PlainVitamins

Arginine Citrulline

by MNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • Off the market since August 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55929 06001 6
  • DSLD label 272318
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 30 servings

Arginine Citrulline by MNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 2,250 mg of L-arginine, 750 mg of L-citrulline and 600 mg of beet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2022.

What is in Arginine Citrulline?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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).

Arginine Citrulline: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 272318, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
L-Arginineas L-Arginine Hydrochloride2,250 mgArginine in Arginine Citrulline against 1,455 products2,250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 167 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.2,250 mg

Higher than 89% of 1,455 products listing arginine (median 500 mg).

L-Citrulline750 mgCitrulline in Arginine Citrulline against 1,209 products0.75 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 5 g, the median 3 g.0.75 g

83% of 1,209 products listing citrulline give more (median 3 g).

BeetOrganic600 mgBeet in Arginine Citrulline against 850 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10.63 mg to 500 mg, the median 100 mg.600 mg

Higher than 79% of 850 products listing beet (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 272318 (entered August 23, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 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?

4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take three (3) tablets with breakfast or, for optimal results, take one (1) tablet with each meal. Dosage may be increased as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Double-sealed for your protection. Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Caution: Keep out of reach of children.
Not to be taken by pregnant or lactating women.
Persons with schizophrenia should avoid amounts over 30 milligrams daily. Anyone who has suffered a heart attack should not take this product. People suffering from herpes should avoid high dosage.
Made in a GMP facility that processes egg, fish, milk, shellfish, soy, tree nut and wheat products.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 272318.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Dicalcium Phosphate, modified Cellulose Gum, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Pharmaceutical Glaze.

How many labels does Arginine Citrulline have?

4 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 272318 (current) Entered August 23, 2022 · off the market August 15, 2023 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55929 06001 6
  2. Label 272316 Entered August 23, 2022 · off the market August 15, 2023 · 45 tablets · UPC 7 55929 06000 9
  3. Label 220762 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 23, 2021 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55929 06001 6
  4. Label 220759 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 23, 2021 · 45 tablets · UPC 7 55929 06000 9

DSLD also links this label to: Arginine Complex (image difference, same product), Arginine Citrulline (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 Michael's Naturopathic Programs (distributor), San Antonio, Texas. All MNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs products.

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