Arginine Rich Vegetables

Welcome to the list of the top 100 vegetables highest in arginine content. Where the amount of arginine ranges from 1.04 g to 0.14 g per 100g. The top vegetable is Soybeans, green, raw with the highest arginine content, which in 100g contains 1.04 g of arginine.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Soybeans, green, raw has a nutritional value score of 19.00 out of 100.

Other important and arginine related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Soybeans, green, raw, which is the top of the vegetables list for arginine content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 147.00 kcal (7% RDA), the amount of Protein is 12.95 g (23% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 6.80 g (10% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 11.05 g (9% 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 Soybeans, green, raw from the list of vegetables.

Top Twenty List - Highest arginine Content per 100g

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

1. Soybeans, green, raw 1.04g
2. Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0.99g
3. Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0.99g
4. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw 0.91g
5. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried 0.91g
6. Peas, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0.63g
7. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt 0.63g
8. Peas, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0.63g
9. Garlic, raw 0.63g
10. Lentils, sprouted, raw 0.61g
11. Lentils, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt 0.60g
12. Lentils, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, without salt 0.60g
13. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed 0.59g
14. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt 0.59g
15. Drumstick leaves, raw 0.53g
16. Peas, mature seeds, sprouted, raw 0.48g
17. Lima beans, immature seeds, raw 0.46g
18. Lima beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0.46g
19. Broadbeans, immature seeds, raw 0.46g
20. Lima beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0.46g

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 Soybeans, green, raw which contains 2.66 g in 1.000 cup (or 256.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 376.32 kcal (19% RDA), the Protein content is 33.15 g (59% RDA), the Total Fat content is 17.41 g (27% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 28.29 g (22% RDA).

Grams of arginine in vegetables (per 100g)

The list below gives the total arginine content in the top 100 items from the general description 'vegetables' 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 38 items. The highest amount of arginine from the 38 raw items is in Soybeans, green, raw where the content is 1.04 g per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 53 items. The highest amount of arginine from the 53 cooked items is in Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt where the amount is 0.99 g per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked vegetables shows that cooking can change the levels of arginine by 0.05 g in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary