Foods high in arginine

Defatted peanut flour tops the list with 6.2 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,868 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

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  1. 1Defatted peanut flourLegumes and Legume Products6.2 g
  2. 2Soy protein concentrate, acid washLegumes and Legume Products4.6 g
  3. 3Soy protein concentrate, alcohol extractedLegumes and Legume Products4.6 g
  4. 4Low-fat peanut flourLegumes and Legume Products4 g
  5. 5Defatted soy flourLegumes and Legume Products3.9 g
  6. 6Raw lupin beansLegumes and Legume Products3.9 g
  7. 7Defatted soy flourLegumes and Legume Products3.6 g
  8. 8Defatted soy meal, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.5 g
  9. 9Oil-roasted Spanish peanuts, saltedLegumes and Legume Products3.3 g
  10. 10Spanish peanuts, oil-roasted, without saltLegumes and Legume Products3.3 g
  11. 11Creamy peanut butterLegumes and Legume Products3.3 g
  12. 12Peanuts, oil-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  13. 13Peanuts, oil-roasted, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  14. 14Valencia peanuts, oil-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  15. 15Valencia peanuts, oil-roasted, without saltLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  16. 16Dried-frozen tofu (koyadofu)Legumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  17. 17Koyadofu, dried-frozenLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  18. 18Soybeans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
  19. 19Spanish peanuts, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
  20. 20Meat extenderLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
  21. 21Virginia peanuts, oil-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
  22. 22Virginia peanuts, oil-roasted, without saltLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
  23. 23Raw peanutsLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
  24. 24Soybeans, dry roastedLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
  25. 25Virginia peanuts, rawLegumes and Legume Products3 g
  26. 26Valencia peanuts, rawLegumes and Legume Products3 g
  27. 27Full-fat soy flourLegumes and Legume Products2.9 g
  28. 28Peanuts, dry-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products2.8 g
  29. 29Dry-roasted peanuts, without saltLegumes and Legume Products2.8 g
  30. 30Smooth peanut butter, with saltLegumes and Legume Products2.8 g
  31. 31Smooth style peanut butter, without saltLegumes and Legume Products2.8 g
  32. 32Smooth peanut butterLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  33. 33Soybeans, roasted, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  34. 34Soybeans, roasted, saltedLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  35. 35Chunky peanut butter, with saltLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  36. 36Chunk style peanut butter, without saltLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  37. 37Full-fat soy flour, roastedLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  38. 38Full-fat soy flour, rawLegumes and Legume Products2.7 g
  39. 39Raw fava beansLegumes and Legume Products2.4 g
  40. 40Chickpeas, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.9 g
  41. 41Pink or red lentils, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.9 g
  42. 42Raw lentilsLegumes and Legume Products1.9 g
  43. 43Raw split green peasLegumes and Legume Products1.9 g
  44. 44Winged beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.9 g
  45. 45Raw hyacinth beansLegumes and Legume Products1.8 g
  46. 46Yardlong beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.7 g
  47. 47Mung beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.7 g
  48. 48Lupins, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products1.7 g
  49. 49Boiled lupin beans, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products1.7 g
  50. 50PapadLegumes and Legume Products1.7 g
  51. 51Raw catjang cowpeasLegumes and Legume Products1.7 g
  52. 52Mungo beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.6 g
  53. 53Blackeye cowpeas, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.6 g
  54. 54Peanuts, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products1.6 g
  55. 55Raw royal red kidney beansLegumes and Legume Products1.6 g
  56. 56Meatless sausageLegumes and Legume Products1.5 g
  57. 57California red kidney beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.5 g
  58. 58Fried tofuLegumes and Legume Products1.5 g
  59. 59Raw kidney beansLegumes and Legume Products1.5 g
  60. 60Raw white beansLegumes and Legume Products1.4 g
  61. 61Cranberry beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.4 g
  62. 62Red kidney beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.4 g
  63. 63Firm tofu, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.4 g
  64. 64Yellow beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.4 g
  65. 65Great northern beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.4 g
  66. 66Black beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.3 g
  67. 67Black turtle beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.3 g
  68. 68Large lima beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.3 g
  69. 69Small white beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.3 g
  70. 70Pigeon peas, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.3 g
  71. 71Pink beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.3 g
  72. 72Soybeans, boiled, without saltLegumes and Legume Products1.3 g
  73. 73Soybeans, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products1.3 g
  74. 74Adzuki beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.3 g
  75. 75Falafel, home preparedLegumes and Legume Products1.3 g
  76. 76Baby lima beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.3 g
  77. 77TempehLegumes and Legume Products1.3 g
  78. 78French beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.2 g
  79. 79Fried tofuLegumes and Legume Products1.1 g
  80. 80Hard tofuLegumes and Legume Products1.1 g
  81. 81Raw pinto beansLegumes and Legume Products1.1 g
  82. 82Veggie burgers, unpreparedLegumes and Legume Products1 g
  83. 83Navy beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products1 g
  84. 84NattoLegumes and Legume Products0.91 g
  85. 85Meatless baconLegumes and Legume Products0.88 g
  86. 86Chickpeas, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products0.83 g
  87. 87Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without saltLegumes and Legume Products0.83 g
  88. 88Extra firm tofuLegumes and Legume Products0.79 g
  89. 89MisoLegumes and Legume Products0.78 g
  90. 90Split peas, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products0.74 g
  91. 91Boiled split peas, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products0.74 g
  92. 92Firm tofu, calcium sulfate and nigariLegumes and Legume Products0.72 g
  93. 93Tofu, salted and fermented (fuyu), prepared with calcium sulfateLegumes and Legume Products0.71 g
  94. 94Fava beans, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products0.7 g
  95. 95Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without saltLegumes and Legume Products0.7 g
  96. 96Regular tofu, rawLegumes and Legume Products0.7 g
  97. 97Lentils, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products0.7 g
  98. 98Boiled lentils, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products0.7 g
  99. 99Canned chickpeas, drainedLegumes and Legume Products0.67 g
  100. 100Canned chickpeas, drained, rinsedLegumes and Legume Products0.67 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.