Foods high in arginine

Ground turkey, fat free, pan-broiled tops the list with 2.3 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,868 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Ground turkey, fat free, pan-broiledPoultry Products2.3 g
2. 2Skinless boneless chicken breast, braisedPoultry Products2.2 g
3. 3Chicken giblets, friedPoultry Products2.2 g
4. 4Ground turkey, fat free, broiledPoultry Products2.1 g
5. 5Skinless boneless chicken breast, grilledPoultry Products2.1 g
6. 6Turkey breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products2 g
7. 7Chicken breast, meat only, friedPoultry Products2 g
8. 8Ostrich inside strip, cookedPoultry Products2 g
9. 9Skinless boneless chicken breast, with added solution, grilledPoultry Products2 g
10. 10Turkey, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products2 g
11. 11Stewed stewing chicken light meatPoultry Products2 g
12. 12Ground turkey, cookedPoultry Products2 g
13. 13Ostrich inside leg, cookedPoultry Products2 g
14. 14Fried chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products2 g
15. 15Ostrich oyster, cookedPoultry Products2 g
16. 16Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, pan-broiled crumblesPoultry Products2 g
17. 17Turkey leg, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products2 g
18. 18Chicken breast, meat and skin, fried in flourPoultry Products2 g
19. 19Ostrich outside strip, cookedPoultry Products2 g
20. 20Ostrich tip trimmed, cookedPoultry Products1.9 g
21. 21Turkey wing, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products1.9 g
22. 22Rotisserie chicken breast, meat and skin, cookedPoultry Products1.9 g
23. 23Ostrich top loin, cookedPoultry Products1.9 g
24. 24Roasted turkey wing, meat onlyPoultry Products1.9 g
25. 25Skinless boneless chicken breast, with added solution, braisedPoultry Products1.9 g
26. 26Flour-fried chicken light meat, skin onPoultry Products1.9 g
27. 27Turkey back, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products1.9 g
28. 28Turkey, ground, 85% lean, 15% fat, patties, broiledPoultry Products1.9 g
29. 29Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, patties, broiledPoultry Products1.9 g
30. 30Roasted turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products1.9 g
31. 31Chicken breast, meat only, roastedPoultry Products1.9 g
32. 32Roasted chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products1.9 g
33. 33Rotisserie chicken breast, meat only, cookedPoultry Products1.9 g
34. 34Rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat only, cookedPoultry Products1.8 g
35. 35Roasted goose meatPoultry Products1.8 g
36. 36Turkey breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products1.8 g
37. 37Chicken meat, friedPoultry Products1.8 g
38. 38Duck, young duckling, domesticated, White Pekin, leg, meat only, bone in, cooked without skin, braisedPoultry Products1.8 g
39. 39Chicken breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products1.8 g
40. 40Roasted chicken wing meatPoultry Products1.8 g
41. 41Stewed stewing chicken meatPoultry Products1.8 g
42. 42Turkey, ground, 85% lean, 15% fat, pan-broiled crumblesPoultry Products1.8 g
43. 43Turkey wing, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products1.8 g
44. 44Roasted turkey drumstick, meat onlyPoultry Products1.8 g
45. 45Chicken wing, meat only, friedPoultry Products1.8 g
46. 46Roasted turkey breast, meat only, with added solutionPoultry Products1.8 g
47. 47Roasted chicken light meat, skin onPoultry Products1.8 g
48. 48Simmered roasting chicken gibletsPoultry Products1.8 g
49. 49Roasted capon, meat and skinPoultry Products1.8 g
50. 50Chicken back, meat only, friedPoultry Products1.8 g
51. 51Turkey drumstick, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products1.8 g
52. 52BBQ rotisserie chicken breast, meat onlyPoultry Products1.8 g
53. 53Ground ostrich, pan-broiledPoultry Products1.8 g
54. 54BBQ rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat onlyPoultry Products1.8 g
55. 55Whole chicken with giblets and neck, friedPoultry Products1.8 g
56. 56Roasted capon, wholePoultry Products1.8 g
57. 57Chicken drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products1.8 g
58. 58Flour-fried chicken, meat and skinPoultry Products1.8 g
59. 59Rotisserie chicken wing, meat only, cookedPoultry Products1.8 g
60. 60Chicken breast, meat only, stewedPoultry Products1.7 g
61. 61Chicken meat, roastedPoultry Products1.7 g
62. 62Duck, young duckling, domesticated, White Pekin, breast, meat only, boneless, cooked without skin, broiledPoultry Products1.7 g
63. 63Chicken dark meat, friedPoultry Products1.7 g
64. 64Stewed chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products1.7 g
65. 65Capon giblets, cooked, simmeredPoultry Products1.7 g
66. 66Chicken thigh, meat only, roastedPoultry Products1.7 g
67. 67Chicken drumstick, meat only, friedPoultry Products1.7 g
68. 68Chicken thigh, meat only, braisedPoultry Products1.7 g
69. 69Simmered stewing chicken gibletsPoultry Products1.7 g
70. 70Rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat and skin, cookedPoultry Products1.7 g
71. 71Flour-fried chicken back, meat and skinPoultry Products1.7 g
72. 72Roasted chicken, meat and skinPoultry Products1.7 g
73. 73Chicken leg, meat only, friedPoultry Products1.7 g
74. 74Turkey light meat, roastedPoultry Products1.7 g
75. 75Turkey drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products1.7 g
76. 76Turkey wing, meat only, roastedPoultry Products1.7 g
77. 77Ground turkey, fat free, rawPoultry Products1.7 g
78. 78Chicken back, meat only, roastedPoultry Products1.7 g
79. 79Stewed stewing chicken dark meatPoultry Products1.7 g
80. 80Chicken thigh, meat only, friedPoultry Products1.7 g
81. 81Chicken heart, simmeredPoultry Products1.7 g
82. 82Chicken drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products1.7 g
83. 83White Pekin duck leg, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products1.7 g
84. 84Whole chicken with giblets and neck, roastedPoultry Products1.7 g
85. 85BBQ rotisserie chicken wing, meat onlyPoultry Products1.7 g
86. 86Chicken breast, meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products1.7 g
87. 87Turkey light meat, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products1.7 g
88. 88Chicken dark meat and skin, friedPoultry Products1.7 g
89. 89Chicken wing, meat and skin, fried in flourPoultry Products1.7 g
90. 90Stewed stewing chicken, with skinPoultry Products1.7 g
91. 91Chicken drumstick, meat only, braisedPoultry Products1.7 g
92. 92Chicken drumstick, meat and skin, fried in flourPoultry Products1.7 g
93. 93Canned turkey, meat only, with brothPoultry Products1.7 g
94. 94Chicken back meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products1.7 g
95. 95Chicken leg, meat only, roastedPoultry Products1.7 g
96. 96Chicken thigh, roasted, meat only, added solutionPoultry Products1.7 g
97. 97Chicken drumstick, meat only, stewedPoultry Products1.7 g
98. 98Chicken leg, meat and skin, fried in flourPoultry Products1.7 g
99. 99Chicken leg, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products1.7 g
100. 100Chicken thigh, meat and skin, fried in flourPoultry Products1.7 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.