Foods high in Arginine
Top food sources of the amino acid Arginine, ranked per 100 g and per serving.
Showing top 50 foods
Per 100 g: g
- 1
Seeds, sesame flour
7.44 g/ 100 g2.11 g (28 g serving) - 2
Seeds, cottonseed flour
6.73 g/ 100 g1.91 g (28 g serving) - 3
Soy protein isolate
6.67 g/ 100 g1.89 g (28 g serving) - 4
Soy protein isolate, potassium type
6.67 g/ 100 g1.89 g (28 g serving) - 5
Seeds, cottonseed meal
6.63 g/ 100 g1.88 g (28 g serving) - 6
Gelatins, dry powder
6.62 g/ 100 g0.46 g (7 g serving) - 7
Peanut flour, defatted
6.24 g/ 100 g3.75 g (60 g serving) - 8
Seeds, sesame flour
5.98 g/ 100 g1.7 g (28 g serving) - 9
Seeds, cottonseed flour
5.53 g/ 100 g5.2 g (94 g serving) - 10
Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried
5.35 g/ 100 g6.91 g (129 g serving) - 11
Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted
5.28 g/ 100 g6.24 g (118 g serving) - 12
Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted
5.28 g/ 100 g6.24 g (118 g serving) - 13
Seeds, sunflower seed flour
5.07 g/ 100 g3.24 g (64 g serving) - 14
Mollusks, whelk, cooked
4.94 g/ 100 g4.2 g (85 g serving) - 15
Seeds, watermelon seed kernels, dried
4.9 g/ 100 g5.29 g (108 g serving) - 16
Egg, white, dried
4.89 g/ 100 g5.23 g (107 g serving) - 17
Nuts, butternuts, dried
4.86 g/ 100 g5.83 g (120 g serving) - 18
Snacks, pork skins
4.84 g/ 100 g1.37 g (28 g serving) - 19
Egg, white, dried
4.81 g/ 100 g5.15 g (107 g serving) - 20
Gelatin desserts, dry mix
4.78 g/ 100 g0.43 g (9 g serving) - 21
Gelatin desserts, dry mix
4.78 g/ 100 g0.43 g (9 g serving) - 22
Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)
4.66 g/ 100 g - 23
Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction
4.64 g/ 100 g1.32 g (28 g serving) - 24
Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash
4.64 g/ 100 g1.32 g (28 g serving) - 25
Seeds, sesame flour
4.57 g/ 100 g1.29 g (28 g serving) - 26
Seeds, hemp seed
4.55 g/ 100 g1.37 g (30 g serving) - 27
Snacks, pork skins
4.55 g/ 100 g1.29 g (28 g serving) - 28
Egg, white, dried
4.49 g/ 100 g1.27 g (28 g serving) - 29
Egg, white, dried
4.41 g/ 100 g1.24 g (28 g serving) - 30
Seeds, cottonseed kernels, roasted (glandless)
4.4 g/ 100 g6.56 g (149 g serving) - 31
Beverages, Protein powder soy based
4.27 g/ 100 g1.92 g (45 g serving) - 32
Seaweed, spirulina, dried
4.15 g/ 100 g4.65 g (112 g serving) - 33
Peanut flour, low fat
4.04 g/ 100 g2.43 g (60 g serving) - 34
Flour, soy
3.93 g/ 100 g - 35
Lupins, mature seeds, raw
3.88 g/ 100 g6.98 g (180 g serving) - 36
Seeds, safflower seed meal
3.85 g/ 100 g1.09 g (28 g serving) - 37
Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native)
3.84 g/ 100 g1.73 g (45 g serving) - 38
Fish, cod, dried and salted
3.76 g/ 100 g1.07 g (28 g serving) - 39
Soy flour, defatted
3.65 g/ 100 g3.83 g (105 g serving) - 40
Nuts, walnuts, dried
3.62 g/ 100 g4.52 g (125 g serving) - 41
Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native)
3.61 g/ 100 g - 42
Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat
3.52 g/ 100 g - 43
Soy meal, defatted, raw
3.49 g/ 100 g4.25 g (122 g serving) - 44
Sea lion, Steller, liver (Alaska Native)
3.4 g/ 100 g - 45
Spices, garlic powder
3.37 g/ 100 g0.1 g (3 g serving) - 46
Peanuts, spanish
3.35 g/ 100 g4.92 g (147 g serving) - 47
Peanuts, spanish
3.35 g/ 100 g4.92 g (147 g serving) - 48
Seeds, sesame seed kernels, dried (decorticated)
3.25 g/ 100 g4.88 g (150 g serving) - 49
Peanuts, all types
3.25 g/ 100 g4.68 g (144 g serving) - 50
Peanuts, all types
3.25 g/ 100 g4.68 g (144 g serving)
Why Arginine matters
Arginine is an essential amino acid. It appears naturally in a range of whole foods and is catalogued by USDA FoodData Central with per-100 g values for thousands of ingredients. The ranked list above surfaces the highest-density food sources in the USDA dataset.
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