Foods high in arginine

Sesame flour, low-fat tops the list with 7.4 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,868 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Sesame flour, low-fatNut and Seed Products7.4 g
2. 2Low fat glandless cottonseed flourNut and Seed Products6.7 g
3. 3Partially defatted glandless cottonseed mealNut and Seed Products6.6 g
4. 4Partially defatted sesame flourNut and Seed Products6 g
5. 5Cottonseed flour, partially defatted, glandlessNut and Seed Products5.5 g
6. 6Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products5.4 g
7. 7Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products5.3 g
8. 8Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products5.3 g
9. 9Partially defatted sunflower seed flourNut and Seed Products5.1 g
10. 10Dried watermelon seed kernelsNut and Seed Products4.9 g
11. 11Butternuts, driedNut and Seed Products4.9 g
12. 12High-fat sesame flourNut and Seed Products4.6 g
13. 13Hulled hemp seedsNut and Seed Products4.5 g
14. 14Glandless cottonseed kernels, roastedNut and Seed Products4.4 g
15. 15Safflower seed meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products3.9 g
16. 16Dried black walnutsNut and Seed Products3.6 g
17. 17Creamy sesame butterNut and Seed Products3.1 g
18. 18Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products3 g
19. 19Roasted pumpkin seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products3 g
20. 20Oil roasted mixed nuts, with peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products3 g
21. 21Oil roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products3 g
22. 22Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products3 g
23. 23Creamy almond butterNut and Seed Products2.8 g
24. 24Sesame pasteNut and Seed Products2.7 g
25. 25Pine nuts, rawNut and Seed Products2.7 g
26. 26Tahini from unroasted kernelsNut and Seed Products2.7 g
27. 27Tahini from raw stone ground kernelsNut and Seed Products2.6 g
28. 28Whole dried sesame seedsNut and Seed Products2.6 g
29. 29Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)Nut and Seed Products2.5 g
30. 30Sesame meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
31. 31Toasted sesame seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
32. 32Toasted sesame seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
33. 33Whole roasted and toasted sesame seedsNut and Seed Products2.5 g
34. 34Almonds, blanchedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
35. 35AlmondsNut and Seed Products2.5 g
36. 36Whole almonds, rawNut and Seed Products2.5 g
37. 37Oil roasted almonds, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
38. 38Oil roasted almonds, saltedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
39. 39Oil roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
40. 40Almonds, dry roasted, saltedNut and Seed Products2.4 g
41. 41Dry roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2.4 g
42. 42Pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products2.4 g
43. 43Sunflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products2.4 g
44. 44Salted almond butterNut and Seed Products2.4 g
45. 45Plain unsalted almond butterNut and Seed Products2.4 g
46. 46Mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2.4 g
47. 47English walnutsNut and Seed Products2.3 g
48. 48Pinyon pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products2.3 g
49. 49Dry roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products2.2 g
50. 50Dry roasted pistachios, saltedNut and Seed Products2.2 g
51. 51Dry roasted pistachios, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2.2 g
52. 52Hazelnuts, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2.2 g
53. 53Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products2.2 g
54. 54Ground flaxseedNut and Seed Products2.2 g
55. 55HazelnutsNut and Seed Products2.2 g
56. 56Chia seeds, driedNut and Seed Products2.1 g
57. 57Brazil nuts, dried, unblanchedNut and Seed Products2.1 g
58. 58Raw pistachiosNut and Seed Products2.1 g
59. 59Raw cashewsNut and Seed Products2.1 g
60. 60Oil roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products2.1 g
61. 61Sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2.1 g
62. 62Dried hickory nutsNut and Seed Products2.1 g
63. 63Dry roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products2 g
64. 64Dry roasted sunflower seed kernels, with saltNut and Seed Products2 g
65. 65Sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2 g
66. 66Hazelnuts, blanchedNut and Seed Products2 g
67. 67English walnuts, halves, rawNut and Seed Products2 g
68. 68Plain unsalted cashew butterNut and Seed Products2 g
69. 69Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products2 g
70. 70Mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2 g
71. 71Oil roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products2 g
72. 72Cashews, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2 g
73. 73Honey roasted almonds, unblanchedNut and Seed Products1.9 g
74. 74FlaxseedNut and Seed Products1.9 g
75. 75Toasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.8 g
76. 76Toasted sunflower seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.8 g
77. 77Salted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products1.8 g
78. 78Unsalted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products1.8 g
79. 79Safflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
80. 80Dry roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
81. 81Cashews, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
82. 82Pili nuts, driedNut and Seed Products1.5 g
83. 83Raw macadamia nutsNut and Seed Products1.4 g
84. 84Dry roasted macadamia nuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
85. 85Pecans, halves, rawNut and Seed Products1.4 g
86. 86Dried lotus seedsNut and Seed Products1.3 g
87. 87Dry roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
88. 88Dry roasted pecans, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
89. 89Salted cashew butterNut and Seed Products1.2 g
90. 90Oil roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
91. 91Pecans, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
92. 92PecansNut and Seed Products1.2 g
93. 93Wheat-based nut formula, saltedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
94. 94Dried ginkgo nutsNut and Seed Products1 g
95. 95Wheat-based nut mix, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.98 g
96. 96Dried sisymbrium seedsNut and Seed Products0.8 g
97. 97Breadnut tree seeds, driedNut and Seed Products0.79 g
98. 98Dried Chinese chestnutsNut and Seed Products0.7 g
99. 99Acorns, driedNut and Seed Products0.62 g
100. 100Coconut cream, rawNut and Seed Products0.59 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.