Food Sources
Niacin is found in variety of foods, including liver, chicken, beef, fish, cereal, peanuts and legumes, and is also synthesized from tryptophan, an essential amino acid found in most forms of protein.
Animal products:
- liver, heart and kidney (9 - 15 mg niacin per 100 grams)
- whalemeat Meke Whale
- chicken, chicken breast (6.5 mg)
- beef (5 - 6 mg)
- fish: tuna, salmon, halibut (2.5 - 13 mg)
- eggs (0.1 mg)
Fruits and vegetables:
- avocados (1 mg niacin per 100 grams)
- dates (2 mg)
- tomatoes (0.7 mg)
- leaf vegetables (0.3 - 0.4 mg)
- broccoli (0.6 mg)
- carrots (0.3 - 0.6 mg)
- sweet potatoes (0.5 - 0.6 mg)
- asparagus (0.4 mg)
Seeds:
- nuts (2 mg niacin per 100 grams)
- whole grain products (4 - 29.5 mg)
- legumes (0.4 - 16 mg)
- saltbush seeds
Fungi:
- mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms (3.5 - 4 mg niacin per 100 grams)
- brewer's yeast (36 mg)
Other:
- Vegemite (from spent brewer's yeast) (110 mg niacin per 100 grams)
- Ovaltine (18 mg)
- peanut butter (15 mg)
- tofu
- soy sauce (0.4 mg)
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