Arginine Rich Pork

Welcome to the list of the top 100 pork highest in arginine content. Where the amount of arginine ranges from 2.51 g to 1.67 g per 100g. The top pork is Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved with the highest arginine content, which in 100g contains 2.51 g of arginine.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved has a nutritional value score of 14.00 out of 100.

Other important and arginine related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved, which is the top of the pork list for arginine content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 476.00 kcal (24% RDA), the amount of Protein is 39.01 g (70% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 34.12 g (52% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.48 g. 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 Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved from the list of pork.

Top Twenty List - Highest arginine Content per 100g

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

1. Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved 2.51g
2. Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, broiled, pan-fried or roasted, reduced sodium 2.40g
3. Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked 2.31g
4. Pork, cured, bacon, pre-sliced, cooked, pan-fried 2.20g
5. Pork, ground, 96% lean / 4% fat, cooked, pan-broiled 2.07g
6. Pork, fresh, loin, sirloin (chops), bone-in, separable lean only, cooked, braised 2.00g
7. Pork, fresh, loin, center loin (chops), boneless, separable lean only, cooked, pan-broiled 2.00g
8. Pork, Leg sirloin tip roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised 2.00g
9. Pork, ground, 96% lean / 4% fat, cooked, crumbles 1.99g
10. Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (chops), boneless, separable lean only, cooked, braised 1.97g
11. Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (chops), boneless, separable lean only, cooked, pan-fried 1.96g
12. Pork, fresh, loin, sirloin (roasts), boneless, separable lean only, cooked, roasted 1.96g
13. Pork, fresh, loin, center loin (chops), bone-in, separable lean only, cooked, braised 1.95g
14. Pork, fresh, loin, sirloin (roasts), boneless, separable lean and fat, cooked, roasted 1.91g
15. Pork, fresh, loin, center loin (chops), bone-in, separable lean only, cooked, pan-fried 1.91g
16. Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (chops), boneless, separable lean and fat, cooked, pan-fried 1.89g
17. Pork, fresh, loin, sirloin (chops), bone-in, separable lean only, cooked, broiled 1.89g
18. Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled 1.89g
19. Pork, fresh, loin, country-style ribs, separable lean only, bone-in, cooked, roasted 1.88g
20. Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (chops), boneless, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised 1.88g

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 Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (chops), boneless, separable lean only, cooked, pan-fried which contains 2.78 g in 1.000 chop (or 142.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 244.24 kcal (12% RDA), the Protein content is 43.25 g (77% RDA), the Total Fat content is 6.56 g (10% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 0 g.

Grams of arginine in pork (per 100g)

The list below gives the total arginine content in the top 100 items from the general description 'pork' each of which show the arginine amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 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 food items which are raw is 1 item. The highest amount of arginine from the 1 raw items is in Pork, cured, ham, center slice, country-style, separable lean only, raw where the content is 1.81 g per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 96 items. The highest amount of arginine from the 96 cooked items is in Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved where the amount is 2.51 g per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked pork shows that cooking can change the levels of arginine by 0.7 g in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary