by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD

We recently reported on plant milks not fortified with vitamin B12.

Based on website information and product labels collected in Fall 2024, the following original and unsweetened milks are fortified with vitamin B12:

5.8-5.9 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Milkadamia Macadamia Milk Original, Unsweetened, or Creamy

3 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Silk Unsweet Oatmilk (shelf-stable); Original Soymilk (refrigerated or shelf-stable); Organic Unsweet Soymilk (shelf-stable)
• So Delicious Organic Unsweetened or Original Coconutmilk Beverage (refrigerated or shelf-stable)

2.9 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Edensoy Original Extra, Organic Soymilk

2.5 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Plantstrong Unsweetened Oat Whole Plant-Based Milk; Unsweetened Almond Milk; Oat & Walnut Milk; Oat & Almond Milk
• Silk Organic Unsweet Soymilk (refrigerated)

2.4 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Silk Original, Extra Protein, or Extra Creamy Oatmilk (refrigerated)

2.2 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving

• Silk Original Oatmilk (shelf-stable)

2 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Lidl Foods Organic Soymilk Original

1.5 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Pacific Foods Original Ultra Soy Milk

1.4 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Niuke Peanut Plant Milk

1.3 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Good Karma Unsweetened Flaxmilk or Unsweetened Flaxmilk + Protein

1.2 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Bettergoods Plant-Based Original Soymilk
• Friendly Farms Original Oat Milk
• Good Karma Kids Original Oatmilk+
• Kirkland Signature Organic Soy Non-Dairy Beverage, Original; Almond Non-dairy Beverage, Original, Unsweetened
• Oatly Original, Unsweetened, Low-fat, or Full-Fat Oatmilk (refrigerated)
• Simple Truth Original or Unsweetened Oat Milk (refrigerated); Dairy Free Original or Original Unsweetened Almond Milk (refrigerated)
• 365 by Whole Foods Original Oatmilk; Organic Unsweetened Original or Unsweetened Soy Non-dairy Beverage (refrigerated); Organic Original Unsweetened Soymilk (shelf-stable); Organic Unsweetened Coconut Milk
• Wegmans Original, Extra Creamy or Zero Sugar Oatmilk; Organic Original Soymilk
• Wild Harvest Organic Original Soy Milk

1.1 micrograms vitamin B12 a 1-cup serving:

• Califia Farms Kids’ Complete Plant-based Milk (pea protein)
• Dream Ricemilk Original with Calcium & Vitamin D , Unsweetened Original with Calcium & Vitamin D , 2%, and “Whole”; Soymilk Original with Calcium & Vitamin D; Coconutmilk Unsweetened Original with Calcium & Vitamin D; Almondmilk Unsweetened Original with Calcium & Vitamin D
• Kikkoman Pearl Organic Soymilk, Smart Original, 8 oz carton
• Ripple Original or Unsweetened Original Pea-based Milk (refrigerated or shelf-stable)
• Silk Kids Oatmilk Blend
• Trader Joe’s Non-Dairy Rice Beverage, Organic Original; Organic Non-Dairy Coconut Beverage Unsweetened

1 microgram vitamin B12 a 1-cup serving:

• Bettergoods Plant-Based Original and Extra Creamy Oatmilk
• Manitoba Milling Co. Original Unsweetened Flax

0.9 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Oatsome Original Organic Oat Drink
• Silk Original or Unsweet Coconutmilk
• Trader Joe’s Non-Dairy Oat Beverage with Vitamins A, D, & B12

0.6 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Kirkland Signature Organic Non-Dairy Oat Beverage
• Living Harvest Tempt Hemp Original or Unsweetened Original Hemp Milk
• Sproud Plant-based Original or Unsweetened (pea-based milk)
• 365 by Whole Foods Organic Unsweetened Almond Milk
• Trader Joe’s Organic Unsweetened Almond Beverage (shelf-stable)

0.4 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Oatly Original Oatmilk (shelf-stable)

0.2 micrograms vitamin B12 in a 1-cup serving:

• Planet Oat Original, Unsweetened Original, Extra Creamy Original, Unsweetened Extra Creamy Original Oatmilk

This is not an exhaustive list so be sure to check the label of your favorite product to determine whether it supplies vitamin B12.

We gratefully acknowledge the work of VRG interns Aashay Mody, Ren Patel, and Neha Vivek and VRG volunteer Mae Y. Soon who collected information for this article.

We often depend on product and ingredient information from company statements. It is impossible to be 100% sure about a statement, info can change, people have different views, and mistakes can be made. Please use your best judgment about whether a product is suitable for you. To be sure, do further research or confirmation on your own.