L-Arginine 500 mg
by Viva Vitamins · capsule · 100 veggie caps
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 12720 01570 3
- DSLD label 238753
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
- 100 servings
L-Arginine 500 mg by Viva Vitamins lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 10 mg of vitamin B6 and 500 mg of L-arginine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 26, 2020.
What is in L-Arginine 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) | 10 mg | 500% | Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
| L-ArginineL-Arginine Note: free form | 500 mg | 47% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 238753 (entered December 26, 2020), 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 2 to 6 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- L-Arginine 500 mgVitabase same ingredients
- L-ArginineMyTrition same ingredients
- L-Arginine 500 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- L-Arginine Caps 500 mgCountry Life same ingredients
- L-Arginine Capsules 500 mgCountry Life same ingredients
- Arginine Zero PowderBody Attack Sports Nutrition 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, adults take one vegetarian capsule two to six times daily on an empty stomach, between meals, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Do not use if safety seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains No: Sugar, salt, yeast, corn, wheat, lactose, citrus, gluten, milk, egg, fish products, artificial coloring, flavoring, or preservatives.
- Non-GMO
Source: label statements in DSLD label 238753.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Capsules.
How many labels does L-Arginine 500 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 238753 (current) Entered December 26, 2020 · on the market · 100 veggie caps · UPC 8 12720 01570 3
- Label 1759 Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market September 25, 2020 · 100 Vegetarian Capsules · UPC 8 12720 01570 3
DSLD also links this label to: L-Carnitine 500 mg (package size difference, same product), L-Carnitine 500 mg (package size difference, same product), L-Carnitine 500 mg (package size 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 Viva Vitamins (distributor), Valencia, CA. All Viva Vitamins products.