AAKG Powder
by NOW Sports · powder · 7 oz.
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 00205 1
- DSLD label 210368
- Serving 1.5 tsp (approx. 4.2 g)
- 47 servings
AAKG Powder by NOW Sports lists one ingredient: 4.2 g of aakg per serving of 1.5 tsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.
What is in AAKG Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.5 tsp. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| AakgAAKG (Alt. Name: L-Arginine-Alpha-Ketoglutarate) Note: 4,200 mg | 4.2 g | Higher than 95% of 322 products listing arginine alpha ketoglutarate (median 1 g). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 210368 (entered December 22, 2019), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- Its 4.2 g of aakg (filed by NIH under arginine alpha ketoglutarate) is higher than 95% of the 322 arginine alpha ketoglutarate products that print an amount; 14 list more.
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- AAKG Pure PowderNOW Sports · off the market same ingredients
- Arginine UnflavoredAxe & Sledge Supplements same ingredients
- Aakg 3500NOW · off the market same ingredients
- Pure L-Arginine Free Form Amino PowderHard Rhino same ingredients
- AAKG 3500 MilligramsNutraBio same ingredients
- L-Arginine Alpha KetoglutarateHard Rhino same ingredients
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Suggested Usage: Mix 1 1/2 level teaspoons of AAKG Powder daily into water or your favorite juice. Take on an empty stomach. Not recommended for continuous, high-level use for more than 60 days.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition including glaucoma.
- This supplement should be avoided by persons with herpes simplex unless otherwise prescribed by a physician. Do not use if you have had a myocardial infarction or have established coronary artery disease.
- Consult with physician if you have impaired kidney function or are taking any prescription medications that affect kidney function.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Do not eat freshness packet enclosed.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Steroid Free Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry, dark place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 210368.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: None.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Informed-sport.com Trusted by sport Informed-choice.org Trusted by sport; steroid free V vegan Triangle K. Listed with: Informed Sport or Informed Choice (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does AAKG Powder have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 210368 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 7 oz. · UPC 7 33739 00205 1
- Label 26838 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market June 3, 2014 · 7 oz. · UPC 7 33739 00205 1
DSLD also links this label to: AAKG Powder Unflavored (image difference, same product), AAKG Pure Powder (image difference, same product), AAKG Pure Powder (image difference, same product), AAKG Pure Powder (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (packager), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW Sports products.