Arginine: Food

Intake recommendations of the German Nutrition Society (DGE) are not yet available for arginine.

Arginine content – given in mg – per 100 g of food.
Cereal products Fruit Fish
Wheat 620 Apple 8 Hake 1.070
Oats 850 Peach 17 Sole 1.140
Buckwheat 970 Strawberry 37 Plaice 1.150
Tangerine 44 Banana 54 Mackerel 1.160
Seeds and nuts Avocado 60 Redfish 1.190
Hazelnuts 2.030 Orange 73 Perch 1.240
Soybeans 2.200 Fig 90 Tuna 1.250
Wheat germ 2.250 Sardine 1.310
Almonds 2.750 Shrimp 1.740
Peanuts 3.460 Milk, dairy products, egg Salmon 1.330
Whipped cream 86
Vegetables and salads Milk, 3.5% fat 120 Miscellaneous
Tomato 18 Brie, 50 % F. i. Tr. 780 Baker’s yeast 730
Peppers 23 Gouda, 45 % F. i. Tr. 980
Cauliflower 110 Edam, 30 % F. i. Tr. 1.030
Leek 116 Egg 840
Potato 120
Spinach 130 Meat, poultry, sausages
Onion 160 Mutton 844
Broccoli 190 Viennese sausage 857
Brussels sprouts 280 Mettwurst 982
Kale 300 Liverwurst 987
Peas 1.060 Chicken, breast 1.350
Lenses 2.240 Pork liver 1.360
Soybeans 2.360 Cassock cold cuts 1.390
Pork 1.530
Veal 1.540
Beef 1.540

Note: Foods in bold are particularly rich in arginine.