Foods high in arginine

Tabasco pepper sauce tops the list with 0.52 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,868 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

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  1. 1Tabasco pepper sauceSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.52 g
  2. 2Soup, pea, green, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.43 g
  3. 3Soup, pea, split with ham, canned, chunky, ready-to-serveSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.41 g
  4. 4Soup, turkey, chunky, canned, ready-to-serveSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.39 g
  5. 5Chunky beef soup, canned, ready-to-serveSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.38 g
  6. 6Split pea soup with ham, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.37 g
  7. 7Split pea soup with ham, canned, with waterSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.37 g
  8. 8Chunky chicken soup, canned, ready-to-serveSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.37 g
  9. 9Canned green pea soup, with milkSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.36 g
  10. 10Chinese restaurant hot and sour soupSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.34 g
  11. 11Chicken and vegetable soup, canned, ready-to-serveSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.33 g
  12. 12Vegetable beef soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.33 g
  13. 13Bean and frankfurter soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.28 g
  14. 14Canned bean with frankfurters soup, with waterSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.28 g
  15. 15Chinese wonton soupSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.27 g
  16. 16Minestrone soup, canned, with waterSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.24 g
  17. 17Bean and pork soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.24 g
  18. 18Minestrone soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.24 g
  19. 19Beef noodle soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.24 g
  20. 20Chicken noodle soup mix, drySoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.23 g
  21. 21Turkey noodle soup, canned, with waterSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.23 g
  22. 22Ready-to-serve hot pepper sauceSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.23 g
  23. 23Chicken vegetable soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.23 g
  24. 24Chicken gumbo soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.22 g
  25. 25Canned chicken gumbo soup, with waterSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.22 g
  26. 26Turkey vegetable soup, canned, with waterSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.2 g
  27. 27Vegetable soup with beef broth, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.17 g
  28. 28Canned cream of chicken soup with milkSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.16 g
  29. 29Canned cream of potato soup, with milkSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.15 g
  30. 30Cream of chicken soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.15 g
  31. 31Canned cream of asparagus soup, with milkSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.14 g
  32. 32Cream of chicken soup, canned, with waterSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.14 g
  33. 33HEINZ Home Style savory beef gravySoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.14 g
  34. 34Vegetarian vegetable soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.14 g
  35. 35Chinese restaurant egg drop soupSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.14 g
  36. 36Canned cheese soup, with milkSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.13 g
  37. 37Soup, tomato, canned, prepared with equal volume low fat (2%) milkSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.13 g
  38. 38Tomato beef noodle soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.13 g
  39. 39Canned cream of celery soup, with milkSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.13 g
  40. 40Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, prepared with equal volume low fat (2%) milkSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.11 g
  41. 41Canned tomato bisque soup, with milkSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.11 g
  42. 42Canned cheese soup with waterSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.1 g
  43. 43Cream of potato soup, canned, with waterSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.1 g
  44. 44Canned cream of asparagus soup with waterSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.1 g
  45. 45Cream of asparagus soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.099 g
  46. 46Cream of potato soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.081 g
  47. 47Homemade medium white sauceSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.076 g
  48. 48Cream of celery soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.065 g
  49. 49Canned cream of celery soup, with waterSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.065 g
  50. 50Cream of mushroom soup, canned, condensedSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.062 g
  51. 51Canned condensed Campbell's Cream of Mushroom SoupSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.057 g
  52. 52Homemade thick white sauceSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.055 g
  53. 53Soup, tomato bisque, canned, prepared with equal volume waterSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.054 g
  54. 54Canned condensed tomato bisque soupSoups, Sauces, and Gravies0.053 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.