Foods high in arginine

Top round roast, boneless, lean, roasted tops the list with 2.5 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,868 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products2.5 g
2. 2Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2.5 g
3. 3Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2.5 g
4. 4Inside skirt steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.5 g
5. 5Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.4 g
6. 6Top loin filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products2.4 g
7. 7Grilled beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2.4 g
8. 8Beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.4 g
9. 9Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.4 g
10. 10Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2.4 g
11. 11Back ribs, bone-in, lean, braisedBeef Products2.4 g
12. 12Boneless ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.3 g
13. 13Beef top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.3 g
14. 14Boneless rib eye roast, select, roastedBeef Products2.3 g
15. 15Outside skirt steak, select, grilledBeef Products2.3 g
16. 16Roasted beef top loin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2.3 g
17. 17Top round roast, lean, braisedBeef Products2.3 g
18. 18Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2.3 g
19. 19Top round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2.3 g
20. 20Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products2.3 g
21. 21New Zealand beef brisket, lean, braisedBeef Products2.3 g
22. 22Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products2.3 g
23. 23Bottom round steak, lean, select, braisedBeef Products2.3 g
24. 24Beef mock tender steak, boneless, lean, braisedBeef Products2.3 g
25. 25Tenderloin steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.3 g
26. 26Top round roast, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.3 g
27. 27Top round, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.3 g
28. 28Beef chuck arm pot roast, lean, choice, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
29. 29Bone-in ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.2 g
30. 30Top sirloin filet, lean, grilledBeef Products2.2 g
31. 31Beef, chuck arm pot roast, lean, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
32. 32Boneless beef mock tender steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
33. 33Beef chuck arm pot roast, lean, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
34. 34Bottom round steak, lean and fat, select, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
35. 35Top round steak, boneless, all grades, grilledBeef Products2.2 g
36. 36Ribeye filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products2.2 g
37. 37Beef, bottom round steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
38. 38Bottom round steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
39. 39Select boneless tenderloin roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2.2 g
40. 40New Zealand bolar blade, lean, roastedBeef Products2.2 g
41. 41Inside skirt steak, all grades, grilledBeef Products2.2 g
42. 42Beef t-bone steak, bone-in, lean, grilledBeef Products2.2 g
43. 43Beef top round, lean, choice, pan-friedBeef Products2.2 g
44. 44Top round steak, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
45. 45Top round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.2 g
46. 46Beef chuck stew meat, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
47. 47New Zealand beef flat, lean, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
48. 48Porterhouse steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.2 g
49. 49Brisket flat half, select, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
50. 50Beef bottom round steak, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
51. 51Beef top round, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
52. 52Beef rib eye roast, bone-in, lean, select, roastedBeef Products2.2 g
53. 53Top round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products2.2 g
54. 54Top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.2 g
55. 55Beef top round, choice, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
56. 56Boneless beef under blade steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
57. 57Beef brisket flat, lean, braisedBeef Products2.2 g
58. 58Top loin filet, lean, grilledBeef Products2.2 g
59. 59Eye of round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products2.1 g
60. 60Beef, trimmed, lean, cookedBeef Products2.1 g
61. 61Beef brisket flat half, lean, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
62. 62Beef, brisket flat, lean, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
63. 63Beef brisket flat half, lean, choice, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
64. 64Beef bottom round steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
65. 65Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, leanBeef Products2.1 g
66. 66Grilled beef top loin steak, boneless, leanBeef Products2.1 g
67. 67Beef shank crosscuts, lean, simmeredBeef Products2.1 g
68. 68Beef brisket, flat, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
69. 69Beef bottom round steak, choice, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
70. 70Top sirloin filet, lean, choice, grilledBeef Products2.1 g
71. 71Beef bottom round steak, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
72. 72Beef shoulder pot roast, boneless, lean, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
73. 73Bottom round steak, lean and fat, choice, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
74. 74Boneless beef chuck eye ribs, lean, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
75. 75New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
76. 76New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products2.1 g
77. 77Beef brisket, flat, lean, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
78. 78Ribeye filet, lean, grilledBeef Products2.1 g
79. 79Beef under blade steak, boneless, lean, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
80. 80Beef, lean, cookedBeef Products2.1 g
81. 81Inside skirt steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products2.1 g
82. 82New Zealand brisket point end, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
83. 83Boneless beef mock tender steak, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
84. 84New Zealand flat, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
85. 85Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.1 g
86. 86Beef top round, choice, pan-friedBeef Products2.1 g
87. 87Bone-in back ribs, all grades, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
88. 88Top round roast, boneless, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products2.1 g
89. 89Roasted beef top loin, boneless, lean, 1/8" fatBeef Products2.1 g
90. 90Beef, top round steak, lean, choice, broiledBeef Products2.1 g
91. 91Boneless ribeye roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2.1 g
92. 92Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, leanBeef Products2.1 g
93. 93Chuck pot roast, lean, select, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
94. 94Eye of round roast, lean and fat, choice, roastedBeef Products2.1 g
95. 95Inside skirt steak, choice, grilledBeef Products2.1 g
96. 96Eye of round steak, lean and fat, grilledBeef Products2.1 g
97. 97New Zealand beef bolar blade, roastedBeef Products2.1 g
98. 98Beef top round steak, lean, all grades, broiledBeef Products2.1 g
99. 99Beef chuck pot roast, boneless, lean, braisedBeef Products2.1 g
100. 100New Zealand hind shin, lean, braisedBeef Products2.1 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.