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Nitrulline

by BodyTech · tablet or pill · 180 tablets

  • Off the market since May 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 02266 3
  • DSLD label 184370
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 60 servings

Nitrulline by BodyTech lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 3,000 mg of arginine alpha-ketoglutarate, 1,000 mg of L-citrulline malate, 500 mg of L-taurine and 25 mg of alpha lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.

What is in Nitrulline?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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).

Nitrulline: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 184370, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate3,000 mgArginine Alpha Ketoglutarate in Nitrulline against 322 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.75 g to 1.99 g, the median 1 g.3 g

Higher than 82% of 322 products listing arginine alpha ketoglutarate (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 9 g.

L-Citrulline Malate1,000 mgCitrulline malate in Nitrulline against 655 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

71% of 655 products listing citrulline malate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

L-Taurine500 mgTaurine in Nitrulline against 2,337 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

45% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Alpha Lipoic Acid25 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Nitrulline against 2,407 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.25 mg

68% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Bioperine5 mgBlack Pepper in Nitrulline against 2,363 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 10 mg, the median 5 mg.5 mg

33% of 2,363 products listing black pepper give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 184370 (entered January 7, 2019), 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.

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: Take three (3) tablets, three (3) times daily, preferably on an empty stomach before morning, mid-day, and evening meals. Take with plenty of water daily.
Warnings
Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
Keep out of reach of children.
Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 184370.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Methyl Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, purified Water, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Polyethylene Glycol, Titanium Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality promise V Tested Trusted Guaranteed.

How many labels does Nitrulline have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 184370 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market May 1, 2019 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02266 3
  2. Label 55205 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market August 14, 2018 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02266 3

DSLD also links this label to: Nitrulline (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 Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All BodyTech products.

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