Foods high in arginine

Cooked oat bran tops the list with 0.55 g per 100 calories. 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. 1Cooked oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.55 g
  2. 2Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.52 g
  3. 3Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta0.52 g
  4. 4Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  5. 5Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta0.33 g
  6. 6Cooked Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 g
  7. 7Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 g
  8. 8OatsCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  9. 9Cooked wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  10. 10Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  11. 11BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.29 g
  12. 12Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.29 g
  13. 13Quinoa, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  14. 14Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  15. 15Roasted buckwheat groats, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  16. 16Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  17. 17Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  18. 18Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  19. 19Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  20. 20Tinkyada brown rice pasta, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  21. 21Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  22. 22Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  23. 23Cooked unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  24. 24Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  25. 25Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  26. 26Cooked enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  27. 27Cooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  28. 28Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  29. 29Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  30. 30TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  31. 31Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  32. 32Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  33. 33Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  34. 34Dry enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  35. 35Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  36. 36Dry enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  37. 37Dry unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  38. 38Bulgur, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  39. 39Cooked white glutinous riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  40. 40Cooked enriched long-grain white rice, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  41. 41White long-grain rice, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  42. 42Cooked enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  43. 43Cooked unenriched long-grain white rice, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  44. 44Cooked homemade egg pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  45. 45Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  46. 46Cooked fresh spinach pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  47. 47Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  48. 48Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  49. 49Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  50. 50Cooked enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  51. 51Raw enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  52. 52Raw unenriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  53. 53Cooked brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  54. 54Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  55. 55Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  56. 56Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  57. 57Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  58. 58Cooked medium-grain brown riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  59. 59Prepared enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  60. 60Uncooked unenriched glutinous white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  61. 61Raw enriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  62. 62Raw unenriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  63. 63Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  64. 64White medium-grain rice, cooked, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  65. 65Cooked enriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  66. 66White short-grain rice, cooked, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  67. 67Cooked enriched short-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  68. 68Uncooked enriched short-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  69. 69White short-grain rice, raw, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  70. 70Brown rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  71. 71Teff, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  72. 72Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  73. 73Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  74. 74Rice noodles, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  75. 75Cooked fresh plain pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  76. 76Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  77. 77Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  78. 78Dry rice noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  79. 79Cooked whole-wheat pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  80. 80Unenriched white rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  81. 81Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  82. 82Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  83. 83Enriched egg noodles, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  84. 84Cooked unenriched egg noodles, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  85. 85Cooked enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  86. 86Egg noodles, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  87. 87Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  88. 88Unenriched pasta, with salt, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  89. 89Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  90. 90Unenriched pasta, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  91. 91Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  92. 92Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  93. 93Cooked enriched pasta, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  94. 94Cooked enriched pasta, no added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  95. 95Cooked enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  96. 96Spinach spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  97. 97White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  98. 98White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  99. 99White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  100. 100Cooked homemade eggless pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 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.