NR Foods | Nicotinamide Riboside From Your Diet

Nicotinamide riboside (NR) is a form of vitamin B3 that's been studied for its benefits for healthy aging. You find NR naturally in foods like brewer's yeast and cow's milk — but the caveat is that you're not getting much of it.

For instance, in a liter of milk (33.8 oz), there's about 1.2 mg of NR, but studies suggest you’d need hundreds of milligrams per day to meaningfully support healthy levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) — the coenzyme our cells rely on for energy production, DNA repair, and more [1]. That’s why our NR capsules deliver 900 mg of NR per serving: a concentrated dose to help you meet your daily NAD+ support goals.

As we get older, we naturally produce less NAD+, which ultimately leads to signs of aging. By consuming more NR, a precursor to NAD, we're helping the body to support a healthier aging process overall at a foundational level.

The most practical way to get more NR in your diet is to supplement it. Neurogan Health Nicotinamide Riboside Capsules contain 900 mg of pure NR — an amount you'd never be able to get from diet alone.

Alternatively, our Liposomal NR Drops deliver 300 mg per 1 ml serving. In this format, you have a lot more customization in your dosing while still being precise about how much NR you're adding to your diet.

NR Food Sources

The amount of nicotinamide riboside you get from dietary sources is very low compared to supplement doses. Most studies on NR use 100 mg to 1000 mg daily, while food sources provide only a few milligrams at most.

That said, certain foods contain small amounts of NR — and many are also good sources of vitamin B3 (niacin), which your body can convert into NAD+ through other pathways. So, while food alone likely won't give you high doses of NR, a balanced diet with B3-rich foods may help support your body’s natural NAD⁺ production.

Here are some foods that contain NR:

• Milk: Cow's milk is a fairly good source of nicotinamide riboside, with concentrations from 1.6 to 3.2 mg/L.

• Brewer's yeast: is commonly used in beer and bread and happens to be a good source of nicotinamide riboside, with concentrations ranging from 1.5 to 4.5 mg/g.

• Whey protein: a byproduct of cheese production, is often used as a dietary supplement. Whey contains small amounts of nicotinamide riboside, with concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 0.5 mg/g.

• Edamame: soybean that is often served as a snack or appetizer. It contains small amounts of nicotinamide riboside, ranging from 0.1 to 0.2 mg/100g. They're also a source of tryptophan, an amino acid that your body can use to create NAD⁺ through a different route [2, 3].

NR Foods vs. NR Supplements

There are small amounts of NR found naturally in foods like cow's milk and brewer's yeast, but it pales in comparison to how much you'd get from incorporating a high-quality NR supplement into your diet.

To match the NR in a single 900 mg capsule, you'd need to drink around 300 liters of milk or consume 200 grams of brewer's yeast — clearly not realistic or practical. This is why supplements offer a much more convenient and concentrated way to support your daily intake of NR, especially if your goal is to support your cellular energy production and healthy aging.

Sustainability and NR Production

At Neurogan Health, we’re committed to reducing our environmental footprint by choosing responsible sourcing, efficient production practices, and plant-based formulations. Our NR products are:

• Vegan-Friendly – Made without animal-derived ingredients, supporting a more ethical and sustainable routine.

• Consciously Produced – We formulate, package, and ship all our supplements from our GMP-certified San Diego facility, minimizing the carbon footprint of our production process.

• Minimal Waste Packaging – We’re working toward using recyclable and reduced-waste packaging across our product line.

We recognize that choosing health products that align with your values matters. With Neurogan Health’s NR supplements, you can support your cellular health and healthy aging without compromising on sustainability.

Resources:

1. Trammell, S. A., Yu, L., Redpath, P., Migaud, M. E., & Brenner, C. (2016). Nicotinamide riboside is a major NAD+ precursor vitamin in cow milk. The Journal of nutrition, 146(5), 957-963.

2. Bieganowski, P., & Brenner, C. (2004). Discoveries of nicotinamide riboside as a nutrient and conserved NRK genes establish a Preiss-Handler independent route to NAD+ in fungi and humans. Cell, 117(4), 495-502.

3. Poljsak, B., Kovač, V., & Milisav, I. (2020). Healthy lifestyle recommendations: do the beneficial effects originate from NAD+ amount at the cellular level?. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2020(1), 8819627.