Meats High in Vitamin B6: Top 30 per 100 g & per Serving
Per 100 g, the meats highest in vitamin B6 are Turkey liver (raw) (1 mg, 61% DV), Ground turkey (fat free, raw) (0.86 mg, 50% DV) and Turkey breast (meat only, cooked, roasted) (0.81 mg, 47% DV). Per typical serving, Chicken (meat and skin, raw) gives the most: 1/2 chicken (460 g) has 1.6 mg (95% DV). 25 of the 42 meats ranked are a good source (10% DV or more) in a typical serving; 23 reach 20% DV, the FDA bar for “high in”.
Highest in vitamin B6 per 100 g
30 of 42 ranked meats, most vitamin B6 first. % = share of the FDA Daily Value. n/r = not reported.
| Rank | Food | Per 100 g | Typical portion | Per portion | Per 200 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey liver (raw) | 1 mg61% DV | 1 raw liver78 g | 0.81 mg48% DV | 1.6 mg |
| 2 | Ground turkey (fat free, raw) | 0.86 mg50% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.97 mg57% DV | 1.5 mg |
| 3 | Turkey breast (meat only, cooked, roasted) | 0.81 mg47% DV | 3 oz85 g | 0.69 mg40% DV | 1.1 mg |
| 4 | Pork loin (tenderloin, separable lean only, raw) | 0.78 mg46% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.88 mg52% DV | 1.4 mg |
| 5 | Ground pork (96% lean / 4% fat, raw) | 0.67 mg39% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.75 mg44% DV | 1.1 mg |
| 6 | Turkey giblets (raw) | 0.65 mg38% DV | 1 giblets157 g | 1 mg60% DV | 1.1 mg |
| 7 | Beef (top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw) | 0.63 mg37% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.71 mg42% DV | 0.99 mg |
| 8 | Chicken breast (meat only, cooked, roasted) | 0.6 mg35% DV | 1/2 breast86 g | 0.52 mg30% DV | 0.73 mg |
| 9 | Beef (chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, choice, raw) | 0.57 mg33% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.64 mg38% DV | 0.87 mg |
| 9 | Beef (chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, select, raw) | 0.57 mg33% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.64 mg38% DV | 0.92 mg |
| 11 | Ground turkey (raw) | 0.56 mg33% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.64 mg37% DV | 0.76 mg |
| 12 | Ground pork (84% lean / 16% fat, raw) | 0.55 mg32% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.62 mg37% DV | 0.51 mg |
| 13 | Ground chicken (raw) | 0.51 mg30% DV | 4 oz crumbled113 g | 0.58 mg34% DV | 0.72 mg |
| 14 | Salami (Italian, pork and beef, dry, sliced, 50% less sodium) | 0.5 mg29% DV | 1 serving 5 slices28 g | 0.14 mg8% DV | 0.29 mg |
| 15 | Turkey heart (raw) | 0.48 mg28% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.54 mg32% DV | 0.68 mg |
| 16 | Chicken thigh (meat only, cooked, roasted) | 0.46 mg27% DV | 1 thigh without skin116 g | 0.54 mg32% DV | 0.52 mg |
| 17 | Chicken (meat only, raw) | 0.43 mg25% DV | 1/2 chicken329 g | 1.4 mg83% DV | 0.72 mg |
| 18 | Pork backribs (separable lean and fat, raw) | 0.42 mg25% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.48 mg28% DV | 0.38 mg |
| 19 | Chicken giblets (raw) | 0.42 mg25% DV | 1 giblets75 g | 0.32 mg19% DV | 0.68 mg |
| 20 | Ground beef (97% lean meat / 3% fat, raw) | 0.4 mg24% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.45 mg27% DV | 0.66 mg |
| 21 | Ground beef (95% lean meat / 5% fat, raw) | 0.39 mg23% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.44 mg26% DV | 0.57 mg |
| 22 | Turkey (dark meat, meat and skin, raw) | 0.39 mg23% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.44 mg26% DV | 0.47 mg |
| 23 | Ground beef (93% lean meat / 7% fat, raw) | 0.38 mg23% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.43 mg25% DV | 0.5 mg |
| 23 | Ground pork (raw) | 0.38 mg23% DV | 1 oz28 g | 0.11 mg6% DV | 0.29 mg |
| 25 | Beef (grass-fed, ground, raw) | 0.36 mg21% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.4 mg24% DV | 0.36 mg |
| 26 | Chicken (meat and skin, raw) | 0.35 mg21% DV | 1/2 chicken460 g | 1.6 mg95% DV | 0.33 mg |
| 27 | Lamb seam fat (Australian, imported, raw) | 0.29 mg17% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.33 mg19% DV | 0.13 mg |
| 28 | Pork carcass (separable lean and fat, raw) | 0.28 mg17% DV | 1 oz28 g | 0.08 mg5% DV | 0.15 mg |
| 29 | Ground beef (70% lean meat / 30% fat, raw) | 0.28 mg16% DV | 1 oz28 g | 0.08 mg5% DV | 0.17 mg |
| 30 | Honey roll sausage (beef) | 0.27 mg16% DV | 1 slice23 g | 0.06 mg4% DV | 0.3 mg |
Most vitamin B6 per typical serving
The same meats ranked by what one typical USDA portion gives, which is what you eat.
| Rank | Food | Per 100 g | Typical portion | Per portion | Per 200 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (meat and skin, raw) | 0.35 mg21% DV | 1/2 chicken460 g | 1.6 mg95% DV | 0.33 mg |
| 2 | Chicken (meat only, raw) | 0.43 mg25% DV | 1/2 chicken329 g | 1.4 mg83% DV | 0.72 mg |
| 3 | Turkey giblets (raw) | 0.65 mg38% DV | 1 giblets157 g | 1 mg60% DV | 1.1 mg |
| 4 | Ground turkey (fat free, raw) | 0.86 mg50% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.97 mg57% DV | 1.5 mg |
| 5 | Pork loin (tenderloin, separable lean only, raw) | 0.78 mg46% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.88 mg52% DV | 1.4 mg |
| 6 | Turkey liver (raw) | 1 mg61% DV | 1 raw liver78 g | 0.81 mg48% DV | 1.6 mg |
| 7 | Ground pork (96% lean / 4% fat, raw) | 0.67 mg39% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.75 mg44% DV | 1.1 mg |
| 8 | Beef (top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw) | 0.63 mg37% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.71 mg42% DV | 0.99 mg |
| 9 | Turkey breast (meat only, cooked, roasted) | 0.81 mg47% DV | 3 oz85 g | 0.69 mg40% DV | 1.1 mg |
| 10 | Beef (chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, choice, raw) | 0.57 mg33% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.64 mg38% DV | 0.87 mg |
| 10 | Beef (chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, select, raw) | 0.57 mg33% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.64 mg38% DV | 0.92 mg |
| 12 | Ground turkey (raw) | 0.56 mg33% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.64 mg37% DV | 0.76 mg |
| 13 | Ground pork (84% lean / 16% fat, raw) | 0.55 mg32% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.62 mg37% DV | 0.51 mg |
| 14 | Ground chicken (raw) | 0.51 mg30% DV | 4 oz crumbled113 g | 0.58 mg34% DV | 0.72 mg |
| 15 | Turkey heart (raw) | 0.48 mg28% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.54 mg32% DV | 0.68 mg |
Most vitamin B6 per 200 kcal
Nutrient density: vitamin B6 for the same 200 calories of each food.
| Rank | Food | Per 100 g | Typical portion | Per portion | Per 200 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey liver (raw) | 1 mg61% DV | 1 raw liver78 g | 0.81 mg48% DV | 1.6 mg |
| 2 | Ground turkey (fat free, raw) | 0.86 mg50% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.97 mg57% DV | 1.5 mg |
| 3 | Pork loin (tenderloin, separable lean only, raw) | 0.78 mg46% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.88 mg52% DV | 1.4 mg |
| 4 | Ground pork (96% lean / 4% fat, raw) | 0.67 mg39% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.75 mg44% DV | 1.1 mg |
| 5 | Turkey breast (meat only, cooked, roasted) | 0.81 mg47% DV | 3 oz85 g | 0.69 mg40% DV | 1.1 mg |
| 6 | Turkey giblets (raw) | 0.65 mg38% DV | 1 giblets157 g | 1 mg60% DV | 1.1 mg |
| 7 | Beef (top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw) | 0.63 mg37% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.71 mg42% DV | 0.99 mg |
| 8 | Beef (chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, select, raw) | 0.57 mg33% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.64 mg38% DV | 0.92 mg |
| 9 | Beef (chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, choice, raw) | 0.57 mg33% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.64 mg38% DV | 0.87 mg |
| 10 | Ground turkey (raw) | 0.56 mg33% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.64 mg37% DV | 0.76 mg |
| 11 | Chicken breast (meat only, cooked, roasted) | 0.6 mg35% DV | 1/2 breast86 g | 0.52 mg30% DV | 0.73 mg |
| 12 | Chicken (meat only, raw) | 0.43 mg25% DV | 1/2 chicken329 g | 1.4 mg83% DV | 0.72 mg |
| 13 | Ground chicken (raw) | 0.51 mg30% DV | 4 oz crumbled113 g | 0.58 mg34% DV | 0.72 mg |
| 14 | Turkey heart (raw) | 0.48 mg28% DV | 4 oz113 g | 0.54 mg32% DV | 0.68 mg |
| 15 | Chicken giblets (raw) | 0.42 mg25% DV | 1 giblets75 g | 0.32 mg19% DV | 0.68 mg |
Which foods are ranked
- The 42 meats 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 (42 meats); 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.
- 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 . Values are averages for the food as described; brands, varieties and cooking change them. Not medical advice.
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