Foods high in Niacin

Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured Niacin content per 100 g, drawn live from 1,987 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.

Top 25 foods highest in Niacin

Ranked by Niacin per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
1	Yeast extract spread	FNDDS ingredient	128
2	Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, powder, with high vitamin C with other added vitamins, low calorie	FNDDS ingredient	80
3	Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry	FNDDS ingredient	40.2
4	Beverages, UNILEVER, SLIMFAST Shake Mix, powder, 3-2-1 Plan	FNDDS ingredient	38.46
5	Beverages, UNILEVER, SLIMFAST Shake Mix, high protein, whey powder, 3-2-1 Plan,	FNDDS ingredient	38.44
6	Formulated bar, POWER BAR, chocolate	FNDDS ingredient	32.6
7	Babyfood, finger snacks, GERBER, GRADUATES, PUFFS, apple and cinnamon	FNDDS ingredient	28.77
8	Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, powder	FNDDS ingredient	28.17
9	Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, half the caffeine	FNDDS ingredient	28.17
10	Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder	FNDDS ingredient	28.08
11	Beverages, KELLOGG'S SPECIAL K20 protein powder	FNDDS ingredient	27.65
12	Peanut flour, defatted	FNDDS ingredient	27
13	Beverages, chocolate powder, no sugar added	FNDDS ingredient	25.6
14	Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, sugar-free, not reconstituted	FNDDS ingredient	25.6
15	Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Protein Performance Bar, Caramel Nut Rush	FNDDS ingredient	25
16	Beverages, nutritional shake mix, high protein, powder	FNDDS ingredient	25
17	Sorghum bran, white, unenriched, dry, raw	Foundation Food	24.6
18	Babyfood, cereal, rice, dry fortified	FNDDS ingredient	23.01
19	Babyfood, cereal, oatmeal, dry fortified	FNDDS ingredient	21.35
20	Formulated bar, SLIM-FAST OPTIMA meal bar, milk chocolate peanut	FNDDS ingredient	21.2
21	Formulated bar, ZONE PERFECT CLASSIC CRUNCH BAR, mixed flavors	FNDDS ingredient	20
22	Fish, anchovy, european, canned in oil, drained solids	FNDDS ingredient	19.9
23	Snacks, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S, NUTRI-GRAIN Cereal Bars, fruit	FNDDS ingredient	19.27
24	Fish, tuna, fresh, yellowfin, raw	FNDDS ingredient	18.48
25	Beverages, OVALTINE, chocolate malt powder	FNDDS ingredient	18.18

Lowest in Niacin

For contrast — the 10 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
1978	Gelatin desserts, dry mix, prepared with water	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
1979	Salad dressing, russian dressing, low calorie	FNDDS ingredient	0.002
1980	Alcoholic beverage, creme de menthe, 72 proof	FNDDS ingredient	0.003
1981	Butter oil, anhydrous	FNDDS ingredient	0.003
1982	Syrups, table blends, pancake, with 2% maple	FNDDS ingredient	0.003
1983	Salad dressing, mayonnaise-type, light	FNDDS ingredient	0.004
1984	Margarine,spread, 35-39% fat, tub	FNDDS ingredient	0.004
1985	Syrups, table blends, pancake, reduced-calorie	FNDDS ingredient	0.004
1986	Maraschino cherries, canned, drained	FNDDS ingredient	0.004
1987	Salad dressing, mayonnaise type, regular, with salt	FNDDS ingredient	0.004

More on Niacin

What Niacin is, how it is measured, and where these values come from.

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Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.

USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.