Extraordinarily small amounts of vitamin B suffice for daily
nutritional needs. The official US and Canadian recommendations
for daily intake are as follows: - 0-6 months: 0.4 mcg - 7-12
months: 0.5 mcg - 1-3 years: 0.9 mcg - 4-8 years: 1.2 mcg - 9-13
years: 1.8 mcg Males and Females - 14 years and older: 2.4 mcg
is available in three forms: cyanocobalamin, hydrocobalamin, and
methylcobalamin. The first is the most widely available and
least expensive, but some experts think that the other two forms
are preferable. is found in most animal foods; it is also found
in animal food (unless otherwise fortified). Clams and beef
liver have extremely high amounts of this vitamin. The National
Institutes of Health's Office of Dietary Supplements offers this
list of foods that are high in B12:72 Vitamin B12 content ||%
Daily Value |Beef liver, cooked |100% fortified cereal |Rainbow
trout, cooked |Light tuna, canned in water |Cheeseburger and bun
|25% fortified cereal |Top sirloin beef |Low-fat fruit yogurt
|Cured ham, r