10 Foods High in Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 Rich Food #7: Poultry
Chicken, turkey and other poultry meats are an excellent alternative to red meats for protein and other nutrients. Poultry is white meat, and without skin contains minimal amounts of fat. It also contains significant amounts of vitamin B12, besides vitamins A, C, B6, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, folate and pantothenic acid. A 3 ounce serving of roasted chicken breast with skin contains 0.31 micrograms of vitamin B12. Turkey has a similar amount of cobalamin. Because this is almost one eight of the RDA of vitamin B12, use it in combination with other richer sources.
Poultry is also a good source of minerals such as iron, selenium, manganese, copper, zinc and phosphorus.
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