Foods high in arginine

Raw lupin beans tops the list with 7 g per serving. Ranked from 4,868 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

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  1. 1Raw lupin beansLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (180 g)7 g
  2. 2Soybeans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (186 g)5.9 g
  3. 3Butternuts, driedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (120 g)5.8 g
  4. 4Dried egg whites, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, sifted (107 g)5.2 g
  5. 5Cottonseed flour, partially defatted, glandlessNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (94 g)5.2 g
  6. 6Egg white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, sifted (107 g)5.1 g
  7. 7Oil-roasted Spanish peanuts, saltedLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (147 g)4.9 g
  8. 8Spanish peanuts, oil-roasted, without saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (147 g)4.9 g
  9. 9Soybeans, roasted, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (172 g)4.7 g
  10. 10Soybeans, roasted, saltedLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (172 g)4.7 g
  11. 11Peanuts, oil-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup, chopped (144 g)4.7 g
  12. 12Peanuts, oil-roasted, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup, (144 g)4.7 g
  13. 13Valencia peanuts, oil-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (144 g)4.7 g
  14. 14Valencia peanuts, oil-roasted, without saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (144 g)4.7 g
  15. 15Spirulina, driedVegetables and Vegetable Products · 1 cup (112 g)4.6 g
  16. 16Spanish peanuts, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (146 g)4.6 g
  17. 17Raw peanutsLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (146 g)4.5 g
  18. 18Virginia peanuts, oil-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (143 g)4.4 g
  19. 19Virginia peanuts, oil-roasted, without saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (143 g)4.4 g
  20. 20Virginia peanuts, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (146 g)4.4 g
  21. 21Valencia peanuts, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (146 g)4.4 g
  22. 22Defatted soy meal, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (122 g)4.3 g
  23. 23Cooked whelkFinfish and Shellfish Products · 3 oz (85 g)4.2 g
  24. 24Dry-roasted peanuts, without saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (146 g)4.1 g
  25. 25Oil roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (134 g)4 g
  26. 26Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (134 g)4 g
  27. 27Chickpeas, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (200 g)3.9 g
  28. 28Oil roasted almonds, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup whole kernels (157 g)3.9 g
  29. 29Oil roasted almonds, saltedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup whole kernels (157 g)3.9 g
  30. 30Oil roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup whole kernels (157 g)3.9 g
  31. 31Defatted soy flourLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (105 g)3.8 g
  32. 32TGI Friday's classic sirloin steakRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (176 g)3.8 g
  33. 33Carrabba's chicken parmesanRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (339 g)3.8 g
  34. 34Defatted peanut flourLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (60 g)3.7 g
  35. 35Raw split green peasLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (196 g)3.7 g
  36. 36Pink or red lentils, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (192 g)3.7 g
  37. 37Raw hyacinth beansLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (210 g)3.7 g
  38. 38Raw lentilsLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (192 g)3.7 g
  39. 39Raw fava beansLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (150 g)3.6 g
  40. 40Mung beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (207 g)3.5 g
  41. 41Sirloin steakRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (166 g)3.5 g
  42. 42Winged beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (182 g)3.4 g
  43. 43Mungo beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (207 g)3.4 g
  44. 44Cracker Barrel grilled sirloin steakRestaurant Foods · 1 steak (151 g)3.4 g
  45. 45Partially defatted sunflower seed flourNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (64 g)3.2 g
  46. 46Atlantic cod, dried and saltedFinfish and Shellfish Products · 3 oz (85 g)3.2 g
  47. 47Applebee's 9 oz house sirloin steakRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (157 g)2.9 g
  48. 48Raw white beansLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (202 g)2.9 g
  49. 49Raw royal red kidney beansLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (184 g)2.9 g
  50. 50Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (144 g)2.9 g
  51. 51Mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (144 g)2.9 g
  52. 52Oil roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (135 g)2.9 g
  53. 53Sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (135 g)2.9 g
  54. 54Soybeans, dry roastedLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (93 g)2.9 g
  55. 55Yardlong beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (167 g)2.8 g
  56. 56Small white beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (215 g)2.8 g
  57. 57Chicken parmesan without pastaRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (301 g)2.8 g
  58. 58Cranberry beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (195 g)2.8 g
  59. 59California red kidney beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (184 g)2.8 g
  60. 60Lupins, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (166 g)2.8 g
  61. 61Boiled lupin beans, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (166 g)2.8 g
  62. 62Raw catjang cowpeasLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (167 g)2.8 g
  63. 63Meat extenderLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (88 g)2.7 g
  64. 64Pink beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (210 g)2.7 g
  65. 65Blackeye cowpeas, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (167 g)2.7 g
  66. 66Raw kidney beansLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (184 g)2.7 g
  67. 67Yellow beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (196 g)2.7 g
  68. 68Green soybeans, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products · 1 cup (256 g)2.7 g
  69. 69Pigeon peas, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (205 g)2.7 g
  70. 70Toasted wheat germ cereal, plainBreakfast Cereals · 1 cup (113 g)2.7 g
  71. 71Olive Garden chicken parmigianaRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (304 g)2.6 g
  72. 72Whole egg, dried, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, sifted (85 g)2.6 g
  73. 73Dried whole eggsDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, sifted (85 g)2.6 g
  74. 74Cracker Barrel farm raised catfishRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (178 g)2.6 g
  75. 75KFC Original Recipe Fried Chicken Breast, skin and breadingFast Foods · 1 breast, with skin (212 g)2.6 g
  76. 76Black beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (194 g)2.6 g
  77. 77Red kidney beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (184 g)2.6 g
  78. 78Baby lima beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (202 g)2.6 g
  79. 79KFC, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Breast, meat and skin with breadingFast Foods · 1 breast, with skin (212 g)2.5 g
  80. 80Applebee's chicken tendersRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (209 g)2.5 g
  81. 81Oil roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup, whole (129 g)2.5 g
  82. 82Cashews, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup, whole (129 g)2.5 g
  83. 83Adzuki beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (197 g)2.5 g
  84. 84Wendy's Classic Double with cheeseFast Foods · 1 item (310 g)2.5 g
  85. 85Restaurant chicken tendersRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (201 g)2.5 g
  86. 86TGI Friday's chicken fingersRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (225 g)2.5 g
  87. 87Great northern beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (183 g)2.5 g
  88. 88Low-fat peanut flourLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (60 g)2.4 g
  89. 89Black turtle beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (184 g)2.4 g
  90. 90Denny's chicken stripsRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (194 g)2.4 g
  91. 91Popeyes mild fried chicken breast, with breadingFast Foods · 1 breast, with skin (194 g)2.4 g
  92. 92Large lima beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (178 g)2.3 g
  93. 93KFC Original Recipe Fried Chicken Breast, meat onlyFast Foods · 1 breast without skin (152 g)2.3 g
  94. 94Full-fat soy flour, roastedLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup, stirred (85 g)2.3 g
  95. 95Full-fat soy flour, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup, stirred (84 g)2.3 g
  96. 96Chicken tendersFast Foods · 1 serving (184 g)2.2 g
  97. 97Incaparina dry mix, unpreparedBreakfast Cereals · 1 cup (128 g)2.2 g
  98. 98Soybeans, boiled, without saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (172 g)2.2 g
  99. 99Soybeans, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (172 g)2.2 g
  100. 100Burger King Whopper, with cheeseFast Foods · 1 item (316 g)2.2 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.