Muscle Recovery & Support
by GNC Mega Men · other (e.g. tea bag) · 30 packs
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 315849
- Serving 1 white caplet
- 30 servings
Muscle Recovery & Support by GNC Mega Men lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 white caplet, such as 500 mg of L-arginine, 500 mg of L-glutamine and 50 mg of palmitoylethanolamide. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2024.
What is in Muscle Recovery & Support?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 white caplet. 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). | |
| L-Glutamine | 500 mg | 63% of 1,850 products listing glutamine give more (median 1 g). | |
| Palmitoylethanolamide | 50 mg | 95% of 65 products listing palmitoylethanolamide give more (median 350 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 315849 (entered August 22, 2024), 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?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 95% of the 65 products that print an amount of palmitoylethanolamide list more than its 50 mg of palmitoylethanolamide (median 350 mg).
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Muscle Recovery & Support's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- L-Glutamine Powder (with Arginine)Pharmax 2 shared, 50% alike
- Comfort SupportGNC Preventive Nutrition 1 shared, 50% alike
- P.E.A. Endocannabinoid SupportAOR Advanced Orthomolecular Research Advanced 1 shared, 50% alike
- PalmitoylethanolamideNootropics Depot 1 shared, 50% alike
- PEA Discomfort ReliefLife Extension 1 shared, 50% alike
- Pea400Natural Factors 1 shared, 50% 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take the contents of one pack daily with food.
- Warnings
- Warning: Cancer and reproductive harm - www.p65warningsdot.ca.gov
- Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No artificial flavors, no wheat, gluten free, no dairy.
- GF Gluten free
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 315849.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Povidone, Silica, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Ethylcellulose, Triacetin, Carnauba Wax, Diacetylated Monoglycerides, Oleic Acid, Polyethylene Glycol.
How many labels does Muscle Recovery & Support have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 315849 (current) Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 30 packs
- Label 67583 Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market December 18, 2023 · 30 packs
DSLD also links this label to: L-Arginine & L-Citrulline (image difference, same product), Mega Men Sport Multivitamin (bundle set), N.O. Support (bundle set), Ultra Energy Generator (bundle set).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Mega Men products.