	Weight (gm)	Free Arginine	Lysine (mg)	Arginine (mg)	Ratio Lys/Arg
Sesame seeds	150	3750	1240	4990	0.25
Peanuts	144	3600	1450	5050	0.29
Pumpkin seeds & squash	140	3040	2530	5570	0.45
Almonds	142	2594	946	3540	0.27
Brazil nuts	140	2593	757	3350	0.23
Walnuts	100	2054	466	2520	0.18
Hazelnuts	135	2021	459	2480	0.19
Pistachios, shelled	128	1150	1640	2790	0.59
Pine nuts	28	1074	256	1330	0.19
Pecans	108	875	315	1190	0.26
Snails	85	850	1250	2100	0.60
Macadamia nuts	134	766	434	1200	0.36
Squash, winter	205	688	902	1590	0.57
Wheat germ	180	460	1330	1790	0.74
Peanut butter	15	437	176	613	0.29
Coconut, shredded	80	319	118	437	0.27
Tahini	15	296	82	378	0.22
Hickory nuts	15	228	70	298	0.23
Cashews	160	224	246	470	0.52
Chestnuts, fresh	160	224	246	470	0.52
Onions, mature	160	172	90	262	0.34
Peas, green	146	162	463	625	0.74
Rutabaga	140	152	55	207	0.27
Oats, puffed	28.4	145	175	320	0.55
Bran flakes	47	137	177	314	0.56
Yams	200	102	89	191	0.47
Orange juice	248	95	22	117	0.19
Grape juice	253	94	25	119	0.21
Plantain	148	71	89	160	0.56
Wheat flakes	33	70	101	171	0.59
Oatmeal	234	69	78	147	0.53
Wheat granules	28.4	68	101	169	0.60
Cream of wheat	251	68	98	166	0.59
Tangerine juice	247	67	17	84	0.20
Wheat, shredded	23.6	54	79	133	0.59
Grapes, adherent skin	160	54	24	78	0.31
Brussels sprouts	88	48	130	178	0.73
Corn, puffed	28.4	47	65	112	0.58
Corn grits	242	46	68	114	0.60
Wheat, puffed	12	36	49	85	0.58
Rice, puffed	14	35	38	73	0.52
Blackberries	145	32	17	49	0.35
Blueberries	145	32	17	49	0.35
Elderberries	145	30	38	68	0.56
Grapes, slip skin	153	29	13	42	0.31
Watercress	104	28	172	200	0.86
Mushrooms	70	24	48	72	0.67
Orange	180	23	62	85	0.73
Chicken gizzard	37	19	465	484	0.96
Minestrone soup	241	15	183	198	0.92
Cucumber	104	14	22	36	0.61
Garlic	3	11	8	19	0.42
Shrimp	85	10	1500	1510	0.99
Crab	85	10	1350	1360	0.99
Lima beans, cooked	170	10	765	775	0.99
Tomato soup	244	10	51	61	0.84
Tangerine	116	10	27	37	0.73
Eggplant	82	8	42	50	0.84
Cabbage, common	70	8	40	48	0.83
pea soup w/ham	253	7	696	703	0.99
Swiss chard	36	6	36	42	0.86
Dates	83	5	50	55	0.91
Egg Yolk	17	4	189	193	0.98
Broccoli	88	4	124	128	0.97
Carrots	110	4	44	48	0.92
Peppers, sweet	100	4	38	42	0.90
Okra	100	2	82	84	0.98
Strawberries	149	2	37	39	0.95
Radish	45	2	16	18	0.89
Onions, green	100	2	4	6	0.67
Mayonnaise	185	0	1400	1400	1.00
Vegetarian vegetable soup	241	0	99	99	1.00
Beet greens	38	0	20	20	1.00
Endive	50	0	32	32	1.00
Leeks	124	0	97	97	1.00
Pumpkin	245	0	96	96	1.00
Loquat	16	-1	2	1	2.00
Banana	175	-1	55	54	1.02
Guava	112	-2	21	19	1.11
Turnip greens	55	-2	54	52	1.04
Asparagus	134	-2	194	192	1.01
Cabbage, chinese	70	-3	62	59	1.05
Peach	115	-4	20	16	1.25
Oat flakes	48	-4	583	579	1.01
Butter	14.1	-5	9	4	2.25
Watermelon	160	-5	99	94	1.05
Sweet potato	130	-5	105	100	1.05
Margarine	14.1	-6	9	3	3.00
Cream of potato soup	244	-7	83	76	1.09
Fig	65	-8	19	11	1.73
Celery	120	-8	32	24	1.33
Lettuce, romaine	56	-8	58	50	1.16
Lettuce, iceberg	75	-8	60	52	1.15
Spinach	55	-8	98	90	1.09
Whole Egg, dried	5	-8	155	147	1.05
Apple	150	-9	17	8	2.13
Kale	67	-9	132	123	1.07
Corn	154	-10	210	200	1.05
Pear	180	-11	23	12	1.92
Pineapple	155	-11	39	28	1.39
Egg White	33	-11	206	195	1.06
Oysters	84	-11	444	433	1.03
Applesauce, unsweetened	244	-12	24	12	2.00
Cauliflower	100	-12	108	96	1.13
Persimmon	200	-13	55	42	1.31
Crabapple, slices	110	-14	28	14	2.00
Tomato	123	-14	41	27	1.52
Cream of celery soup	244	-14	73	59	1.24
Vienna sausage	16	-14	127	113	1.12
Turnips	130	-16	47	31	1.52
Plum	5.5	-16	90	74	1.22
Coffee Cream	15	-17	32	15	2.13
Green beans	110	-17	97	80	1.21
Chicken rice soup	241	-17	251	234	1.07
Apple, dried	64	-18	37	19	1.95
Tomato juice	243	-18	54	36	1.50
Chicken heart	6.1	-18	79	61	1.30
Kielbasa	28	-19	286	267	1.07
Squash, summer	130	-20	85	65	1.31
Scallops	85	-20	1060	1040	1.02
New England Clam Chowder	244	-22	251	229	1.10
Whole Egg	50	-22	410	388	1.06
Frankfurter, beef and por	45	-25	407	382	1.07
Cream of Asparagus soup	244	-27	112	85	1.32
Pork and beef sausage	13	-30	141	111	1.27
Salami, hard	10	-30	182	152	1.20
Abalone	85	-30	1090	1060	1.03
Peach, dried	130	-31	151	120	1.26
Cream of Mushroom soup	244	-32	127	95	1.34
Chicken gumbo	244	-39	161	122	1.32
Caviar, black and red	16	-39	293	254	1.15
Apricot, dried	35	-40	89	49	1.82
Clams	180	-40	1720	1680	1.02
Braunschweiger	28	-41	258	217	1.19
Beets	136	-42	72	30	2.40
Papaya	454	-46	76	30	2.53
Mango	300	-46	85	39	2.18
Whey, dry, sweet	7.5	-49	77	28	2.75
Cream of chicken soup	244	-49	215	166	1.30
Bologna, beef	28	-49	254	205	1.24
Potato	150	-50	190	140	1.36
Bologna, beef and pork	28	-52	250	198	1.26
Turkey noodle soup	244	-53	212	159	1.33
Chicken noodle soup	241	-53	219	166	1.32
Polish sausage	28	-53	315	262	1.20
Apricot	114	-55	103	48	2.15
Brotwurst	28	-55	323	268	1.21
Pork sausage	28	-56	252	196	1.29
Bologna, pork	28	-56	341	285	1.20
Chicken liver	32	-58	410	352	1.16
Pear, dried	175	-60	116	56	2.07
Human Milk	246	-63	168	105	1.60
Beef noodle soup	244	-63	261	198	1.32
Mortadella	28	-67	358	291	1.23
Collards	186	-68	140	72	1.94
Potato, baking	202	-69	283	214	1.32
Avocado	272	-70	189	119	1.59
Pastrami	28	-73	375	302	1.24
Frankfurter, beef	45	-75	389	314	1.24
Lentil sprouts	77	-78	548	470	1.17
Beef smoked, chopped	28	-81	467	386	1.21
Whipped Cream, pressurize	60	-82	152	70	2.17
Tomato paste	262	-82	282	200	1.41
Vegetable w/beef soup	244	-83	344	261	1.32
Black bean soup	247	-84	415	331	1.25
Bean w/ frankfurters soup	250	-84	415	331	1.25
Chicken neck	79	-86	298	212	1.41
Summer sausage	23	-90	318	228	1.39
Sherbet	193	-93	171	78	2.19
Fig, dried	189	-97	228	131	1.74
Liver cheese	28	-97	334	237	1.41
Cream Cheese	28	-111	192	81	2.37
Chicken wing	90	-113	698	585	1.19
Parmesan Cheese, grated	5	-115	192	77	2.49
Beef, dried	28	-116	673	557	1.21
Duck liver	44	-119	624	505	1.24
Soybean sprouts	70	-120	386	266	1.45
Gjetost Cheese	28	-138	231	93	2.48
Neufchatel Cheese	28	-146	253	107	2.36
Liver	113	-150	1570	1420	1.11
Knockwurst	68	-152	634	482	1.32
Ice Cream, rich	148	-177	327	150	2.18
Anchovy, in oit, drained	20	-185	531	346	1.53
Sardines, in oil, drained	24	-188	542	354	1.53
Chicken back	177	-190	1090	900	1.21
Bratwurst, ckd	85	-204	910	706	1.29
Ice Cream	133	-207	381	174	2.19
Whipping Cream, heavy	238	-210	387	177	2.19
Goose liver	94	-217	1160	943	1.23
Ice Milk	131	-222	409	187	2.19
Whipping Cream, light	239	-223	411	188	2.19
Italian sausage, ckd	67	-228	1020	792	1.29
American Cheese Spread	28	-272	427	155	2.75
Limburger Cheese	28	-277	475	198	2.40
Chicken drumstick	110	-288	1160	872	1.33
Chicken thigh	120	-290	1310	1020	1.28
Turkey liver	102	-290	1540	1250	1.23
Ground beef, regular	113	-300	1560	1260	1.24
Cheshire Cheese	28	-301	551	250	2.20
Camermbert Cheese	28	-302	501	199	2.52
Colby Cheese	28	-307	561	254	2.21
Half and Half Cream	242	-309	568	259	2.19
Monterey Jack Cheese	28	-316	578	262	2.21
Brie Cheese	28	-317	525	208	2.52
Ground beef, lean	113	-320	1670	1350	1.24
Cheddar Cheese	28	-321	588	267	2.20
Mozzarella Cheese	28	-323	559	236	2.37
Blue Cheese	28	-324	526	202	2.60
Port du salut Cheese	28	-328	563	235	2.40
Tilsit Cheese	28	-337	578	241	2.40
Chocolate Milk	250	-342	629	287	2.19
Whole Milk	244	-346	637	291	2.19
Lowfat Milk, 2%	244	-350	644	294	2.19
Brick Cheese	28	-354	602	248	2.43
Muenster Cheese	28	-356	606	250	2.42
Processed American Cheese	28	-360	623	263	2.37
Skim Milk	245	-361	663	302	2.20
Buttermilk	245	-370	679	309	2.20
Evaporated Milk	126	-370	681	311	2.19
Eggnog	254	-380	758	378	2.01
Duck, domesticated	287	-400	2610	2210	1.18
Processed Swiss Cheese	28	-403	696	293	2.38
Mozzarella Cheese, part s	28	-404	699	295	2.37
Evaporated Milk, skim	128	-414	763	349	2.19
Goat Milk	244	-417	708	291	2.43
Chicken, light meat	116	-450	1920	1470	1.31
Provolone Cheese	28	-460	750	290	2.59
Plain Yogurt	227	-469	706	237	2.98
Swiss Cheese	28	-470	733	263	2.79
Chicken, dark meat	160	-470	2150	1680	1.28
Bass	85	-478	1380	902	1.53
Gouda Cheese	28	-479	752	273	2.75
Edam Cheese	28	-481	754	273	2.76
Smelt	85	-483	1380	897	1.54
Carp	85	-483	1390	907	1.53
Cod	85	-484	1390	906	1.53
Herring	85	-486	1400	914	1.53
Gruyere Cheese	28	-492	768	276	2.78
Catfish	85	-495	1420	925	1.54
Chicken, light meat w/o s	88	-500	1730	1230	1.41
Pork Bacon	454	-500	2900	2400	1.21
Eel	85	-502	1440	938	1.54
Perch	85	-502	1450	948	1.53
Mackerel	85	-504	1450	946	1.53
Flat fish, flounder and s	85	-511	1470	959	1.53
Haddock	85	-519	1480	961	1.54
Whitefish	85	-519	1490	971	1.53
Pork loin chop	151	-520	1950	1430	1.36
Pike	85	-521	1500	979	1.53
Pollock	85	-531	1520	989	1.54
Fruit Yogurt, lowfat	227	-538	810	272	2.98
Bluefish	85	-540	1560	1020	1.53
Chicken, dark meat, w/o s	109	-540	1860	1320	1.41
Salmon	85	-550	1550	1000	1.55
Swordfish	85	-550	1550	1000	1.55
Snapper	85	-560	1600	1040	1.54
Halibut	85	-560	1620	1060	1.53
Parmesan Cheese	28	-564	937	373	2.51
Shark	85	-570	1640	1070	1.53
Chicken leg	231	-580	2470	1890	1.31
Chicken canned, boned	142	-580	2500	1920	1.30
Turkey, dark meat	152	-600	2620	2020	1.30
Chicken breast	181	-630	2500	1870	1.34
Turkey, canned boned	142	-680	3040	2360	1.29
Plain Yogurt, lowfat	227	-701	1060	359	2.95
Plain Yogurt, skim	227	-769	1160	391	2.97
Turkey, light meat	180	-800	3540	2740	1.29
Goose, domesticated	320	-860	4010	3150	1.27
Cottage Cheese, dry	145	-880	2020	1140	1.77
Cottage Cheese, creamed	210	-930	2120	1190	1.78
Corned Beef, brisket	454	-1000	5100	4100	1.24
Nonfat Milk, dry, instant	68	-1026	1890	864	2.19
Condensed Milk, sweetened	306	-1044	1920	876	2.19
Cottage Cheese, Lowfat 2%	226	-1100	2510	1410	1.78
Beef Short ribs	454	-1300	5430	4130	1.31
Pork Spareribs	454	-1390	4730	3340	1.42
Whole Milk, dry	128	-1450	2670	1220	2.19
Beef Rib roast	454	-1450	6050	4600	1.32
Wild quail	405	-1480	6660	5180	1.29
Beef T-bone steak	454	-1520	6330	4810	1.32
Tuna, in water	165	-1560	4480	2920	1.53
Porterhouse steak	454	-1580	6560	4980	1.32
Ham, boneless	454	-1580	6750	5170	1.31
Beef Sirloin steak	454	-1650	6880	5230	1.32
Beef Chuck roast	454	-1650	6900	5250	1.31
Beef Tenderloin	454	-1670	6990	5320	1.31
Ricotta Cheese	246	-1740	3290	1550	2.12
Ricotta Cheese, part skim	246	-1750	3320	1570	2.11
Beef Flank steak	454	-1770	7270	5500	1.32
Beef Round steak	454	-1770	7320	5550	1.32
Nonfat Milk, dry	120	-1870	3440	1570	2.19
Pork Shoulder	454	-1900	7140	5240	1.36
Pork leg	454	-2020	7550	5530	1.37
Wild pheasant	371	-2230	7470	5240	1.43
Canadian Style Bacon	454	-2270	7370	5100	1.45

Free Arginine in Foods

The following table shows the excess amount of arginine versus lysine found in a variety of foods.

Positive numbers for free arginine indicate that eating this food will result in arginine uptake (the larger the number the more arginine will enter the body) and negative numbers indicate eating this food will result in lysine uptake.