Foods sorted by arginine content (g) divided by energy (kcal).
| Food |
arginine (g)/energy (kcal) |
| Seaweed, spirulina, dried |
0.0143 |
| Lupins, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0140 |
| Watercress, raw |
0.0136 |
| Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, without salt |
0.0092 |
| Tofu, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) |
0.0092 |
| Seeds, hemp seed, hulled |
0.0082 |
| Spices, fenugreek seed |
0.0076 |
| Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0075 |
| Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0073 |
| Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed |
0.0072 |
| Tofu, soft, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) |
0.0071 |
| Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw |
0.0065 |
| Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0064 |
| Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0063 |
| Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry |
0.0062 |
| Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0060 |
| Edamame, frozen, prepared |
0.0060 |
| Nuts, walnuts, black, dried |
0.0058 |
| Egg, whole, raw, fresh |
0.0057 |
| Broccoli, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0057 |
| Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, raw |
0.0056 |
| Peanuts, all types, raw |
0.0054 |
| Lentils, pink or red, raw |
0.0054 |
| Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids |
0.0053 |
| Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0050 |
