Arginine + Ornithine
by Jarrow Formulas · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- Off the market since October 2019 (NIH)
- UPC 7 90011 15041 1
- DSLD label 199459
- Serving 1 to 6 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
- 100 servings
Arginine + Ornithine by Jarrow Formulas lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 500 mg of L-arginine and 250 mg of L-ornithine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2019.
What is in Arginine + Ornithine?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L-ArginineL-Arginine Note: free base | 500 mg | 47% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg). | |
| L-Ornithineas L-Ornithine HydrochlorideL-Ornithine (Form: as L-Ornithine Hydrochloride) | 250 mg | 57% of 258 products listing ornithine give more (median 400 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 199459 (entered April 25, 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?
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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- L-Arginine & L-Ornithine ComplexVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market same ingredients
- Arginine & Ornithine ComplexOL Olympian Labs · off the market same ingredients
- EsrOL Olympian Labs same ingredients
- L-Arginine L-Ornithine 500 mg/250 mgSolgar · off the market same ingredients
- Arginine & OrnithineOL Olympian Labs same ingredients
- L-Arginine & L-OrnithineSwanson 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
- Usage: Take 1 to 6 tablets per day in divided intakes or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Note: If you have a medical condition (especially hypotension or herpes), are pregnant, lactating, trying to conceive, under the age of 18, or taking medications (especially for blood pressure), consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, or peanuts/tree nuts.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 199459.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Calcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, food-grade Coating.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegan; Easy Solv.
How many labels does Arginine + Ornithine have?
3 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 199459 (current) Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 23, 2019 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 90011 15041 1
- Label 29121 Entered January 24, 2014 · off the market January 23, 2014 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 90011 15041 1
- Label 7264 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 100 Easy-Solv(R) Tablets · UPC 7 90011 15041 1
DSLD also links this label to: Arginine + Ornithine 750 mg (image difference, same product), Arginine + Ornithine 750 mg (image difference, same product), Arginine + Ornithine 750 mg (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 Jarrow Formulas Superior Nutrition and Formulation (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.