Nos

by Precision Engineered · unknown · 180 coated caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66443 11868 8
  • DSLD label 21335
  • Serving 3 caplets
  • 60 servings

Nos by Precision Engineered lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 caplets, such as 3,000 mg of L-arginine alpha ketoglutarate dihydrate, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2013.

What is in Nos?

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

Nos: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 21335, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in NOS against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Dietary Fiber1 g4%Fiber in NOS against 6,987 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

56% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Sodium15 mg1%Sodium in NOS against 14,514 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.15 mg

72% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 45 mg.

L-Arginine Alpha Ketoglutarate DihydrateL-Arginine Alpha Ketoglutarate Dihydrate Note: 3 g3,000 mgArginine Alpha Ketoglutarate in NOS 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-ArginineProviding 1,950 mg of L-Arginine1,950 mgArginine in NOS against 1,455 products1,950 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 167 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,950 mg

Higher than 87% of 1,455 products listing arginine (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 5,850 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21335 (entered June 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 2 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?

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: Adults, take three (3) caplets two to three times daily. Take one serving 45 minutes before exercise and another 45 minutes before lunch or dinner.
Warnings
WARNING: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Not intended for use by persons under the age of 18. Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Artificial Color, Flavor or Sweetener, No Preservatives, No Sugar, No Starch, No Milk, No Lactose, No Soy, No Gluten, No Wheat, No Yeast, No Fish.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 21335.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Contains Less Than 2% of.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): PRECISION ENGINEERED(R) HARDCORE SERIES; QA QUALITY ASSURED.

How many labels does Nos have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 21335 (current) Entered June 25, 2013 · on the market · 180 coated caplets · UPC 7 66443 11868 8
  2. Label 1868 Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market January 1, 2011 · 180 coated caplets · UPC 7 66443 11868 8

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Precision Engineered Limited (USA) (manufacturer), Bohemia, NY, U.S.A.. All Precision Engineered products.

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