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The following quantities (column two below) indicate how much Arginine is found in 100 grams (about 3 1/2 ounces) of the following food items:

				fdc id	category	data type
select	7.436	G	Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat	170560	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	6.732	G	Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless)	170146	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	6.67	G	Soy protein isolate	174276	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	6.67	G	Soy protein isolate, potassium type	174302	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	6.633	G	Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted (glandless)	170147	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	6.616	G	Gelatins, dry powder, unsweetened	169599	Sweets	sr_legacy_food
select	6.243	G	Peanut flour, defatted	174267	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	5.979	G	Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted	170153	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	5.533	G	Seeds, cottonseed flour, partially defatted (glandless)	170555	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	5.353	G	Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried	170556	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	5.284	G	Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, without salt	170557	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	5.284	G	Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, with salt added	169415	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	5.069	G	Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted	170156	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	4.936	G	Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat	171984	Finfish and Shellfish Products	sr_legacy_food
select	4.897	G	Seeds, watermelon seed kernels, dried	169407	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	4.888	G	Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced	170895	Dairy and Egg Products	sr_legacy_food
select	4.862	G	Nuts, butternuts, dried	170570	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	4.841	G	Snacks, pork skins, plain	167961	Snacks	sr_legacy_food
select	4.812	G	Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced	173427	Dairy and Egg Products	sr_legacy_food
select	4.784	G	Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame, added phosphorus, potassium, sodium, vitamin C	169692	Sweets	sr_legacy_food
select	4.784	G	Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame, no added sodium	169693	Sweets	sr_legacy_food
select	4.655	G	Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)	168020	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	sr_legacy_food
select	4.642	G	Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction	172447	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	4.642	G	Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash	174301	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	4.565	G	Seeds, sesame flour, high-fat	170192	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	4.55	G	Seeds, hemp seed, hulled	170148	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	4.547	G	Snacks, pork skins, barbecue-flavor	168851	Snacks	sr_legacy_food
select	4.492	G	Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced	173426	Dairy and Egg Products	sr_legacy_food
select	4.402	G	Seeds, cottonseed kernels, roasted (glandless)	170596	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	4.273	G	Beverages, Protein powder soy based	173181	Beverages	sr_legacy_food
select	4.147	G	Seaweed, spirulina, dried	170495	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	sr_legacy_food
select	4.042	G	Peanut flour, low fat	172435	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.877	G	Lupins, mature seeds, raw	172423	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.851	G	Seeds, safflower seed meal, partially defatted	170559	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.838	G	Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native)	169795	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	sr_legacy_food
select	3.759	G	Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted	174190	Finfish and Shellfish Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.647	G	Soy flour, defatted	174275	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.618	G	Nuts, walnuts, black, dried	170186	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.61	G	Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native)	168052	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	sr_legacy_food
select	3.515	G	Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, partially dried (Alaska Native)	167650	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	sr_legacy_food
select	3.487	G	Soy meal, defatted, raw	172445	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.4	G	Sea lion, Steller, liver (Alaska Native)	169000	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	sr_legacy_food
select	3.365	G	Spices, garlic powder	171325	Spices and Herbs	sr_legacy_food
select	3.349	G	Peanuts, spanish, oil-roasted, with salt	172431	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.349	G	Peanuts, spanish, oil-roasted, without salt	173807	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.25	G	Seeds, sesame seed kernels, dried (decorticated)	169412	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.247	G	Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, without salt	175258	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.247	G	Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, with salt	174261	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.234	G	Peanuts, valencia, oil-roasted, with salt	172433	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.234	G	Peanuts, valencia, oil-roasted, without salt	173808	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.19	G	Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu)	172450	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.19	G	Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu), prepared with calcium sulfate	174303	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.153	G	Soybeans, mature seeds, raw	174270	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.128	G	Peanuts, spanish, raw	174263	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.123	G	Meat extender	174268	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.1	G	Smelt, dried (Alaska Native)	167654	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	sr_legacy_food
select	3.094	G	Peanuts, virginia, oil-roasted, without salt	173809	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.094	G	Peanuts, virginia, oil-roasted, with salt	174264	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.085	G	Peanuts, all types, raw	172430	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.083	G	Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced	173425	Dairy and Egg Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.071	G	Soybeans, mature seeds, dry roasted	172441	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.049	G	Seeds, pumpkin and squash seeds, whole, roasted, without salt	170188	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.049	G	Seeds, pumpkin and squash seeds, whole, roasted, with salt added	168601	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.013	G	Peanuts, virginia, raw	172434	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	3.001	G	Peanuts, valencia, raw	172432	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.965	G	Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, without salt added	170587	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.965	G	Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, with salt added	168600	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.965	G	Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, lightly salted	169427	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.832	G	Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, without salt	173806	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.832	G	Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, with salt	174262	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.768	G	Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt	172470	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.734	G	Peanut Butter, smooth (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)	174294	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.732	G	Soybeans, mature seeds, roasted, no salt added	174300	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.732	G	Soybeans, mature seeds, roasted, salted	172440	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.731	G	Peanut butter, chunk style, without salt	172469	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.731	G	Peanut butter, chunk style, with salt	174265	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.7	G	Soy flour, full-fat, roasted	174274	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.682	G	Seeds, sesame butter, paste	170191	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.679	G	Soy flour, full-fat, raw	174273	Legumes and Legume Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.661	G	Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from unroasted kernels (non-chemically removed seed coat)	169406	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.641	G	Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from raw and stone ground kernels	169410	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.63	G	Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried	170150	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.521	G	Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)	170189	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.515	G	Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, roasted and toasted	170151	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.515	G	Seeds, sesame seed kernels, toasted, without salt added (decorticated)	170152	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.515	G	Seeds, sesame seed kernels, toasted, with salt added (decorticated)	169416	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.515	G	Seeds, sesame meal, partially defatted	170561	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.514	G	Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved	168321	Pork Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.511	G	Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted	171771	Beef Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.492	G	Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted	170635	Beef Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.483	G	Nuts, almonds, blanched	170568	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.47	G	Beef, loin, top sirloin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled	173050	Beef Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.468	G	Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, raw	171983	Finfish and Shellfish Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.465	G	Spices, fenugreek seed	171324	Spices and Herbs	sr_legacy_food
select	2.465	G	Nuts, almonds	170567	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.463	G	Nuts, almonds, oil roasted, with salt added	169419	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.463	G	Nuts, almonds, oil roasted, without salt added	170159	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.463	G	Nuts, almonds, oil roasted, lightly salted	168602	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.459	G	Beef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled	172138	Beef Products	sr_legacy_food
select	2.444	G	Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, without salt added	170158	Nut and Seed Products	sr_legacy_food