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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. 1

    Seeds, sesame flour

    7.44 g/ 100 g2.11 g (28 g serving)
  2. 2

    Seeds, cottonseed flour

    6.73 g/ 100 g1.91 g (28 g serving)
  3. 3

    Soy protein isolate

    6.67 g/ 100 g1.89 g (28 g serving)
  4. 4

    Soy protein isolate, potassium type

    6.67 g/ 100 g1.89 g (28 g serving)
  5. 5

    Seeds, cottonseed meal

    6.63 g/ 100 g1.88 g (28 g serving)
  6. 6

    Gelatins, dry powder

    6.62 g/ 100 g0.46 g (7 g serving)
  7. 7

    Peanut flour, defatted

    6.24 g/ 100 g3.75 g (60 g serving)
  8. 8

    Seeds, sesame flour

    5.98 g/ 100 g1.7 g (28 g serving)
  9. 9

    Seeds, cottonseed flour

    5.53 g/ 100 g5.2 g (94 g serving)
  10. 10

    Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried

    5.35 g/ 100 g6.91 g (129 g serving)
  11. 11

    Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted

    5.28 g/ 100 g6.24 g (118 g serving)
  12. 12

    Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted

    5.28 g/ 100 g6.24 g (118 g serving)
  13. 13

    Seeds, sunflower seed flour

    5.07 g/ 100 g3.24 g (64 g serving)
  14. 14

    Mollusks, whelk, cooked

    4.94 g/ 100 g4.2 g (85 g serving)
  15. 15

    Seeds, watermelon seed kernels, dried

    4.9 g/ 100 g5.29 g (108 g serving)
  16. 16

    Egg, white, dried

    4.89 g/ 100 g5.23 g (107 g serving)
  17. 17

    Nuts, butternuts, dried

    4.86 g/ 100 g5.83 g (120 g serving)
  18. 18

    Snacks, pork skins

    4.84 g/ 100 g1.37 g (28 g serving)
  19. 19

    Egg, white, dried

    4.81 g/ 100 g5.15 g (107 g serving)
  20. 20

    Gelatin desserts, dry mix

    4.78 g/ 100 g0.43 g (9 g serving)
  21. 21

    Gelatin desserts, dry mix

    4.78 g/ 100 g0.43 g (9 g serving)
  22. 22

    Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)

    4.66 g/ 100 g
  23. 23

    Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction

    4.64 g/ 100 g1.32 g (28 g serving)
  24. 24

    Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash

    4.64 g/ 100 g1.32 g (28 g serving)
  25. 25

    Seeds, sesame flour

    4.57 g/ 100 g1.29 g (28 g serving)
  26. 26

    Seeds, hemp seed

    4.55 g/ 100 g1.37 g (30 g serving)
  27. 27

    Snacks, pork skins

    4.55 g/ 100 g1.29 g (28 g serving)
  28. 28

    Egg, white, dried

    4.49 g/ 100 g1.27 g (28 g serving)
  29. 29

    Egg, white, dried

    4.41 g/ 100 g1.24 g (28 g serving)
  30. 30

    Seeds, cottonseed kernels, roasted (glandless)

    4.4 g/ 100 g6.56 g (149 g serving)
  31. 31

    Beverages, Protein powder soy based

    4.27 g/ 100 g1.92 g (45 g serving)
  32. 32

    Seaweed, spirulina, dried

    4.15 g/ 100 g4.65 g (112 g serving)
  33. 33

    Peanut flour, low fat

    4.04 g/ 100 g2.43 g (60 g serving)
  34. 34

    Flour, soy

    3.93 g/ 100 g
  35. 35

    Lupins, mature seeds, raw

    3.88 g/ 100 g6.98 g (180 g serving)
  36. 36

    Seeds, safflower seed meal

    3.85 g/ 100 g1.09 g (28 g serving)
  37. 37

    Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native)

    3.84 g/ 100 g1.73 g (45 g serving)
  38. 38

    Fish, cod, dried and salted

    3.76 g/ 100 g1.07 g (28 g serving)
  39. 39

    Soy flour, defatted

    3.65 g/ 100 g3.83 g (105 g serving)
  40. 40

    Nuts, walnuts, dried

    3.62 g/ 100 g4.52 g (125 g serving)
  41. 41

    Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native)

    3.61 g/ 100 g
  42. 42

    Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat

    3.52 g/ 100 g
  43. 43

    Soy meal, defatted, raw

    3.49 g/ 100 g4.25 g (122 g serving)
  44. 44

    Sea lion, Steller, liver (Alaska Native)

    3.4 g/ 100 g
  45. 45

    Spices, garlic powder

    3.37 g/ 100 g0.1 g (3 g serving)
  46. 46

    Peanuts, spanish

    3.35 g/ 100 g4.92 g (147 g serving)
  47. 47

    Peanuts, spanish

    3.35 g/ 100 g4.92 g (147 g serving)
  48. 48

    Seeds, sesame seed kernels, dried (decorticated)

    3.25 g/ 100 g4.88 g (150 g serving)
  49. 49

    Peanuts, all types

    3.25 g/ 100 g4.68 g (144 g serving)
  50. 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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