Foods high in arginine

Cured beef, dried tops the list with 1.9 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,868 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Cured beef, driedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.9 g
2. 2Cooked pork bratwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats1.7 g
3. 3Canned corned beefSausages and Luncheon Meats1.7 g
4. 4Jellied corned beef loafSausages and Luncheon Meats1.6 g
5. 5Bacon and beef sticksSausages and Luncheon Meats1.5 g
6. 6Sliced dry Italian salami, 50% less sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats1.5 g
7. 7Smoked pork link sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.5 g
8. 8Fresh turkey sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
9. 9PastramiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
10. 10Dry pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
11. 11Italian pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
12. 12Chopped beef, cured, smokedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
13. 13Dry pork and beef salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
14. 14Jellied luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats1.3 g
15. 15Reduced fat pork sausage, pan-friedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.3 g
16. 16Sliced beef and pork pepperoniSausages and Luncheon Meats1.3 g
17. 17Smoked turkey Italian sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.3 g
18. 18Turkey pastramiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.3 g
19. 19Beef honey roll sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.3 g
20. 20Reduced fat turkey sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
21. 21Fresh cooked beef sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
22. 22Rotisserie seasoned deli chicken breast, slicedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
23. 23New England brand pork and beef sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
24. 24Pork, turkey, and beef sausage, reduced sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
25. 25Low salt turkey breast luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
26. 26Smoked ham, extra lean, low sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
27. 27Dutch brand loaf, chicken, pork, beefSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
28. 28Pork luxury loafSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
29. 29Pork sausage, pan-friedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
30. 30Pork and beef luncheon sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
31. 31Ham and cheese loafSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
32. 32Chicken spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
33. 33Sliced fat-free chicken breast, mesquiteSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
34. 34Sliced fat-free oven-roasted chicken breastSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
35. 35Cooked turkey salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
36. 36Beef pastrami, 98% fat-freeSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
37. 37Low sodium turkey baconSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
38. 38Reduced fat pork sausage, unpreparedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
39. 39Smoked hot turkey sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
40. 40Beef and pork bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
41. 41Mild turkey breakfast sausage links, rawSausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
42. 42Beef and pork mortadellaSausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
43. 43Minced hamSausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
44. 44Pork sausage links or patties, rawSausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
45. 45Pork bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
46. 46Canned chopped hamSausages and Luncheon Meats1.0 g
47. 47Beerwurst, pork and beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.98 g
48. 48Pork and beef barbecue loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.97 g
49. 49Pork and beef link bratwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats0.95 g
50. 50Deli cut rotisserie turkey breastSausages and Luncheon Meats0.94 g
51. 51Knackwurst, pork and beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.94 g
52. 52Microwaved fully cooked pork sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.94 g
53. 53Turkey frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.93 g
54. 54Cooked beef salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.93 g
55. 55Oven-roasted chicken breast rollSausages and Luncheon Meats0.93 g
56. 56Hot Polish sausage, beef and chickenSausages and Luncheon Meats0.93 g
57. 57Pork Polish sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.93 g
58. 58Italian style chicken or turkey sausage, lower sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats0.92 g
59. 59Pork mother's loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.91 g
60. 60Pork, turkey, and beef bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.91 g
61. 61Canned liver pâtéSausages and Luncheon Meats0.9 g
62. 62Truffle flavored pateSausages and Luncheon Meats0.9 g
63. 63Chicken frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.89 g
64. 64Ham and cheese spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats0.89 g
65. 65Pork and beef picnic loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.89 g
66. 66Smoked beef sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.87 g
67. 67Canned pork luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats0.87 g
68. 68Pork pickle and pimiento loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.86 g
69. 69Cooked beef and pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.85 g
70. 70Lite smoked bratwurst, pork, beef, turkeySausages and Luncheon Meats0.85 g
71. 71Pork and beef salami, less sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats0.85 g
72. 72Skinless smoked chicken, beef, pork sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.85 g
73. 73Fresh pork and beef sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.85 g
74. 74Pork sausage, fully cooked, unheatedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.85 g
75. 75Pork and beef cheesefurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.84 g
76. 76Pork and beef summer sausage with cheddarSausages and Luncheon Meats0.84 g
77. 77Pork and beef Swisswurst with Swiss cheeseSausages and Luncheon Meats0.84 g
78. 78Smoked sausage, pork and beef with cheddarSausages and Luncheon Meats0.84 g
79. 79Sliced ham, regularSausages and Luncheon Meats0.84 g
80. 80Turkey bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.83 g
81. 81Beef breakfast sausage, pre-cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.83 g
82. 82Pork liver cheeseSausages and Luncheon Meats0.83 g
83. 83Veal bratwurst, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.82 g
84. 84Raw pork and veal bockwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats0.82 g
85. 85Canned chicken liver pâtéSausages and Luncheon Meats0.82 g
86. 86Pork frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.81 g
87. 87Smoked pork and beef link sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.81 g
88. 88Liverwurst spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats0.81 g
89. 89Pork liverwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats0.81 g
90. 90Pork beerwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats0.81 g
91. 91Pork and turkey sausage, pre-cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.8 g
92. 92Heated beef frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.79 g
93. 93Poultry salad sandwich spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats0.78 g
94. 94Kielbasa, fully cooked, grilledSausages and Luncheon Meats0.77 g
95. 95Kielbasa, fully cooked, pan-friedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.77 g
96. 96Pork braunschweigerSausages and Luncheon Meats0.77 g
97. 97Pork and beef Berliner sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.77 g
98. 98Smoked bratwurst, beef and porkSausages and Luncheon Meats0.77 g
99. 99Smoked Polish sausage, pork and beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.77 g
100. 100Beef bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.74 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.