Foods high in arginine

TGI Friday's classic sirloin steak tops the list with 1.1 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,868 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1TGI Friday's classic sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.1 g
2. 2Cracker Barrel grilled sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.1 g
3. 3Denny's top sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.1 g
4. 4Sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.1 g
5. 5Applebee's 9 oz house sirloin steakRestaurant Foods0.99 g
6. 6Tripe soupRestaurant Foods0.79 g
7. 7Chinese shrimp and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.6 g
8. 8Cracker Barrel farm raised catfishRestaurant Foods0.55 g
9. 9Carrabba's chicken parmesanRestaurant Foods0.54 g
10. 10Chinese chicken chow meinRestaurant Foods0.5 g
11. 11Chinese kung pao chickenRestaurant Foods0.5 g
12. 12Chinese beef and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.49 g
13. 13Applebee's chiliRestaurant Foods0.49 g
14. 14Chili with meat and beansRestaurant Foods0.49 g
15. 15Cracker Barrel fried chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.46 g
16. 16Latino chicken and rice entreeRestaurant Foods0.46 g
17. 17Chicken parmesan without pastaRestaurant Foods0.46 g
18. 18Chinese chicken and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.44 g
19. 19Cracker Barrel fried chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.42 g
20. 20Applebee's hand battered fishRestaurant Foods0.42 g
21. 21Denny's chicken stripsRestaurant Foods0.42 g
22. 22Restaurant chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.41 g
23. 23Olive Garden chicken parmigianaRestaurant Foods0.41 g
24. 24Restaurant chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.41 g
25. 25Applebee's chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.41 g
26. 26Restaurant battered fried fish filletRestaurant Foods0.38 g
27. 27Applebee's chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.38 g
28. 28Denny's fried battered fish filletRestaurant Foods0.35 g
29. 29TGI Friday's chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.34 g
30. 30Black bean soupRestaurant Foods0.34 g
31. 31TGI Friday's chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.33 g
32. 32Denny's star shaped chicken nuggetsRestaurant Foods0.32 g
33. 33TGI Friday's breaded shrimpRestaurant Foods0.32 g
34. 34Mexican soft taco with ground beef, cheese, lettuceRestaurant Foods0.32 g
35. 35Denny's golden fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.32 g
36. 36Chinese orange chickenRestaurant Foods0.31 g
37. 37Restaurant breaded fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.3 g
38. 38Denny's spaghetti and meatballsRestaurant Foods0.29 g
39. 39Spaghetti and meatballsRestaurant Foods0.29 g
40. 40Latino pupusas del cerdoRestaurant Foods0.29 g
41. 41Cracker Barrel country fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.28 g
42. 42Applebee's Double Crunch ShrimpRestaurant Foods0.28 g
43. 43Mexican refried beansRestaurant Foods0.27 g
44. 44Italian restaurant lasagna with meatRestaurant Foods0.25 g
45. 45Carabba's lasagneRestaurant Foods0.25 g
46. 46Olive Garden lasagna classicoRestaurant Foods0.25 g
47. 47Olive Garden spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.24 g
48. 48Chinese General Tso's chickenRestaurant Foods0.23 g
49. 49Italian spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.23 g
50. 50Mexican restaurant cheese tamalesRestaurant Foods0.23 g
51. 51Chinese sweet and sour chickenRestaurant Foods0.22 g
52. 52Carrabba's spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.22 g
53. 53Rice and black beansRestaurant Foods0.21 g
54. 54Sweet and sour pork, ChineseRestaurant Foods0.21 g
55. 55Applebee's mozzarella sticksRestaurant Foods0.21 g
56. 56Carrabba's cheese ravioli with marinaraRestaurant Foods0.21 g
57. 57Chinese lemon chickenRestaurant Foods0.21 g
58. 58Pork tamaleRestaurant Foods0.2 g
59. 59Fried mozzarella sticksRestaurant Foods0.2 g
60. 60Olive Garden cheese ravioli with marinaraRestaurant Foods0.19 g
61. 61Chinese fried rice without meatRestaurant Foods0.19 g
62. 62TGI Friday's fried mozzarellaRestaurant Foods0.19 g
63. 63Cheese ravioli with marinara sauceRestaurant Foods0.19 g
64. 64Latino pupusas con quesoRestaurant Foods0.19 g
65. 65Denny's mozzarella cheese sticksRestaurant Foods0.19 g
66. 66Latino beef empanadasRestaurant Foods0.17 g
67. 67Rice and red beansRestaurant Foods0.17 g
68. 68Mexican restaurant cheese enchiladaRestaurant Foods0.17 g
69. 69Chinese assorted egg rollsRestaurant Foods0.16 g
70. 70Denny's macaroni and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.16 g
71. 71Cheese quesadilla, Mexican styleRestaurant Foods0.16 g
72. 72Cracker Barrel macaroni n' cheese, kid's menuRestaurant Foods0.16 g
73. 73Restaurant mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.15 g
74. 74Cracker Barrel mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.15 g
75. 75TGI Friday's mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.15 g
76. 76Spaghetti with pomodoro sauce, no meatRestaurant Foods0.15 g
77. 77Olive Garden spaghetti with pomodoroRestaurant Foods0.15 g
78. 78Applebee's Kraft Macaroni & CheeseRestaurant Foods0.15 g
79. 79Carrabba's spaghetti with pomodoroRestaurant Foods0.14 g
80. 80Mexican Spanish riceRestaurant Foods0.14 g
81. 81Rice and pigeonpeasRestaurant Foods0.14 g
82. 82Latino pupusas con frijolesRestaurant Foods0.13 g
83. 83Arroz con lecheRestaurant Foods0.11 g
84. 84ArepaRestaurant Foods0.096 g
85. 85Cracker Barrel thick-cut onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.076 g
86. 86Latino corn tamaleRestaurant Foods0.069 g
87. 87Cracker Barrel steak friesRestaurant Foods0.067 g
88. 88Restaurant french friesRestaurant Foods0.066 g
89. 89Restaurant, Latino, bunuelos (fried yeast bread)Restaurant Foods0.065 g
90. 90Onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.065 g
91. 91Denny's french friesRestaurant Foods0.065 g
92. 92Denny's onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.061 g
93. 93Applebee's crunchy onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.059 g
94. 94Applebee's coleslawRestaurant Foods0.049 g
95. 95Cracker Barrel coleslawRestaurant Foods0.046 g
96. 96Denny's coleslawRestaurant Foods0.044 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.