Arginine Rich Cakes

Welcome to the list of the top 25 cakes highest in arginine content. Where the amount of arginine ranges from 0.46 g to 0.21 g per 100g. The top cake is Cake, angelfood, dry mix with the highest arginine content, which in 100g contains 0.46 g of arginine.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Cake, angelfood, dry mix has a nutritional value score of 13.00 out of 100.

Other important and arginine related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Cake, angelfood, dry mix, which is the top of the cakes list for arginine content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 366.00 kcal (18% RDA), the amount of Protein is 6.40 g (11% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 0.27 g and the amount of Carbohydrate is 86.13 g (66% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the arginine content in Cake, angelfood, dry mix from the list of cakes.

Top Twenty List - Highest arginine Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for arginine in cakes for the top 20 cakes. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Cake, angelfood, dry mix 0.46g
2. Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe 0.40g
3. Cake, angelfood, dry mix, prepared 0.32g
4. Coffeecake, cinnamon with crumb topping, commercially prepared, unenriched 0.31g
5. Coffeecake, cinnamon with crumb topping, commercially prepared, enriched 0.31g
6. Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared 0.30g
7. Coffeecake, cheese 0.30g
8. Cookies, fudge, cake-type (includes trolley cakes) 0.27g
9. Cake, sponge, commercially prepared 0.26g
10. Cake, pound, commercially prepared, fat-free 0.26g
11. Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared 0.26g
12. Cheesecake commercially prepared 0.25g
13. Cake, pound, commercially prepared, other than all butter, enriched 0.25g
14. Coffeecake, fruit 0.25g
15. Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting 0.25g
16. Cake, pound, commercially prepared, other than all butter, unenriched 0.25g
17. Cake, yellow, prepared from recipe without frosting 0.24g
18. Cake, white, prepared from recipe without frosting 0.24g
19. Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe 0.24g
20. Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 0.23g

Highest Amount of arginine per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high arginine foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the arginine nutritional content.

The food with the highest arginine content per typical serving is Cake, chocolate, commercially prepared with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery which contains 0.29 g in 1.000 piece (1/12 of a cake) (or 138.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 536.82 kcal (27% RDA), the Protein content is 4.8 g (9% RDA), the Total Fat content is 27.67 g (43% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 72.92 g (56% RDA).

Grams of arginine in cakes (per 100g)

The list below gives the total arginine content in the top 25 items from the general description 'cakes' each of which show the arginine amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 25 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of arginine can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total number of frozen food items is 1. The highest amount of arginine from the 1 frozen items is in Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) where the arginine content is 0.23 g per 100g.

Nutritional Information Summary