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amino acid

Lysine supplements

Half of the 1,250 lysine supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 500 mg or less per serving; the middle half list 148.25 mg to 996.25 mg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 194 products whose only supplement ingredient is lysine list a median of 500 mg.

Products listing it
1,9511,250 print an amount; 701 list it inside a blend without an amount
Median per serving
500 mgmiddle half 148.25 mg to 996.25 mg

How much lysine do supplements contain?

The median product lists 500 mg per serving. One in ten lists 47.9 mg or less, one in ten 1,500 mg or more. The amount printed most often is 500 mg (186 products).

Products by amount of lysine per serving

1,250 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.

Lysine: products by amount per serving0.03 mg1 mg10 mg100 mg3,000 mg
Lysine: products by amount per serving0.03 mg0.3 mg3 mg30 mg300 mg3,000 mg
Lysine: products by amount per serving0.03 mg0.3 mg3 mg30 mg300 mg3,000 mg
Lysine: products by amount per serving0.03 mg0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg1,000 mg
Lysine: products by amount per serving0.03 mg0.1 mg0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg300 mg1,000 mg
The amounts printed most often
Amount per servingProductsFor example
500 mg186 Recon (MusclePharm); L-Lysine 500 mg (VitaCeutical Labs); L-Lysine 500 mg (Vitabase)
1,000 mg99 L-Lysine 1000 mg (Sundown Naturals); Ultra Amino Complex Watermelon (GNC Pro Performance); Re-Power Orange (GNC Beyond Raw)
100 mg54 Calcium (Vitabase); Neuro-Natural Memory (Xtendlife); Bio-Immunozyme Forte (Biotics Research Corporation)
250 mg51 Optimized TryptoPure Plus (Life Extension); Immune Shield H Formula Natural Immune Stimulator (Douglas Laboratories); ProtoClear Detoxification Formula (Protocol For Life Balance)
850 mg43 Intra Blast Raw Unflavored (NutraBio); Intra Blast Green Apple (NutraBio); EAA Pure Blue Raspberry (NutraBio)
50 mg39 Heart Miracle (Century Systems); Apetima's Plus Biokemical (Razel Laboratories); Renew 180 (Indiana Botanic Gardens)
150 mg32 Kid's Factors Wild Berry Smoothie Mix (Natural Factors); Kid's Factors Daily Nutrient Boost With Whey Protein (Natural Factors); Heartbeat Elite (Carlson)
300 mg29 Amino Acid Synergy (Designs for Health); HGH Booster Formula (Indiana Botanic Gardens); HGH Booster Formula (Botanic Choice)
750 mg29 Gut Feeling Max (HoltraCeuticals); InflammaCORE Natural Cherry (Ortho Molecular Products); InflammaCORE Orange Splash (Ortho Molecular Products)
30 mg20 Bio-Multi Plus (Biotics Research Corporation); Bio-Multi Plus Iron & Copper Free (Biotics Research Corporation); Bio-Multi Plus Iron Free (Biotics Research Corporation)

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 lysine?

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 480 mg; those entered in 2025, 500 mg.

Median lysine per serving by the year the label entered DSLD (years with 20+ products)
YearProductsMedian per serving
201129480 mg
201291500 mg
2013107200 mg
201448615 mg
201559500 mg
201643500 mg
201760486.5 mg
201847500 mg
201953450 mg
2020132487 mg
2021106500 mg
2022112500 mg
2023121500 mg
2024117500 mg
2025125500 mg

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

In which products and brands?

Products listing lysine by DSLD product type

Lysine by product typeOther Combinations830Amino acid/Protein363Botanical with Nutrients52Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical3Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1Botanical1
Lysine by product typeOther Combinations830Amino acid/Protein363Botanical with Nutrients52Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical3Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1Botanical1
Lysine by product typeOther Combinations830Amino acid/Protein363Botanical with Nutrients52Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical3Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1Botanical1
Lysine by product typeOther Combinations830Amino acid/Protein363Botanical with Nutrients52Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical3Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1Botanical1
Lysine by product typeOther Combinations830Amino acid/Protein363Botanical with Nutrients52Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical3Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1Botanical1

Brands listing it most: NutraBio (45), Douglas Laboratories (37), Metagenics (23), Bronson (15), Axe & Sledge Supplements (14), Natural Factors (14), Source Naturals (13), NOW (12), Arms Race Nutrition (12), XYMOGEN (11).

Every product listing lysine

1,951 products, A to Z by name (page 27 of 40), 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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