Foods high in arginine

Top round roast, boneless, lean, roasted tops the list with 1.7 g per 100 calories. 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 Products1.7 g
2. 2Select boneless top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.6 g
3. 3Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.6 g
4. 4Select boneless eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.6 g
5. 5Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.6 g
6. 6New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products1.6 g
7. 7Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products1.6 g
8. 8Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.6 g
9. 9Top sirloin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products1.5 g
10. 10Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.5 g
11. 11Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.5 g
12. 12Top round roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.4 g
13. 13Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.4 g
14. 14Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.4 g
15. 15Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.4 g
16. 16Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.4 g
17. 17Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.4 g
18. 18Top round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.4 g
19. 19Ribeye petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products1.4 g
20. 20Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products1.4 g
21. 21Beef top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.4 g
22. 22Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.4 g
23. 23Top loin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.4 g
24. 24Top round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products1.4 g
25. 25Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.4 g
26. 26Top round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.4 g
27. 27Beef top round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products1.4 g
28. 28Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products1.4 g
29. 29Beef eye of round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products1.4 g
30. 30Beef eye of round roast, rawBeef Products1.4 g
31. 31Beef top round roast, rawBeef Products1.4 g
32. 32Top loin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products1.4 g
33. 33Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.3 g
34. 34Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products1.3 g
35. 35Eye of round steak, lean and fat, grilledBeef Products1.3 g
36. 36Top round steak, boneless, all grades, grilledBeef Products1.3 g
37. 37Top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.3 g
38. 38Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.3 g
39. 39Eye of round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.3 g
40. 40Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.3 g
41. 41Beef, loin, top sirloin petite roast/filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, rawBeef Products1.3 g
42. 42Tenderloin roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.3 g
43. 43Tenderloin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.3 g
44. 44Top round roast, boneless, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.3 g
45. 45Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.3 g
46. 46Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.3 g
47. 47Top sirloin filet, lean, grilledBeef Products1.3 g
48. 48Select boneless tenderloin roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.3 g
49. 49Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products1.3 g
50. 50Top loin filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products1.3 g
51. 51Grilled beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.3 g
52. 52Beef top round steak, rawBeef Products1.3 g
53. 53Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.3 g
54. 54Beef eye of round roast, rawBeef Products1.3 g
55. 55Beef top round roast, lean and fat, rawBeef Products1.3 g
56. 56Beef eye of round steak, lean and fat, rawBeef Products1.3 g
57. 57Roasted beef top loin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.3 g
58. 58Top round roast, boneless, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.3 g
59. 59Eye of round steak, lean and fat, grilledBeef Products1.3 g
60. 60Boneless rib eye steak, select, rawBeef Products1.3 g
61. 61New Zealand manufacturing beef, boiledBeef Products1.3 g
62. 62Select porterhouse steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.3 g
63. 63Beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.3 g
64. 64Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, leanBeef Products1.3 g
65. 65Ribeye petite roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
66. 66Beef top round steak, lean and fat, choice, rawBeef Products1.2 g
67. 67T-bone steak, bone-in, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
68. 68New Zealand hind shin, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
69. 69Beef top round roast, lean and fat, choice, rawBeef Products1.2 g
70. 70Eye of round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.2 g
71. 71Beef eye of round roast, rawBeef Products1.2 g
72. 72Beef eye of round steak, lean and fat, choice, rawBeef Products1.2 g
73. 73Eye of round steak, lean and fat, grilledBeef Products1.2 g
74. 74Beef, trimmed cuts, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
75. 75New Zealand hind shin, lean, braisedBeef Products1.2 g
76. 76Boneless beef mock tender steak, lean, braisedBeef Products1.2 g
77. 77Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, rawBeef Products1.2 g
78. 78Top sirloin filet, lean, choice, grilledBeef Products1.2 g
79. 79Top sirloin roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
80. 80Boneless beef mock tender steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
81. 81Shoulder pot roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
82. 82Boneless rib eye steak, select, grilledBeef Products1.2 g
83. 83Beef, trimmed cuts, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
84. 84Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
85. 85Boneless ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products1.2 g
86. 86Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
87. 87Beef, Australian, imported, grass-fed, loin, top sirloin cap-off steak/roast, boneless, separable lean only, rawBeef Products1.2 g
88. 88Eye of round roast, lean and fat, choice, roastedBeef Products1.2 g
89. 89Top round roast, lean, braisedBeef Products1.2 g
90. 90Ribeye filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products1.2 g
91. 91New Zealand eye round, lean, roastedBeef Products1.2 g
92. 92Tip round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.2 g
93. 93Beef chuck for stew, lean and fat, rawBeef Products1.2 g
94. 94Beef, ground, 97% lean meat / 3% fat, rawBeef Products1.2 g
95. 95Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
96. 96Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
97. 97Shoulder pot roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
98. 98Round tip side steak, lean and fat, grilledBeef Products1.2 g
99. 99Shoulder pot roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
100. 100Brisket flat, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 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.