Foods high in arginine

Active dry baker's yeast tops the list with 2 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,868 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Active dry baker's yeastBaked Products2 g
2. 2Cheese crackers with peanut butter fillingBaked Products1.2 g
3. 3Wheat sandwich crackers, peanut butterBaked Products1 g
4. 4Special dietary peanut butter sandwich cookiesBaked Products1.0 g
5. 5Standard snack crackers with peanut butter fillingBaked Products0.93 g
6. 6Peanut butter chocolate cookieBaked Products0.88 g
7. 7Peanut butter cookiesBaked Products0.85 g
8. 8Peanut butter cookies, prepared from recipeBaked Products0.73 g
9. 9Regular peanut butter sandwich cookiesBaked Products0.72 g
10. 10Whole-wheat pancake dry mixBaked Products0.7 g
11. 11Baked peanut butter cookies, from doughBaked Products0.69 g
12. 12Rusk toastBaked Products0.65 g
13. 13Peanut butter cookie dough, refrigeratedBaked Products0.63 g
14. 14Whole-wheat matzoBaked Products0.63 g
15. 15Ladyfingers with lemon juice and rindBaked Products0.61 g
16. 16Ladyfinger cookiesBaked Products0.61 g
17. 17Buckwheat pancake dry mixBaked Products0.6 g
18. 18Seasoned dry breadcrumbsBaked Products0.6 g
19. 19Toasted protein breadBaked Products0.6 g
20. 20Plain dry grated bread crumbsBaked Products0.55 g
21. 21Protein breadBaked Products0.55 g
22. 22Egg matzoBaked Products0.54 g
23. 23Wheat melba toastBaked Products0.53 g
24. 24Whole-wheat crackers, reduced fatBaked Products0.53 g
25. 25Toasted multigrain breadBaked Products0.53 g
26. 26Oat bran bread, toastedBaked Products0.49 g
27. 27Multi-grain breadBaked Products0.48 g
28. 28Whole-wheat crackersBaked Products0.48 g
29. 29Toasted plain English muffins, enrichedBaked Products0.48 g
30. 30Whole wheat tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fryBaked Products0.48 g
31. 31Reduced-calorie rye breadBaked Products0.48 g
32. 32Cream puff shells, prepared from recipeBaked Products0.47 g
33. 33Oat bran muffinsBaked Products0.47 g
34. 34Dry bread stuffing mixBaked Products0.47 g
35. 35Compressed baker's yeastBaked Products0.46 g
36. 36Soft peanut butter cookiesBaked Products0.46 g
37. 37Oat bran bagelsBaked Products0.46 g
38. 38Rye melba toastBaked Products0.46 g
39. 39Reduced-calorie oat bran bread, toastedBaked Products0.46 g
40. 40Whole wheat pita breadBaked Products0.46 g
41. 41Oat bran breadBaked Products0.45 g
42. 42Cornbread stuffing mix, dryBaked Products0.44 g
43. 43Mixed-grain English muffinsBaked Products0.44 g
44. 44Plain melba toastBaked Products0.43 g
45. 45Crackers, melba toast, plain, without saltBaked Products0.43 g
46. 46Egg and onion matzoBaked Products0.43 g
47. 47BrowniesBaked Products0.43 g
48. 48Plain breadsticksBaked Products0.43 g
49. 49Whole-wheat pancakes, from incomplete dry mixBaked Products0.43 g
50. 50Plain croutonsBaked Products0.43 g
51. 51Oatmeal bread, toastedBaked Products0.43 g
52. 52Plain enriched bagels, with calcium propionate, toastedBaked Products0.43 g
53. 53Wheat crackers, reduced fatBaked Products0.43 g
54. 54Plain pancake dry mixBaked Products0.43 g
55. 55Egg bread, toastedBaked Products0.42 g
56. 56Homemade whole wheat bread, toastedBaked Products0.42 g
57. 57Special dietary pancake dry mixBaked Products0.42 g
58. 58Whole-wheat English muffinsBaked Products0.42 g
59. 59Low-salt whole-wheat crackersBaked Products0.42 g
60. 60Toasted raisin-cinnamon English muffinsBaked Products0.41 g
61. 61Fat-free low sodium saltine crackersBaked Products0.41 g
62. 62Toasted rice bran breadBaked Products0.41 g
63. 63Regular wheat crackersBaked Products0.41 g
64. 64Plain pancakes, from incomplete dry mixBaked Products0.41 g
65. 65Sweet dinner rollsBaked Products0.41 g
66. 66Wheat sandwich crackers, cheese fillingBaked Products0.41 g
67. 67Plain English muffins, enrichedBaked Products0.41 g
68. 68Oat bran dinner rollsBaked Products0.41 g
69. 69Low salt saltine crackersBaked Products0.41 g
70. 70Whole-wheat dinner rollsBaked Products0.41 g
71. 71Cinnamon-raisin bagels, toastedBaked Products0.41 g
72. 72French or Vienna bread, toastedBaked Products0.41 g
73. 73Mixed-grain hamburger bunsBaked Products0.41 g
74. 74Sponge cake, homemadeBaked Products0.4 g
75. 75Rye dinner rollsBaked Products0.4 g
76. 76Seasoned croutonsBaked Products0.4 g
77. 77Rye sandwich crackers, cheese fillingBaked Products0.4 g
78. 78Oatmeal breadBaked Products0.4 g
79. 79Egg bagelsBaked Products0.39 g
80. 80Enriched raisin bread, toastedBaked Products0.39 g
81. 81Oatmeal cookie mix, dryBaked Products0.39 g
82. 82Oatmeal cookiesBaked Products0.39 g
83. 83Low sodium cheese crackersBaked Products0.39 g
84. 84Regular cheese crackersBaked Products0.39 g
85. 85Egg breadBaked Products0.39 g
86. 86Wheat bran muffin dry mixBaked Products0.39 g
87. 87Enriched plain bagels, without calcium propionateBaked Products0.38 g
88. 88Plain bagels, with calcium propionateBaked Products0.38 g
89. 89Plain bagels, without calcium propionateBaked Products0.38 g
90. 90Reduced-calorie oat bran breadBaked Products0.38 g
91. 91Egg dinner rollsBaked Products0.38 g
92. 92Homemade whole wheat breadBaked Products0.38 g
93. 93Rice bran breadBaked Products0.38 g
94. 94Cinnamon-raisin bagelsBaked Products0.38 g
95. 95Plain dinner rollsBaked Products0.38 g
96. 96Chocolate chip cookiesBaked Products0.38 g
97. 97Chocolate chip cookies, made with margarineBaked Products0.38 g
98. 98Soft oatmeal cookiesBaked Products0.38 g
99. 99Low salt wheat crackersBaked Products0.38 g
100. 100Oatmeal cookies, baked from refrigerated doughBaked Products0.37 g

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.