Foods high in arginine

Crude wheat germ tops the list with 1.9 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
All foodsBakedBeefBeveragesBreakfast CerealsCereal Grains & PastaDairy & EggFast FoodsFats & OilsFinfish & ShellfishFruits & Fruit JuicesLamb, Veal, & GameLegumes & LegumeMeals, Entrees, & Side DishesNut & SeedPorkPoultryRestaurant FoodsSausages & Luncheon MeatsSnacksSoups, Sauces, & GraviesSweetsVegetables & Vegetable
  1. 1Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta1.9 g
  2. 2Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  3. 3OatsCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  4. 4Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  5. 5Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  6. 6Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  7. 7Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  8. 8Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  9. 9BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.98 g
  10. 10Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.94 g
  11. 11Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.9 g
  12. 12Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.87 g
  13. 13Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.84 g
  14. 14Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.77 g
  15. 15Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.76 g
  16. 16Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.7 g
  17. 17Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.7 g
  18. 18Dry enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.69 g
  19. 19Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta0.69 g
  20. 20Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.68 g
  21. 21TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta0.67 g
  22. 22Dry enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.65 g
  23. 23Dry unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.65 g
  24. 24Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.65 g
  25. 25Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.63 g
  26. 26Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.62 g
  27. 27Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.6 g
  28. 28Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.6 g
  29. 29Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.6 g
  30. 30Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.59 g
  31. 31Raw enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.59 g
  32. 32Raw unenriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.59 g
  33. 33Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.57 g
  34. 34Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.57 g
  35. 35Uncooked unenriched glutinous white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.57 g
  36. 36Raw enriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.55 g
  37. 37Raw unenriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.55 g
  38. 38Brown rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.55 g
  39. 39Uncooked enriched short-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.54 g
  40. 40White short-grain rice, raw, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.54 g
  41. 41Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.53 g
  42. 42Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.52 g
  43. 43Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.52 g
  44. 44Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.52 g
  45. 45Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.52 g
  46. 46Unenriched white rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.52 g
  47. 47Dry rice noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.52 g
  48. 48Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  49. 49Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta0.49 g
  50. 50Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.49 g
  51. 51Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.48 g
  52. 52Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.48 g
  53. 53Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  54. 54Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  55. 55White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  56. 56White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  57. 57White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  58. 58White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  59. 59Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  60. 60Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  61. 61Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  62. 62Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  63. 63Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  64. 64Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.45 g
  65. 65Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  66. 66White industrial flour, 13% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  67. 67Bleached white wheat flour, 13% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  68. 68Dry Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  69. 69Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  70. 70Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  71. 71All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  72. 72Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  73. 73Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  74. 74Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  75. 75White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  76. 76Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  77. 77Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  78. 78White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  79. 79Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  80. 80White whole-grain cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  81. 81Whole-grain yellow cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  82. 82Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.4 g
  83. 83Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.39 g
  84. 84Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  85. 85Light rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  86. 86Enriched white masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  87. 87White masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  88. 88Enriched yellow masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  89. 89Dry gluten-free corn pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.37 g
  90. 90Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.37 g
  91. 91Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.37 g
  92. 92Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.37 g
  93. 93White industrial flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.37 g
  94. 94Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.35 g
  95. 95White whole-grain corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  96. 96Whole-grain yellow corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  97. 97Quinoa, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  98. 98Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.33 g
  99. 99Cooked Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 g
  100. 100Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 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.