L-Arginine & L-Ornithine Complex
by VSN Vital Strength Nutrition · capsule · 50 vegetarian capsules
- Off the market since November 2019 (NIH)
- UPC 7 19985 40928 8
- DSLD label 20706
- Serving 1 capsule
- 50 servings
L-Arginine & L-Ornithine Complex by VSN Vital Strength Nutrition 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 April 25, 2013.
What is in L-Arginine & L-Ornithine Complex?
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-Arginine | 500 mg | 47% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. | |
| L-Ornithine Hydrochloride | 250 mg | 57% of 258 products listing ornithine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 20706 (entered April 25, 2013), 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 1 to 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- 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
- Pharmaceutical Grade AjiPure L-Arginine with L-OrnithineSwanson Ultra · 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 USE: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule, 1-3 times daily between meals with a full glass of water.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- CONTAINS NO artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, crustacean shellfish or fish.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 20706.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Capsule, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): DOUBLE VERIFIED GLUTEN FREE(TM).
How many labels does L-Arginine & L-Ornithine Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2013.
- Label 20706 (current) Entered April 25, 2013 · off the market November 20, 2019 · 50 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 19985 40928 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).