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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.

Arginine: products by amount per serving1 mg10 mg100 mg1,000 mg
Arginine: products by amount per serving0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg100 mg1,000 mg
Arginine: products by amount per serving0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg1,000 mg
Arginine: products by amount per serving0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg300 mg1,000 mg
Arginine: products by amount per serving0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg300 mg1,000 mg3,000 mg
The amounts printed most often
Amount per servingProductsFor example
1,000 mg179 Maximum Nutrition Vanilla Bean (GNC Mega Men); Sport Milk Chocolate (GNC Mega Men); Sport Vanilla Bean (GNC Mega Men)
500 mg152 L-Arginine & L-Citrulline (GNC Mega Men); L-Arginine 500 mg (VitaCeutical Labs); L-Arginine 500 mg (Vitabase)
1,500 mg65 Recon (MusclePharm); Energy Enhancer N.O. (GNC Pro Performance AMP); Energy Enhancing Formula Refreshing Citrus (GNC Preventive Nutrition)
20 mg63 Amino Acid Complex (Bronson); Amino Acid Complex (Bronson Laboratories); Male Virility (L.A. Naturals)
3,000 mg55 Re-Grow Double Chocolate (GNC Beyond Raw); Re-Grow Vanilla Ice Cream (GNC Beyond Raw); Amplified Ripped Watermelon (GNC Pro Performance AMP)
100 mg54 Heart Miracle (Century Systems); Ultra Vita Man 50+ (Vitamin World); Ultra Amino Complex Watermelon (GNC Pro Performance)
50 mg48 Men's Multiple (Radiance Select); Hyper Ten Support (The Professional Series); Hyper Rx Depletion (Martin Avenue Pharmacy)
250 mg48 Nature's Aphrodisiac For Women (Windmill Health Products); Cardio-Klenz (Xtendlife); Cardio-Support (Xtendlife)
200 mg45 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 mg39 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).

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.

Median arginine per serving by the year the label entered DSLD (years with 20+ products)
YearProductsMedian per serving
201147600 mg
201292621.5 mg
2013108500 mg
201478500 mg
201568500 mg
2016671,000 mg
2017741,000 mg
201874709 mg
201985500 mg
2020133644 mg
2021121500 mg
2022121500 mg
2023114428.5 mg
2024142500 mg
2025131500 mg

Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.

In which products and brands?

Products listing arginine by DSLD product type

Arginine by product typeOther Combinations926Amino acid/Protein360Botanical with Nutrients154Botanical6Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical6Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1Fiber and Other Nutrients1Mineral1
Arginine by product typeOther Combinations926Amino acid/Protein360Botanical with Nutrients154Botanical6Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical6Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1Fiber and Other Nutrients1Mineral1
Arginine by product typeOther Combinations926Amino acid/Protein360Botanical with Nutrients154Botanical6Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical6Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1Fiber and Other Nutrients1Mineral1
Arginine by product typeOther Combinations926Amino acid/Protein360Botanical with Nutrients154Botanical6Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical6Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1Fiber and Other Nutrients1Mineral1
Arginine by product typeOther Combinations926Amino acid/Protein360Botanical with Nutrients154Botanical6Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical6Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1Fiber and Other Nutrients1Mineral1

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 43 of 52), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.

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