amino acid
Arginine supplements
Half of the 1,455 arginine supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 500 mg or less per serving; the middle half list 167 mg to 1,000 mg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 191 products whose only supplement ingredient is arginine list a median of 1,000 mg.
- Products listing it
- 2,5871,455 print an amount; 1,131 list it inside a blend without an amount
- Median per serving
- 500 mgmiddle half 167 mg to 1,000 mg
How much arginine do supplements contain?
The median product lists 500 mg per serving. One in ten lists 32.52 mg or less, one in ten 2,348 mg or more. The amount printed most often is 1,000 mg (179 products).
Products by amount of arginine per serving
1,455 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.
| Amount per serving | Products | For example |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 mg | 179 | Maximum Nutrition Vanilla Bean (GNC Mega Men); Sport Milk Chocolate (GNC Mega Men); Sport Vanilla Bean (GNC Mega Men) |
| 500 mg | 152 | L-Arginine & L-Citrulline (GNC Mega Men); L-Arginine 500 mg (VitaCeutical Labs); L-Arginine 500 mg (Vitabase) |
| 1,500 mg | 65 | Recon (MusclePharm); Energy Enhancer N.O. (GNC Pro Performance AMP); Energy Enhancing Formula Refreshing Citrus (GNC Preventive Nutrition) |
| 20 mg | 63 | Amino Acid Complex (Bronson); Amino Acid Complex (Bronson Laboratories); Male Virility (L.A. Naturals) |
| 3,000 mg | 55 | Re-Grow Double Chocolate (GNC Beyond Raw); Re-Grow Vanilla Ice Cream (GNC Beyond Raw); Amplified Ripped Watermelon (GNC Pro Performance AMP) |
| 100 mg | 54 | Heart Miracle (Century Systems); Ultra Vita Man 50+ (Vitamin World); Ultra Amino Complex Watermelon (GNC Pro Performance) |
| 50 mg | 48 | Men's Multiple (Radiance Select); Hyper Ten Support (The Professional Series); Hyper Rx Depletion (Martin Avenue Pharmacy) |
| 250 mg | 48 | Nature's Aphrodisiac For Women (Windmill Health Products); Cardio-Klenz (Xtendlife); Cardio-Support (Xtendlife) |
| 200 mg | 45 | Amplified Endurance Booster Orange (GNC Pro Performance AMP); Amplified Endurance Booster Blue Raspberry (GNC Pro Performance AMP); DHEA+ Prostate & Virility Formula (GNC Mega Men) |
| 5,000 mg | 39 | RapidDrive Arginine 5000 Unflavored (GNC Pro Performance); RapidDrive Arginine 5000 Fruit Punch (GNC Pro Performance); RapidDrive Arginine 5000 (GNC Pro Performance) |
Source: Supplement Facts rows of every product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; amounts in one measure (weight).
Which products list the most arginine?
On-market products, per serving, with a plausible amount: the rule leaves out likely entry slips, such as an amount far beyond every other label with no %DV or strength on the label to back it (each product page still shows its own amount, marked).
- HMB Complex Natural Citrus FlavorGenestra Brands7,000 mg
- Muscle SynergyBeverly International7,000 mg
- Pure L-Arginine PowderDoctor's Best6,000 mg
- L-Arginine HCl Tropical FlavorThe Vitamin Shoppe6,000 mg
- L-Arginine PowderNOW Sports6,000 mg
- Muscle MemoryLife Priority6,000 mg
- L-Arginine Plus GrapeElements of Health Care5,110 mg
- RapidDrive Arginine 5000 UnflavoredGNC Pro Performance5,000 mg
Have the amounts changed over the years?
Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2011 list a median of 600 mg; those entered in 2025, 500 mg.
| Year | Products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47 | 600 mg |
| 2012 | 92 | 621.5 mg |
| 2013 | 108 | 500 mg |
| 2014 | 78 | 500 mg |
| 2015 | 68 | 500 mg |
| 2016 | 67 | 1,000 mg |
| 2017 | 74 | 1,000 mg |
| 2018 | 74 | 709 mg |
| 2019 | 85 | 500 mg |
| 2020 | 133 | 644 mg |
| 2021 | 121 | 500 mg |
| 2022 | 121 | 500 mg |
| 2023 | 114 | 428.5 mg |
| 2024 | 142 | 500 mg |
| 2025 | 131 | 500 mg |
Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.
In which products and brands?
Products listing arginine by DSLD product type
Brands listing it most: Douglas Laboratories (27), GNC Pro Performance AMP (27), GNC Beyond Raw (24), GNC Mega Men (23), GNC Pro Performance (20), NOW Sports (17), MET-Rx (15), GNC (13), Cellucor (12), Bronson (11).
Every product listing arginine
2,587 products, A to Z by name (page 24 of 52), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- L-Arginine 1000 mgSolgar1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mgTN Trusted Nutrients1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mgHard Rhino1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mgNatural Factors1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mgNatrol1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mg21st Century1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mgGNC1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mgAmazing Muscle1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mgWonder Laboratories1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mgDC1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mgBest Naturals1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mgBluebonnet1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mgPuritan's Pride1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mgProtocol For Life Balance1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 1000 mg CapsulesBulkSupplements.com1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 120 500 mgPure Naturals500 mg
- L-Arginine 1500 mgMicro Ingredients1,500 mg
- L-Arginine 2110 mgPure Label Nutrition100 mg
- L-Arginine 3 GramsGNC Beyond Raw Chemistry Labs3,000 mg
- L-Arginine 3,000 mgSuperiorLabs · off the market3,000 mg
- L-Arginine 3,000 mgNatrol3,000 mg
- L-Arginine 3000 mg UnflavoredMuscle Empirein a blend
- L-Arginine 350 mgEndurance Products Company1,050 mg
- L-Arginine 400 mgAbsorb Health400 mg
- L-Arginine 400 mgSignature Supplements800 mg
- L-Arginine 450 mgTerraVita Premium Collection450 mg
- L-Arginine 5 gNutricost · off the market5,000 mg
- L-Arginine 5 g UnflavoredNutricost5,000 mg
- L-Arginine 500GNC · off the market500 mg
- L-Arginine 500LifeLink500 mg
- L-Arginine 500Foster Regal500 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgVitaCeutical Labs500 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgVitabase500 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgPhysician's Preference · off the market1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgProtocol For Life Balance1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market500 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgNature's Harmony500 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgSimplySupplements605 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgIntensive Nutrition · off the market500 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgQuest · off the market500 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgPuritan's Pride Premium500 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgNature's Bounty1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgPhysioLogics · off the market500 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgWindmill · off the market500 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgGood 'N Natural · off the market1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgVitamin World1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgSundown Naturalist1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgSundown Naturals · off the market1,000 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgNatures Plus · off the market500 mg
- L-Arginine 500 mgVitamer Laboratories · off the market500 mg