What are foods have arginine?
ANSWER
Many foods are natural sources of low levels of arginine:
- Nuts (like walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, peanuts, almonds, cashews, and Brazil nuts)
- Seeds (like sesame and sunflower)
- Oats, corn, cereals, buckwheat, brown rice
- Dairy products
- Meat and chicken
- Chocolate
Reviewed by Melinda Ratini on November 12, 2018
SOURCES:
Fundukian, L., ed. The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, third edition, 2009.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center web site, “About Herbs: Arginine.”
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine web site: “Herbs at a Glance: Arginine.”
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database web site: “Arginine.”
Natural Standard Patient Monograph: “Arginine.”
SOURCES:
Fundukian, L., ed. The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, third edition, 2009.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center web site, “About Herbs: Arginine.”
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine web site: “Herbs at a Glance: Arginine.”
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database web site: “Arginine.”
Natural Standard Patient Monograph: “Arginine.”
From: Arginine (L-Arginine)
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