Foods high in arginine

Sesame flour, low-fat tops the list with 7.4 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,868 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

Per 100 gPer servingPer 100 calories
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  1. 1Sesame flour, low-fatNut and Seed Products7.4 g
  2. 2Low fat glandless cottonseed flourNut and Seed Products6.7 g
  3. 3Partially defatted glandless cottonseed mealNut and Seed Products6.6 g
  4. 4Defatted peanut flourLegumes and Legume Products6.2 g
  5. 5Partially defatted sesame flourNut and Seed Products6 g
  6. 6Cottonseed flour, partially defatted, glandlessNut and Seed Products5.5 g
  7. 7Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products5.4 g
  8. 8Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products5.3 g
  9. 9Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products5.3 g
  10. 10Partially defatted sunflower seed flourNut and Seed Products5.1 g
  11. 11Cooked whelkFinfish and Shellfish Products4.9 g
  12. 12Dried watermelon seed kernelsNut and Seed Products4.9 g
  13. 13Dried egg whites, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products4.9 g
  14. 14Butternuts, driedNut and Seed Products4.9 g
  15. 15Plain pork skinsSnacks4.8 g
  16. 16Egg white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products4.8 g
  17. 17Reduced calorie dry gelatin mixSweets4.8 g
  18. 18Reduced calorie dry gelatin mixSweets4.8 g
  19. 19Soy protein concentrate, acid washLegumes and Legume Products4.6 g
  20. 20Soy protein concentrate, alcohol extractedLegumes and Legume Products4.6 g
  21. 21High-fat sesame flourNut and Seed Products4.6 g
  22. 22Hulled hemp seedsNut and Seed Products4.5 g
  23. 23Barbecue-flavor pork skinsSnacks4.5 g
  24. 24Egg white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products4.5 g
  25. 25Dried egg whitesDairy and Egg Products4.4 g
  26. 26Glandless cottonseed kernels, roastedNut and Seed Products4.4 g
  27. 27Soy based protein powderBeverages4.3 g
  28. 28Spirulina, driedVegetables and Vegetable Products4.1 g
  29. 29Low-fat peanut flourLegumes and Legume Products4 g
  30. 30Defatted soy flourLegumes and Legume Products3.9 g
  31. 31Raw lupin beansLegumes and Legume Products3.9 g
  32. 32Safflower seed meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products3.9 g
  33. 33Atlantic cod, dried and saltedFinfish and Shellfish Products3.8 g
  34. 34Defatted soy flourLegumes and Legume Products3.6 g
  35. 35Dried black walnutsNut and Seed Products3.6 g
  36. 36Defatted soy meal, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.5 g
  37. 37Oil-roasted Spanish peanuts, saltedLegumes and Legume Products3.3 g
  38. 38Spanish peanuts, oil-roasted, without saltLegumes and Legume Products3.3 g
  39. 39Creamy peanut butterLegumes and Legume Products3.3 g
  40. 40Peanuts, oil-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  41. 41Peanuts, oil-roasted, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  42. 42Valencia peanuts, oil-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  43. 43Valencia peanuts, oil-roasted, without saltLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  44. 44Dried-frozen tofu (koyadofu)Legumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  45. 45Koyadofu, dried-frozenLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  46. 46Soybeans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  47. 47Creamy sesame butterNut and Seed Products3.1 g
  48. 48Spanish peanuts, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
  49. 49Meat extenderLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
  50. 50Virginia peanuts, oil-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
  51. 51Virginia peanuts, oil-roasted, without saltLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
  52. 52Raw peanutsLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
  53. 53Whole egg, dried, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products3.1 g
  54. 54Dried whole eggsDairy and Egg Products3.1 g
  55. 55Soybeans, dry roastedLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
  56. 56Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products3 g
  57. 57Roasted pumpkin seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products3 g
  58. 58Virginia peanuts, rawLegumes and Legume Products3 g
  59. 59Valencia peanuts, rawLegumes and Legume Products3 g
  60. 60Oil roasted mixed nuts, with peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products3 g
  61. 61Oil roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products3 g
  62. 62Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products3 g
  63. 63Full-fat soy flourLegumes and Legume Products2.9 g
  64. 64Peanuts, dry-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products2.8 g
  65. 65Dry-roasted peanuts, without saltLegumes and Legume Products2.8 g
  66. 66Creamy almond butterNut and Seed Products2.8 g
  67. 67Smooth peanut butter, with saltLegumes and Legume Products2.8 g
  68. 68Smooth style peanut butter, without saltLegumes and Legume Products2.8 g
  69. 69Smooth peanut butterLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  70. 70Soybeans, roasted, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  71. 71Soybeans, roasted, saltedLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  72. 72Chunky peanut butter, with saltLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  73. 73Chunk style peanut butter, without saltLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  74. 74Full-fat soy flour, roastedLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  75. 75Sesame pasteNut and Seed Products2.7 g
  76. 76Full-fat soy flour, rawLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  77. 77Pine nuts, rawNut and Seed Products2.7 g
  78. 78Tahini from unroasted kernelsNut and Seed Products2.7 g
  79. 79Tahini from raw stone ground kernelsNut and Seed Products2.6 g
  80. 80Whole dried sesame seedsNut and Seed Products2.6 g
  81. 81Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)Nut and Seed Products2.5 g
  82. 82Sesame meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
  83. 83Toasted sesame seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
  84. 84Toasted sesame seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
  85. 85Whole roasted and toasted sesame seedsNut and Seed Products2.5 g
  86. 86Bacon, microwavedPork Products2.5 g
  87. 87Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products2.5 g
  88. 88Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2.5 g
  89. 89Almonds, blanchedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
  90. 90Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2.5 g
  91. 91Raw whelkFinfish and Shellfish Products2.5 g
  92. 92AlmondsNut and Seed Products2.5 g
  93. 93Whole almonds, rawNut and Seed Products2.5 g
  94. 94Oil roasted almonds, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
  95. 95Oil roasted almonds, saltedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
  96. 96Oil roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
  97. 97Inside skirt steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.5 g
  98. 98Almonds, dry roasted, saltedNut and Seed Products2.4 g
  99. 99Dry roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2.4 g
  100. 100Pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products2.4 g

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Source: USDA FoodData Central. Per serving uses each food's typical USDA portion. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older.