fish · Fish
6.9 µg276 % NRV
19
Salmon, cultured, filet, steamed (without addition of fat and salt)Sea fish · Fish
6.9 µg276 % NRV
20
Rollmops (pickled herring)Fish products · Fish
6.6 µg264 % NRV
21
Terrine de campagneCooked sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
6.3 µg253 % NRV
22
Deer, entrecôte, rawGame · Meat and offal
6.3 µg252 % NRV
23
Roe (deer), schnitzel, rawGame · Meat and offal
6.3 µg252 % NRV
24
Roe (deer), ragout, rawGame · Meat and offal
6.3 µg252 % NRV
25
Beef, shoulder, well done roast in oven (without addition of fat and salt)Beef · Meat and offal
6 µg242 % NRV
26
Veal, sweetbread, rawVeal · Meat and offal
6 µg240 % NRV
27
Beef, shoulder, medium roast in oven (without addition of fat and salt)Beef · Meat and offal
5.2 µg208 % NRV
28
Liver sausageCooked sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
5.1 µg206 % NRV
29
Beef, shoulder (roast), rawBeef · Meat and offal
5 µg200 % NRV
30
Beef, tongue, rawBeef · Meat and offal
5 µg200 % NRV
Beef, liver, rawBeef · Meat and offal
65 µg2,600 % NRV
2
Veal, liver, rawVeal · Meat and offal
60 µg2,400 % NRV
3
Liver (average of beef, veal, pork), rawMeat and offal · Meat and offal
54.7 µg2,187 % NRV
4
Liver (average of beef, veal, pork), pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Meat and offal · Meat and offal
50 µg2,000 % NRV
5
Pork, liver, rawPork · Meat and offal
39 µg1,560 % NRV
6
Veal, kidney, rawVeal · Meat and offal
28.2 µg1,128 % NRV
7
Fish product, anchovy in oil, drainedSea fish · Fish
20.9 µg836 % NRV
8
Mussel, cookedSeafood, crustaceans and shellfish · Fish
17.6 µg704 % NRV
9
Anchovis pasteSpreads · Various
15.7 µg627 % NRV
10
Fish product, sardine in oil, drainedSea fish · Fish
13.6 µg544 % NRV
11
Hare, meat, rawOther animal species · Meat and offal
10 µg400 % NRV
12
Sardine, in tomatosauce, cannedSea fish · Fish
8.9 µg356 % NRV
13
Hare, filet, rawOther animal species · Meat and offal
8.7 µg348 % NRV
14
Fish, sardine, rawSea fish · Fish
8.3 µg332 % NRV
15
Hare (Durchschnitt), cooked (without addition of fat and salt)Other animal species · Meat and offal
8.2 µg329 % NRV
16
Molluscs, blue mussel, rawSeafood, crustaceans and shellfish · Fish
8 µg320 % NRV
17
Salmon, cultured, rawSea fish · Fish
6.9 µg276 % NRV
18
Salmon, wild, rawSea fish · Fish
6.9 µg276 % NRV
19
Salmon, cultured, filet, steamed (without addition of fat and salt)Sea fish · Fish
6.9 µg276 % NRV
20
Rollmops (pickled herring)Fish products · Fish
6.6 µg264 % NRV
21
Terrine de campagneCooked sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
6.3 µg253 % NRV
22
Deer, entrecôte, rawGame · Meat and offal
6.3 µg252 % NRV
23
Roe (deer), schnitzel, rawGame · Meat and offal
6.3 µg252 % NRV
24
Roe (deer), ragout, rawGame · Meat and offal
6.3 µg252 % NRV
25
Beef, shoulder, well done roast in oven (without addition of fat and salt)Beef · Meat and offal
6 µg242 % NRV
26
Veal, sweetbread, rawVeal · Meat and offal
6 µg240 % NRV
27
Beef, shoulder, medium roast in oven (without addition of fat and salt)Beef · Meat and offal
5.2 µg208 % NRV
28
Liver sausageCooked sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
5.1 µg206 % NRV
29
Beef, shoulder (roast), rawBeef · Meat and offal
5 µg200 % NRV
30
Beef, tongue, rawBeef · Meat and offal
5 µg200 % NRV
How much to cover my needs?
Amount providing 100% of the adult NRV (2.5 µg):
| Food | /100 g | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Beef, liver, raw | 65 µg | 4 g |
| Veal, liver, raw | 60 µg | 4 g |
| Liver (average of beef, veal, pork), raw | 54.7 µg | 5 g |
Theoretical benchmark: real diets combine several sources across the day.