L-Arginine 700 mg
by NOW · capsule · 180 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 00033 0
- DSLD label 245900
- Serving 1 veg capsule
- 180 servings
L-Arginine 700 mg by NOW lists one ingredient: 700 mg of L-arginine per serving of 1 veg capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2021.
What is in L-Arginine 700 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veg 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-ArginineL-Arginine Note: free-form | 700 mg | Higher than 58% of 1,455 products listing arginine (median 500 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245900 (entered June 23, 2021), 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-ArginineBiotics Research Corporation same ingredients
- Arginine - 700 CapsulesMBi Nutraceuticals same ingredients
- L-ArginineDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- L-Arginine HCL 700 mgKlaire Labs · off the market same ingredients
- L-Arginine 675 mgCarlson · off the market same ingredients
- ArginineVital Nutrients · off the market 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
- Suggested Usage: Take 1 capsule daily as needed. Take between meals or at bedtime with at least 8 oz. of water or juice to facilitate absorption.
- Warnings
- Caution: Take this product with at least 8 oz of water or juice. For adults only.
- Not for pregnant or nursing women. Consult physician if taking medication (especially antihypertensives, anticoagulants, and antidiabetic drugs), have a medical condition (especially asthma or renal disease or are planning to have surgery.
- This product should be avoided by persons with glaucoma or herpes simplex unless otherwise prescribed by a physician. Do not use if you have had a myocardial infarction or have established coronary artery disease.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 245900.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does L-Arginine 700 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on June 23, 2021.
- Label 245900 (current) Entered June 23, 2021 · on the market · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 00033 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.