Best Vegan B12 Supplements (2026): 5 Label-Checked Picks

The Top 3 Picks

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Best overall

Swanson Vitamin B12 Cyanocobalamin 500 mcg

500 mcg cyanocobalamin · 250 vegan capsules

$13.19

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Best spray

Garden of Life mykind Organics B-12 Spray (Raspberry)

500 mcg methylcobalamin per spray · 2 fl oz (140 sprays)

$13.99

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Best budget methyl

NOW Methyl B-12 1,000 mcg Lozenges

1,000 mcg methylcobalamin · 100 lozenges

$7.16

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All 5 Picks, Side by Side

#	Pick	Key specs
1	Swanson Vitamin B12 Cyanocobalamin 500 mcg Best overall	500 mcg cyanocobalamin · 250 vegan capsules No third-party certification found	$13.19Check price
2	Garden of Life mykind Organics B-12 Spray (Raspberry) Best spray	500 mcg methylcobalamin per spray · 2 fl oz (140 sprays) No third-party certification found	$13.99Check price
3	NOW Methyl B-12 1,000 mcg Lozenges Best budget methyl	1,000 mcg methylcobalamin · 100 lozenges No third-party certification found	$7.16Check price
4	Solgar Vitamin B12 1000 mcg Nuggets Best melt-in-mouth cyano	1,000 mcg cyanocobalamin · 250 nuggets No third-party certification found	$24.17Check price
5	Deva Vegan B-12 1000 mcg with Folic Acid & B6 Vegan Society registered	1,000 mcg methylcobalamin + B6 + folic acid · 90 tablets No third-party certification found	$9.89Check price

How We Picked

Vegan first: a registration we could find in the registry, or the brand’s vegan statement plus a plant capsule on the actual label.
Independent testing: we searched NSF, NSF Certified for Sport, Informed Choice and Labdoor. A seal that isn’t in the certifier’s database doesn’t count.
Dose: The Vegan Society says to avoid more than 5,000 mcg a week, so megadoses are out and 1,000 mcg daily tablets rank lower.
Cost per daily dose, from the Amazon price on the day we checked.
Clean record: FDA recalls and warning letters, California Prop 65 notices, lawsuits. Allegations are labeled as allegations.

The Reviews

Ranked, roasted, and label-checked.

Best overall

Swanson Vitamin B12 Cyanocobalamin 500 mcg

The plainest bottle on the list, and that’s the point. It’s cyanocobalamin, the form The Vegan Society recommends, at a dose that stays under the Society’s weekly ceiling even taken every day. Nothing rides along but rice flour and a plant capsule. It’s also the cheapest per daily dose of our picks.

Brand states vegan; plant-based capsule (hypromellose)
No third-party certification found

Why it made the list

Cyanocobalamin, the form The Vegan Society recommends
500 mcg a day stays under the Society’s 5,000 mcg weekly ceiling
No sweeteners or flavors
Cheapest per daily dose of our picks

Watch out for

No independent certification found
Older Swanson B12 labels in NIH’s label database list a gelatin capsule. Look for “vegan capsule” on your bottle
Sold on Amazon by a third-party seller (Pattern), not Swanson

Form: Capsule (hypromellose)
Per serving: 500 mcg vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin)
Servings: 250
Other ingredients: Rice flour, vegan capsule (hypromellose)
Sweeteners & flavors: None

Sources: Label (Swanson) · Older Swanson label listing gelatin (NIH DSLD)

Check price on Amazon →$13.19 as of Nov 5, 9:13 PM ET

Best spray

Garden of Life mykind Organics B-12 Spray (Raspberry)

For people who’d rather spritz than swallow. One spray gives 500 mcg of methylcobalamin, the same ceiling-friendly dose as our top pick. The catch: the label says refrigerate after opening and finish within 90 days, so at one spray a day you’ll toss about a third of the bottle.

Brand states vegan; the Vegan.org seal on the label isn’t in Vegan Action’s database
No third-party certification found

Why it made the list

Methylcobalamin in a spray, no pill to swallow
500 mcg per spray stays under The Vegan Society’s weekly ceiling taken daily
Sold by Amazon

Watch out for

Contains stevia and flavors
Use within 90 days of opening, so about 50 of 140 sprays go unused at one a day
The Certified Vegan (Vegan.org) seal on the label isn’t in Vegan Action’s database, so we don’t count it
Brand note: a 2025 class action alleges lead in Garden of Life’s Organic Plant-Based Protein, a different product. Allegations only

Form: Liquid spray
Per serving: 500 mcg vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin) per 0.41 mL spray
Servings: 140 (label: use within 90 days of opening)
Other ingredients: Purified water, organic glycerin, organic apple, organic raspberry flavor, mandarin peel flavor, organic lemon, organic citrus extract, organic stevia, organic rice
Sweeteners & flavors: Organic stevia; raspberry and mandarin peel flavors

Sources: Label (NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database) · Vegan Action certified products (searched, not listed) · Lawsuit report (Top Class Actions)

Check price on Amazon →$13.99 as of Nov 5, 9:13 PM ET

Best budget methyl

NOW Methyl B-12 1,000 mcg Lozenges

The cheapest methylcobalamin per daily dose on this page. It’s a sweet little lozenge made with fructose, sorbitol and natural flavors. Know this going in: 1,000 mcg every day adds up to 7,000 mcg a week, above The Vegan Society’s weekly ceiling.

Brand states vegan (“vegetarian/vegan, non-animal derived”)
No third-party certification found

Why it made the list

Cheapest methylcobalamin per daily dose of our picks
Labeled vegetarian/vegan
Sold by Amazon

Watch out for

1,000 mcg daily is 7,000 mcg a week, over The Vegan Society’s 5,000 mcg weekly ceiling
Label directions say 1 lozenge 1 to 2 times daily, which doubles that
Fructose, sorbitol and natural flavors

Form: Lozenge
Per serving: 1,000 mcg vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin)
Servings: 100
Other ingredients: Fructose, sorbitol, hydroxypropyl cellulose, stearic acid, microcrystalline cellulose, citric acid, natural flavors, magnesium stearate
Sweeteners & flavors: Fructose, sorbitol, natural flavors

Sources: Label (NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database)

Check price on Amazon →$7.16 as of Nov 5, 9:13 PM ET

Best melt-in-mouth cyano

Solgar Vitamin B12 1000 mcg Nuggets

Cyanocobalamin you don’t swallow whole. Per the label, these tiny cherry nuggets go between cheek and gum, under the tongue, or get chewed. The Vegan Society’s B12 guide says tablets should be chewed or left to dissolve in the mouth, so these fit right in.

Brand states “suitable for vegans”
No third-party certification found

Why it made the list

Cyanocobalamin, the form The Vegan Society recommends
Made to dissolve in the mouth or be chewed
Sold by Amazon

Watch out for

1,000 mcg daily is 7,000 mcg a week, over The Vegan Society’s weekly ceiling
Mannitol and natural cherry flavor
Not certified vegan; “suitable for vegans” is Solgar’s own claim

Form: Sublingual nugget (small tablet)
Per serving: 1,000 mcg vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin)
Servings: 250
Other ingredients: Mannitol, stearic acid, vegetable cellulose, natural cherry flavor, vegetable magnesium stearate
Sweeteners & flavors: Mannitol (a sugar alcohol), natural cherry flavor

Sources: Label, 100-count of the same formula (NIH DSLD)

Check price on Amazon →$24.17 as of Nov 5, 9:13 PM ET

Vegan Society registered

Deva Vegan B-12 1000 mcg with Folic Acid & B6

The only B12 here whose vegan registration we found in the registry itself: Deva’s Sublingual B-12 is on The Vegan Society’s trademark list. It’s a lemony fast-dissolve tablet that also packs B6 and folic acid, so think B12-plus, not B12-only.

Vegan Society registered (listed as Deva “Sublingual B-12”)
No third-party certification found

Why it made the list

Vegan Society registration confirmed in the Society’s own list
Fast-dissolve tablet
Label says every ingredient is from non-animal sources

Watch out for

Adds 2 mg B6 and 400 mcg DFE folic acid, so it’s not a B12-only pick
1,000 mcg daily is 7,000 mcg a week, over The Vegan Society’s weekly ceiling
Mannitol, xylitol and lemon flavor
Sold on Amazon by a third-party seller (Witz), not Deva
Amazon’s bullets mention a “dropper.” It’s a tablet. Trust the label

Form: Fast-dissolve tablet
Per serving: 1,000 mcg vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin), 2 mg vitamin B6, 400 mcg DFE folate (as folic acid)
Servings: 90
Other ingredients: Mannitol, xylitol, lemon flavor, crospovidone, citric acid, sodium citrate, vegetable magnesium stearate, silica
Sweeteners & flavors: Mannitol and xylitol (sugar alcohols), lemon flavor

Sources: Label (Deva) · Vegan Society trademark list (Deva)

Check price on Amazon →$9.89 as of Nov 5, 9:13 PM ET

Why Vegans Take B12

Short version: plants don’t make it. NIH’s Office of Dietary Supplements says B12 is found in foods of animal origin and isn’t naturally present in plant foods. Some plant foods are fortified, including many breakfast cereals and nutritional yeasts.

The Vegan Society puts it bluntly: the only reliable vegan sources are fortified foods and B12 supplements. Studies of vegans found spirulina, dried nori, barley grass and most other seaweeds weren’t adequate sources. Your seaweed salad is delicious. It is not a plan.

NIH also lists people who follow vegetarian diets among the groups more likely to fall short on B12. Hence this page.

Cyano or Methyl?

Most vegan B12 comes in one of two forms. Cyanocobalamin is the classic. Methylcobalamin is the one whose label loves the word “active.”

Here’s what the sources say, minus the marketing. NIH notes that methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin are the forms the body uses directly, and that cyanocobalamin becomes active once the body converts it. The Vegan Society recommends cyanocobalamin because it’s the most stable, economical, widely available and well researched form.

Our take: both forms are vegan, and we rank both. Want the Society’s pick? Swanson or Solgar. Prefer methyl? Garden of Life, NOW or Deva.

How Much?

NIH’s recommended intake for adults is 2.4 mcg a day, rising to 2.8 mcg when breastfeeding. Supplement labels say 500 or 1,000 mcg. That’s not a typo.

The Vegan Society explains why: absorption drops as the dose climbs, from about 50% at around 1 mcg to about 0.5% at 1,000 mcg or more. Its guidance gives three options. Eat fortified foods two or three times a day for at least 3 mcg a day. OR take a daily supplement with at least 10 mcg. OR take a weekly supplement with at least 2,000 mcg.

NIH says B12 has no official upper limit. Still, The Vegan Society says to avoid more than 5,000 mcg a week, even though there’s no evidence of toxicity at higher amounts. A 500 mcg capsule every day stays under that line. A 1,000 mcg tablet every day lands at 7,000 a week, which is why those picks sit lower.

Pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking metformin or an acid reducer? NIH notes those medicines may affect B12 levels. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which dose fits you. The Captain reads labels, not prescriptions.

Quick Questions

Can I get B12 from seaweed or spirulina?

Not reliably. The Vegan Society says studies of vegans found spirulina, dried nori, barley grass and most other seaweeds inadequate as B12 sources. Fortified foods and supplements are the reliable routes.

Do fortified foods count?

Yes. The Vegan Society’s first option is fortified foods two or three times a day for at least 3 mcg a day. Read the labels on plant milks, cereals and nutritional yeast, because amounts vary by brand.

Why doesn’t any pick have a USP or NSF seal?

We searched NSF’s certified listings, NSF Certified for Sport, Informed Choice and Labdoor’s free pages, and found no listing for a vegan-labeled B12 we could buy on Amazon. Thorne’s B12 is NSF certified but isn’t labeled vegan, so it’s out. USP’s database wouldn’t load for us, and none of our picks claims a USP mark.

The Garden of Life bottle says Certified Vegan. Why doesn’t that count?

We searched Vegan Action’s product database and The Vegan Society’s trademark list and couldn’t find this spray in either. A seal we can’t find in the certifier’s own database doesn’t count. Garden of Life still states the spray is vegan, and the label lists plant-based ingredients.

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Sources

This guide is general shopping information, not medical advice. Labels change: check the one on your bottle.