10 Foods High in Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 Rich Food #6: Eggs
Chicken, duck, goose and quail eggs are a source of many readily digestible nutrients. They are also a rich source of vitamin B12. One goose egg contains 7.3 micrograms of vitamin B12, one duck egg contains 3.8 micrograms while one large chicken egg contains 0.45 micrograms and one quail egg has 0.1 micrograms of cobalamin. Most of the vitamin B12 in eggs is found in the yolk.
Eggs also provide a nutrient called choline which the liver requires for proper functioning. Additionally, eggs contain vitamins B2, B6, D, E, K protein, fat and minerals like iron, calcium, selenium and zinc and antioxidants like carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin.
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