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Top 50 Foods Highest in Arginine

Ranked by Arginine content per 100g edible portion. Data from USDA FoodData Central.

Arginine: benefits, deficiency & absorption tips

#1 Highest

Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat

7.44 g

Foods ranked

50

with Arginine data

Complete Ranking — Arginine per 100g

# Food Arginine (g)
1 Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat 7.44
2 Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless) vs #1 6.73
3 Soy protein isolate vs #1 6.67
4 Soy protein isolate, potassium type vs #1 6.67
5 Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted (glandless) vs #1 6.63
6 Gelatins, dry powder, unsweetened vs #1 6.62
7 Peanut flour, defatted vs #1 6.24
8 Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted vs #1 5.98
9 Seeds, cottonseed flour, partially defatted (glandless) vs #1 5.53
10 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried vs #1 5.35
11 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, with salt added vs #1 5.28
12 Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, without salt vs #1 5.28
13 Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted vs #1 5.07
14 Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat vs #1 4.94
15 Seeds, watermelon seed kernels, dried vs #1 4.90
16 Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced vs #1 4.89
17 Nuts, butternuts, dried vs #1 4.86
18 Snacks, pork skins, plain vs #1 4.84
19 Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced vs #1 4.81
20 Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame, added phosphorus, potassium, sodium, vitamin C vs #1 4.78
21 Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame, no added sodium vs #1 4.78
22 Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 4.66
23 Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction vs #1 4.64
24 Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash vs #1 4.64
25 Seeds, sesame flour, high-fat vs #1 4.57
26 Seeds, hemp seed, hulled vs #1 4.55
27 Snacks, pork skins, barbecue-flavor vs #1 4.55
28 Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced vs #1 4.49
29 Egg, white, dried vs #1 4.41
30 Seeds, cottonseed kernels, roasted (glandless) vs #1 4.40
31 Beverages, Protein powder soy based vs #1 4.27
32 Seaweed, spirulina, dried vs #1 4.15
33 Peanut flour, low fat vs #1 4.04
34 Flour, soy, defatted vs #1 3.93
35 Lupins, mature seeds, raw vs #1 3.88
36 Seeds, safflower seed meal, partially defatted vs #1 3.85
37 Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 3.84
38 Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted vs #1 3.76
39 Soy flour, defatted vs #1 3.65
40 Nuts, walnuts, black, dried vs #1 3.62
41 Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 3.61
42 Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, partially dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 3.52
43 Soy meal, defatted, raw vs #1 3.49
44 Sea lion, Steller, liver (Alaska Native) vs #1 3.40
45 Spices, garlic powder vs #1 3.37
46 Peanuts, spanish, oil-roasted, with salt vs #1 3.35
47 Peanuts, spanish, oil-roasted, without salt vs #1 3.35
48 Peanut butter, creamy vs #1 3.32
49 Seeds, sesame seed kernels, dried (decorticated) vs #1 3.25
50 Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, with salt vs #1 3.25

* All values per 100g edible portion. % Daily Values based on FDA 2020 (2,000 kcal diet). Rankings update automatically when USDA data is refreshed.