Foods High in Niacinamide

Niacin and niacinamide are the two principal forms of vitamin B3. Both forms work the same way in the body, enabling the proper functioning of fats and sugars. When niacinamide is taken in larger doses, it can be used to treat vitamin B3 deficiency as well as diabetes, various skin ailments, memory loss, arthritis and several other conditions. Niacinamide can be obtained through such foods as mushrooms, meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, peanuts and cereal grains.

Mushrooms

• According to whfoods.com, mushrooms contain more niacinamide than any other food. Five ounces of fresh mushrooms contain almost 27 percent of your daily value of this vitamin.

Meat

• Roasted chicken breast contains 72 percent of your daily value of niacinamide per 4-oz. serving. Calf's liver contains a significant amount as well, having 48 percent per 4 oz. Venison is another meat containing large amounts of niacinamide, with 38 percent of your daily value per serving. Roasted lamb contains nearly 39 percent of your daily value per 4 oz.

Fish

• Having almost 68 percent of your daily value of niacinamide per 4-oz. serving, tuna is one significant source of this vitamin. A serving of salmon offers a large amount of niacinamide as well, providing nearly 57 percent of your daily value per serving. While it offers less of this vitamin than tuna or salmon, cod is another fish that offers a significant amount of niacinamide, having more than 14 percent of your daily value per serving.

Vegetables

• According to whfoods.com, 1 cup of boiled asparagus provides you with almost 10 percent of your daily value of niacinamide. Two cups of fresh romaine lettuce contains nearly 3 percent, and a cup of cooked summer squash provides you with over 4 percent of your daily value of this vitamin. Green peas contain a higher amount of niacinamide, having 16 percent of your daily value per cup.

Other Foods

• One cup of raspberries provides more than 5 percent of your daily value of niacinamide.

  Fruit is another source of this important vitamin. For example, 1 cup of raspberries contains more than 5 percent of your daily value of niacinamide, while cubed cantaloupe provides over 4 percent per cup. Peanuts are a notable source of niacinamide as well, having 22 percent of your daily value per 1/4 cup. There are some grains that contain a significant amount of this vitamin. Spelt grains, for example, provide almost 15 percent of your daily value of niacinamide per serving.