L-Arginine 500 mg L-Ornithine 250 mg
by Bluebonnet · capsule · 100 vegetable capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 43715 00022 3
- DSLD label 279536
- Serving 1 capsule
- 100 servings
L-Arginine 500 mg L-Ornithine 250 mg by Bluebonnet lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of L-arginine and 250 mg of L-ornithine hydrochloride. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 13, 2022.
What is in L-Arginine 500 mg L-Ornithine 250 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L-ArginineFree-form | 500 mg | 47% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg). | |
| L-Ornithine HydrochlorideFree-form | 250 mg | 57% of 258 products listing ornithine give more (median 400 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 279536 (entered December 13, 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?
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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule daily or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free of milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. Also free of corn, gluten, barley, rice, sodium and sugar.
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 279536.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Water, Purified, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Ajipure Amino Acids; Made with non GMO ingredients; K Parve (Kosher).
How many labels does L-Arginine 500 mg L-Ornithine 250 mg have?
4 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 279536 (current) Entered December 13, 2022 · on the market · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00022 3
- Label 279535 Entered December 13, 2022 · on the market · 50 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00020 9
- Label 176350 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market September 19, 2025 · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00022 3
- Label 176348 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market September 19, 2025 · 50 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00020 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation (manufacturer), Sugar Land, Texas. All Bluebonnet products.