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Foods High in Arginine

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Key takeaways

  • Seeds Cottonseed Meal has the most arginine per 100 g among whole foods, at 6.63 g.
  • Per 100 calories, Crustaceans Lobster ranks first at 1.97 g.

Top sources per 100 grams

The most concentrated sources by weight. Fortified products, supplements, and spices are excluded so the ranking reflects commonly eaten foods.

  1. 1Seeds Cottonseed Meal6.63 g / 100 g
  2. 2Peanut Flour Defatted6.24 g / 100 g
  3. 3Seeds Cottonseed Flour6.13 g / 100 g
  4. 4Seeds Sesame Flour5.99 g / 100 g
  5. 5Seeds Pumpkin And Squash Seed Kernels5.28 g / 100 g
  6. 6Seeds Sunflower Seed Flour5.07 g / 100 g
  7. 7Seeds Watermelon Seed Kernels4.9 g / 100 g
  8. 8Nuts Butternuts4.86 g / 100 g
  9. 9Seeds Hemp Seed4.55 g / 100 g
  10. 10Seeds Cottonseed Kernels4.4 g / 100 g
  11. 11Peanut Flour Low Fat4.04 g / 100 g
  12. 12Seeds Safflower Seed Meal3.85 g / 100 g
  13. 13Soy Flour Defatted3.65 g / 100 g
  14. 14Flour Soy3.44 g / 100 g
  15. 15Peanuts Spanish3.35 g / 100 g
  16. 16Peanut Butter Creamy3.32 g / 100 g
  17. 17Peanuts Oil-Roasted3.25 g / 100 g
  18. 18Peanuts Valencia3.23 g / 100 g
  19. 19Peanuts Virginia3.09 g / 100 g
  20. 20Peanuts3.08 g / 100 g
  21. 21Egg Stabilized3.08 g / 100 g
  22. 22Seeds Pumpkin And Squash Seeds3.05 g / 100 g
  23. 23Peanuts Dry-Roasted2.83 g / 100 g
  24. 24Peanut Butter Smooth Style2.77 g / 100 g
  25. 25Almond Butter Creamy2.77 g / 100 g

Top sources per 100 calories

The same catalog ranked by nutrient density per calorie, which is useful when working within a calorie budget.

  1. 1Crustaceans Lobster1.97 g / 100 kcal
  2. 2Peanut Flour Defatted1.91 g / 100 kcal
  3. 3Crustaceans Crab1.82 g / 100 kcal
  4. 4Seeds Cottonseed Meal1.81 g / 100 kcal
  5. 5Crustaceans Crayfish1.81 g / 100 kcal
  6. 6Mollusks Whelk1.8 g / 100 kcal
  7. 7Crustaceans Shrimp1.77 g / 100 kcal
  8. 8Seeds Cottonseed Flour1.77 g / 100 kcal
  9. 9Seaweed Spirulina1.64 g / 100 kcal
  10. 10Crustaceans Spiny Lobster1.61 g / 100 kcal
  11. 11Seeds Sunflower Seed Flour1.56 g / 100 kcal
  12. 12Fish Haddock1.53 g / 100 kcal
  13. 13Turkey Fat Free1.52 g / 100 kcal
  14. 14Mollusks Cuttlefish1.49 g / 100 kcal
  15. 15Seeds Sesame Flour1.45 g / 100 kcal
  16. 16Spinach Or Leaf1.44 g / 100 kcal
  17. 17Game Meat Elk1.42 g / 100 kcal
  18. 18Fish Cod1.42 g / 100 kcal
  19. 19Game Meat Moose1.41 g / 100 kcal
  20. 20Mollusks Clam1.41 g / 100 kcal
  21. 21Lupins Mature Seeds1.4 g / 100 kcal
  22. 22Fish Rockfish1.39 g / 100 kcal
  23. 23Game Meat Goat1.39 g / 100 kcal
  24. 24Game Meat Deer1.38 g / 100 kcal
  25. 25Ostrich Inside Leg1.38 g / 100 kcal

Food values compiled from public nutrition databases and published research. Rankings exclude fortified products and supplements to reflect whole foods.