Acetyl L-Carnitine Arginate 500 mg
by Jarrow Formulas · capsule · 100 capsules
- Off the market since December 2013 (NIH)
- UPC 7 90011 02009 7
- DSLD label 7249
- Serving 1 capsule
- 100 servings
Acetyl L-Carnitine Arginate 500 mg by Jarrow Formulas lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of acetyl-L-carnitine arginate dihydrochloride. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 23, 2012.
What is in Acetyl L-Carnitine Arginate 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetyl-L-Carnitine Arginate Dihydrochloride | 500 mg | ||
| Acetyl-L-Carnitine | 200 mg | 72% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| Arginine | 170 mg | 75% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 340 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 7249 (entered March 23, 2012), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Acetyl L-Carnitine ArginateJarrow Formulas · off the market same ingredients
- Acetyl L-Carnitine Arginate + Alpha Lipoic AcidJarrow Formulas · off the market 3 shared, 82% alike
- Acetyl-L-Carnitine Arginate/ Acetyl-L-Carnitine HCLSolgar · off the market 2 shared, 77% alike
- Advanced Acetyl-L-CarnitineSolgar 2 shared, 77% alike
- Acetyl-L-Carnitine ArginateLife Extension 2 shared, 77% alike
- Optimized Carnitine With GlycoCarnLife Extension 2 shared, 54% alike
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
- USAGE: Take 1 capsule 1 to 2 times per day or as directed by your qualified health care consultant.
- Warnings
- NOTE: If you have a medical condition (especially diabetes, glucose control or hypotension), are pregnant, lactating, trying to conceive, under the age of 18, or taking medications (especially for diabetes, glucose control or blood pressure control), consult your health care practitioner before using this product.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No wheat, no gluten, no soybeans, no dairy, no egg, no fish/shellfish, no peanuts/tree nuts.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 7249.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Sigma-tau HealthScience, inc; ArginoCarn(R)USP.
How many labels does Acetyl L-Carnitine Arginate 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on March 23, 2012.
- Label 7249 (current) Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 90011 02009 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Jarrow Formulas Superior Nutrition and Formulation (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.