Foods High in Arginine

Top arginine foods: Hemp seeds (4.55 g per 100 g), Peanuts (3.09 g). See all 123 foods ranked per serving and per 100 g. Data from USDA.

Foods high in arginine

Per serving. No daily amount is set, so bars compare each food with the top food.

Per 100 g. No daily amount is set, so bars compare each food with the top food.

Per 100 kcal: the same calories of each food, for a fair comparison. Bars compare each food with the top food.

Food labels have no Daily Value or Reference Intake for arginine, so the % compares each food with the top food.

  1. 1.SoybeansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (172 g)2.22 g
  2. 2.ShrimpSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)1.91 g
  3. 3.Chicken breastPoultry and Meats · per 4 oz (113 g)1.72 g
  4. 4.Chicken drumstickPoultry and Meats · per 1 drumstick with skin (133 g)1.68 g
  5. 5.Pumpkin seedsNuts and Seeds · per 1 oz (28 g)1.52 g
  6. 6.LentilsBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (198 g)1.38 g
  7. 7.ChickpeasBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (164 g)1.37 g
  8. 8.Hemp seedsNuts and Seeds · per 3 tbsp (30 g)1.37 g
  9. 9.SardinesSeafood · per 1 can (92 g)1.36 g
  10. 10.Ground beefPoultry and Meats · per 4 oz (113 g)1.26 g
  11. 11.MackerelSeafood · per 1 fillet (112 g)1.25 g
  12. 12.Fava beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (170 g)1.19 g
  13. 13.TunaSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)1.12 g
  14. 14.Adzuki beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (230 g)1.12 g
  15. 15.Ground lambPoultry and Meats · per 4 oz (113 g)1.11 g
  16. 16.Farmed Atlantic SalmonSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)1.04 g
  17. 17.Cranberry beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (177 g)1.02 g
  18. 18.Wild Atlantic SalmonSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)1.01 g
  19. 19.Mung beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (202 g)0.99 g
  20. 20.Black beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (172 g)0.94 g
  21. 21.HerringSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)0.91 g
  22. 22.Great northern beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (177 g)0.91 g
  23. 23.CodSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)0.91 g
  24. 24.Lima beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (188 g)0.9 g
  25. 25.PeanutsNuts and Seeds · per 1 oz (28 g)0.87 g
  1. 1.Pumpkin seedsNuts and Seeds5.35 g
  2. 2.Hemp seedsNuts and Seeds4.55 g
  3. 3.PeanutsNuts and Seeds3.09 g
  4. 4.Sesame seedsNuts and Seeds2.63 g
  5. 5.AlmondsNuts and Seeds2.47 g
  6. 6.Pine nutsNuts and Seeds2.41 g
  7. 7.Sunflower seedsNuts and Seeds2.4 g
  8. 8.WalnutsNuts and Seeds2.28 g
  9. 9.ShrimpSeafood2.25 g
  10. 10.HazelnutsNuts and Seeds2.21 g
  11. 11.Chia seedsNuts and Seeds2.14 g
  12. 12.Brazil nutsNuts and Seeds2.14 g
  13. 13.Pistachio nutsNuts and Seeds2.13 g
  14. 14.CashewsNuts and Seeds2.12 g
  15. 15.FlaxseedsNuts and Seeds1.93 g
  16. 16.Chicken breastPoultry and Meats1.52 g
  17. 17.SardinesSeafood1.47 g
  18. 18.Macadamia nutsNuts and Seeds1.4 g
  19. 19.TunaSeafood1.32 g
  20. 20.SoybeansBeans and Legumes1.29 g
  21. 21.Chicken drumstickPoultry and Meats1.26 g
  22. 22.Farmed Atlantic SalmonSeafood1.22 g
  23. 23.OatsGrains1.19 g
  24. 24.Wild Atlantic SalmonSeafood1.19 g
  25. 25.PecansNuts and Seeds1.18 g
  1. 1.ShrimpSeafood1.89 g
  2. 2.CodSeafood1.3 g
  3. 3.TunaSeafood1.28 g
  4. 4.Chicken breastPoultry and Meats1.27 g
  5. 5.Pumpkin seedsNuts and Seeds0.96 g
  6. 6.ScallopsSeafood0.94 g
  7. 7.OystersSeafood0.85 g
  8. 8.Wild Atlantic SalmonSeafood0.84 g
  9. 9.Hemp seedsNuts and Seeds0.82 g
  10. 10.ChivesHerbs and spices0.79 g
  11. 11.Chicken drumstickPoultry and Meats0.79 g
  12. 12.SoybeansBeans and Legumes0.75 g
  13. 13.SardinesSeafood0.71 g
  14. 14.SpinachVegetables0.7 g
  15. 15.HerringSeafood0.68 g
  16. 16.Bok choyVegetables0.65 g
  17. 17.Fava beansBeans and Legumes0.64 g
  18. 18.BroccoliVegetables0.62 g
  19. 19.LentilsBeans and Legumes0.6 g
  20. 20.Farmed Atlantic SalmonSeafood0.59 g
  21. 21.EggsEggs and Dairy0.57 g
  22. 22.PeanutsNuts and Seeds0.54 g
  23. 23.MackerelSeafood0.54 g
  24. 24.ChickpeasBeans and Legumes0.51 g
  25. 25.BasilHerbs and spices0.51 g

Draft: content follows in phase 4.