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Amino Acids (per gN)

Foods Highest in Arginine

Top 50 Australian foods ranked by arginine content per 100g, sourced from the AFCD.

Amino Acids (per gN)Unit: mg/gN per 100g
50
Foods ranked
962 mg/gN
Highest per 100g

Number one

Parsnip, peeled, fresh, raw

Vegetable products and dishes

962mg/gN per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

FoodGroupmg/gN/100g
1Parsnip, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes962
2SultanaFruit products and dishes867
3Nut, walnut, raw, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes853
4Coconut, grated & desiccatedSeed and nut products and dishes851
5Seed, sesame, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes814
6Taro, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes788
7Onion, mature, brown skinned, peeled, rawVegetable products and dishes784
8Onion, mature, white skinned, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes732
9Pea, green, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes716
10Nut, peanut, with skin, raw, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes706
11Nut, cashew, raw, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes625
12Bean, broad, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes611
13Bean, broad, driedVegetable products and dishes611
14Nut, almond mealSeed and nut products and dishes598
15Seed, sunflowerSeed and nut products and dishes598
16Nut, almond, with skin, raw, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes598
17Kiwifruit, green (hayward), peeled, rawFruit products and dishes564
18Lentil, green, hulled, dryLegume and pulse products and dishes546
19Lentil, red, hulled, dryLegume and pulse products and dishes546
20Lentil, French, hulled, dryLegume and pulse products and dishes546
21Gelatine, all typesMiscellaneous539
22Mandarin, peeled, rawFruit products and dishes538
23Orange, navel, peeled, rawFruit products and dishes537
24Rice, brown, uncookedCereals and cereal products503
25Rice, brown, boiled, no added saltCereals and cereal products503
26Bean, soya (soy), driedLegume and pulse products and dishes491
27Bean, soya (soy), dried, boiled, drainedLegume and pulse products and dishes491
28Goat, forequarter, lean, baked, no added fatMeat, poultry and game products and dishes470
29Goat, forequarter, lean, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes456
30Pumpkin, golden nugget, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes454
31Pumpkin, butternut, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes454
32Pumpkin, jarrahdale, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes454
33Pumpkin, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes454
34Pumpkin, Queensland blue, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes454
35Egg, chicken, yolk, hard-boiledEgg products and dishes452
36Egg, chicken, yolk, rawEgg products and dishes452
37Goat, leg, lean, baked, no added fatMeat, poultry and game products and dishes444
38Breakfast cereal, wheat bran, flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Kellogg's Bran Flakes)Cereals and cereal products438
39Wheat bran, unprocessed, uncookedCereals and cereal products438
40Squid or calamari, rawFish and seafood products and dishes430
41Goat, leg, lean, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes426
42Goat, loin, lean, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes423
43Oats, rolled, uncookedCereals and cereal products422
44Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fatMeat, poultry and game products and dishes420
45Venison, mince, premium, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes420
46Venison, leg medallion, lean, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes420
47Brussels sprout, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes418
48Bar, muesli, plain or with dried fruitConfectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars417
49Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, baked, no added fatMeat, poultry and game products and dishes417
50Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes414
Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

All nutrients
Highest in CalciumHighest in IronHighest in ProteinHighest in Vitamin CHighest in FibreHighest in PotassiumHighest in ZincHighest in MagnesiumHighest in SodiumHighest in FolateHighest in CholesterolHighest in Sugar

Source

Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) Release 3, FSANZ. All values per 100g of edible portion. Rankings exclude foods where arginine value is zero or not measured.