L-Arginine 500 mg
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 82021 8
- DSLD label 77945
- Serving 1 tablet
L-Arginine 500 mg by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 118 mg of calcium, 91 mg of phosphorus and 500 mg of L-arginine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2017.
What is in L-Arginine 500 mg?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) | 118 mg | 12% | Higher than 50% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 354 mg. |
| Phosphorusas Dicalcium PhosphatePhosphorus (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) | 91 mg | 9% | Higher than 50% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 273 mg. |
| L-Arginineas L-Arginine HydrochlorideL-Arginine (Form: as L-Arginine HCl) | 500 mg | 47% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 77945 (entered August 22, 2017), 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 3 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.
- L-ArginineIndiana Botanic Gardens · off the market same ingredients
- L-Arginine 1000 mgNatural Factors 2 shared, 63% alike
- ManatoneIndiana Botanic Gardens 2 shared, 63% alike
- L-Arginine 500 mgMason Natural 2 shared, 63% alike
- L-Arginine 500 mgSource Naturals 2 shared, 63% alike
- Calcium Hydroxyapatite Caps 250 mgNOW · off the market 2 shared, 57% 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
- Suggested Use: Take 1 tablet 3 times daily, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Keep out of reach of children
- Storage
- Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 77945.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Pharmaceutical Glaze, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does L-Arginine 500 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since July 24, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 77945 (current) Entered August 22, 2017 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 03308 82021 8
- Label 77198 Entered August 22, 2017 · off the market June 15, 2017 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 03308 82021 8
- Label 47065 Entered July 24, 2015 · off the market July 1, 2016 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 03308 82021 8
DSLD also links this label to: L-Arginine (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 Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.