Legumes High in Vitamin B6: Top 17 per 100 g & per Serving

Per 100 g, the legumes highest in vitamin B6 are Lentils (raw) (0.54 mg, 32% DV), Peanut butter (reduced sodium) (0.45 mg, 26% DV) and Peanut butter (smooth style, without salt) (0.44 mg, 26% DV). Per typical serving, Lentils (raw) gives the most: 1 cup (192 g) has 1 mg (61% DV). 4 of the 17 legumes ranked are a good source (10% DV or more) in a typical serving; 3 reach 20% DV, the FDA bar for “high in”.

Highest in vitamin B6 per 100 g

17 of 17 ranked legumes, most vitamin B6 first. % = share of the FDA Daily Value. n/r = not reported.

Legumes High in Vitamin B6: Top 17 per 100 g & per Serving: ranked per 100 g
Rank	Food	Per 100 g	Typical portion	Per portion	Per 200 kcal
1	Lentils (raw)	0.54 mg32% DV	1 cup192 g	1 mg61% DV	0.31 mg
2	Peanut butter (reduced sodium)	0.45 mg26% DV	1 tbsp16 g	0.07 mg4% DV	0.15 mg
3	Peanut butter (smooth style, without salt)	0.44 mg26% DV	2 tbsp32 g	0.14 mg8% DV	0.15 mg
4	Peanuts (raw)	0.35 mg20% DV	1 oz28 g	0.1 mg6% DV	0.12 mg
5	Peanuts (virginia, raw)	0.35 mg20% DV	1 oz28 g	0.1 mg6% DV	0.12 mg
6	Peanuts (valencia, raw)	0.34 mg20% DV	1 oz28 g	0.1 mg6% DV	0.12 mg
7	Peanut butter (smooth, reduced fat)	0.31 mg18% DV	2 tablespoon36 g	0.11 mg7% DV	0.12 mg
8	Peanut butter with omega-3 (creamy)	0.29 mg17% DV	1 tbsp16 g	0.05 mg3% DV	0.1 mg
9	Pigeon peas (mature seeds, raw)	0.28 mg17% DV	1 cup205 g	0.58 mg34% DV	0.17 mg
10	Lentils (mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt)	0.18 mg10% DV	1 cup198 g	0.35 mg21% DV	0.31 mg
11	Tofu (fried)	0.1 mg6% DV	1 oz28 g	0.03 mg2% DV	0.07 mg
12	Tofu (raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate)	0.09 mg5% DV	1/4 block81 g	0.07 mg4% DV	0.13 mg
13	Soymilk (original and vanilla, unfortified)	0.08 mg5% DV	1 cup243 g	0.19 mg11% DV	0.29 mg
14	Tofu (firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride)	0.07 mg4% DV	1/4 block81 g	0.06 mg3% DV	0.18 mg
15	Tofu (soft, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride)	0.05 mg3% DV	1 cubic inch18 g	0.01 mg1% DV	0.17 mg
16	Tofu (raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate)	0.05 mg3% DV	1/4 block116 g	0.05 mg3% DV	0.12 mg
17	Tofu yogurt	0.02 mg1% DV	1 cup262 g	0.05 mg3% DV	0.04 mg

Top 10 legumes by vitamin B6 per 100 g. Bars are per 100 g; same values as the table.

Most vitamin B6 per typical serving

The same legumes ranked by what one typical USDA portion gives, which is what you eat.

Legumes High in Vitamin B6: Top 17 per 100 g & per Serving: ranked per typical serving
Rank	Food	Per 100 g	Typical portion	Per portion	Per 200 kcal
1	Lentils (raw)	0.54 mg32% DV	1 cup192 g	1 mg61% DV	0.31 mg
2	Pigeon peas (mature seeds, raw)	0.28 mg17% DV	1 cup205 g	0.58 mg34% DV	0.17 mg
3	Lentils (mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt)	0.18 mg10% DV	1 cup198 g	0.35 mg21% DV	0.31 mg
4	Soymilk (original and vanilla, unfortified)	0.08 mg5% DV	1 cup243 g	0.19 mg11% DV	0.29 mg
5	Peanut butter (smooth style, without salt)	0.44 mg26% DV	2 tbsp32 g	0.14 mg8% DV	0.15 mg
6	Peanut butter (smooth, reduced fat)	0.31 mg18% DV	2 tablespoon36 g	0.11 mg7% DV	0.12 mg
7	Peanuts (raw)	0.35 mg20% DV	1 oz28 g	0.1 mg6% DV	0.12 mg
8	Peanuts (virginia, raw)	0.35 mg20% DV	1 oz28 g	0.1 mg6% DV	0.12 mg
9	Peanuts (valencia, raw)	0.34 mg20% DV	1 oz28 g	0.1 mg6% DV	0.12 mg
10	Tofu (raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate)	0.09 mg5% DV	1/4 block81 g	0.07 mg4% DV	0.13 mg
11	Peanut butter (reduced sodium)	0.45 mg26% DV	1 tbsp16 g	0.07 mg4% DV	0.15 mg
12	Tofu (firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride)	0.07 mg4% DV	1/4 block81 g	0.06 mg3% DV	0.18 mg
13	Tofu (raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate)	0.05 mg3% DV	1/4 block116 g	0.05 mg3% DV	0.12 mg
14	Tofu yogurt	0.02 mg1% DV	1 cup262 g	0.05 mg3% DV	0.04 mg
15	Peanut butter with omega-3 (creamy)	0.29 mg17% DV	1 tbsp16 g	0.05 mg3% DV	0.1 mg

Most vitamin B6 per 200 kcal

Nutrient density: vitamin B6 for the same 200 calories of each food.

Legumes High in Vitamin B6: Top 17 per 100 g & per Serving: ranked per 200 kcal
Rank	Food	Per 100 g	Typical portion	Per portion	Per 200 kcal
1	Lentils (mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt)	0.18 mg10% DV	1 cup198 g	0.35 mg21% DV	0.31 mg
2	Lentils (raw)	0.54 mg32% DV	1 cup192 g	1 mg61% DV	0.31 mg
3	Soymilk (original and vanilla, unfortified)	0.08 mg5% DV	1 cup243 g	0.19 mg11% DV	0.29 mg
4	Tofu (firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride)	0.07 mg4% DV	1/4 block81 g	0.06 mg3% DV	0.18 mg
5	Tofu (soft, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride)	0.05 mg3% DV	1 cubic inch18 g	0.01 mg1% DV	0.17 mg
6	Pigeon peas (mature seeds, raw)	0.28 mg17% DV	1 cup205 g	0.58 mg34% DV	0.17 mg
7	Peanut butter (reduced sodium)	0.45 mg26% DV	1 tbsp16 g	0.07 mg4% DV	0.15 mg
8	Peanut butter (smooth style, without salt)	0.44 mg26% DV	2 tbsp32 g	0.14 mg8% DV	0.15 mg
9	Tofu (raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate)	0.09 mg5% DV	1/4 block81 g	0.07 mg4% DV	0.13 mg
10	Tofu (raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate)	0.05 mg3% DV	1/4 block116 g	0.05 mg3% DV	0.12 mg
11	Peanuts (virginia, raw)	0.35 mg20% DV	1 oz28 g	0.1 mg6% DV	0.12 mg
12	Peanuts (raw)	0.35 mg20% DV	1 oz28 g	0.1 mg6% DV	0.12 mg
13	Peanuts (valencia, raw)	0.34 mg20% DV	1 oz28 g	0.1 mg6% DV	0.12 mg
14	Peanut butter (smooth, reduced fat)	0.31 mg18% DV	2 tablespoon36 g	0.11 mg7% DV	0.12 mg
15	Peanut butter with omega-3 (creamy)	0.29 mg17% DV	1 tbsp16 g	0.05 mg3% DV	0.1 mg

Concentrated forms (not ranked)

Flours, powders, concentrates, sugars and fortified foods with vitamin B6, listed by value per 100 g but left out of the rankings above.

Legumes High in Vitamin B6: Top 17 per 100 g & per Serving: concentrated forms
Food	Per 100 g	Typical portion	Per portion	Per 200 kcal
Peanut flour (low fat)	0.3 mg18% DV	1 oz28 g	0.09 mg5% DV	0.14 mg
Tofu (dried-frozen koyadofu)	0.29 mg17% DV	1 piece17 g	0.05 mg3% DV	0.12 mg

Which foods are ranked

The 17 legumes on CalorieExplorer with a reported vitamin B6 value. They are generic USDA FoodData Central rows (Foundation Foods and SR Legacy) with a plain name: no branded products, restaurant items, survey mixed dishes, baby foods or regional specialty rows.
Only foods with more than 0 mg are ranked (17 legumes); a food with no reported value is left out, never counted as 0.
Flours, crude brans, powders and dehydrated foods, juice concentrates, mixes, sugars and fortified foods are not ranked: per 100 g they beat every food eaten as is. They are listed separately below.
Ties share a rank: foods with the same value per 100 g get the same number, and the next number is skipped.
Typical portion = USDA's own serving weight for that food (a medium fruit, 1 cup, 1 oz…), as on its food page. Per 200 kcal shows how much you get for the same calories; foods under 5 kcal per 100 g are not ranked that way (–).
% DV = share of the FDA Daily Value for vitamin B6, 1.7 mg a day for adults and children 4 and older.
FDA lets a label call a food “high in” a nutrient when one reference serving gives 20% of the Daily Value or more, and a “good source” at 10–19% (21 CFR 101.54). We apply it to the typical USDA portion, which is not always the label's reference amount.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, FoodData Central (Foundation Foods 2026-04-30; SR Legacy 2018-04). Values per 100 g as published in each food's record, at FDC's precision; serving weights from the same records, retrieved 2026-10-13. Each food page names its FDC ID.

% Daily Value: FDA Daily Values (2016 Nutrition Facts label rule, 21 CFR 101.9), adults and children 4+. How we calculate.

Last updated 2026-10-13. Values are averages for the food as described; brands, varieties and cooking change them. Not medical advice.

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