PlainVitamins

Youth Formula

by SomaLife · capsule · 180 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 16517
  • Serving 6 capsules
  • 30 servings

Youth Formula by SomaLife lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 6 capsules, such as 1,302 mg of L-lysine hydrochloride, 1,302 mg of L-arginine hydrochloride, 798 mg of L-ornithine hydrochloride and 250 mg of L-glutamine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 21, 2012.

What is in Youth Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6 capsules. 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).

Youth Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 16517, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
L-Lysine Hydrochloride1,302 mgLysine in Youth Formula against 1,250 products1,302 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 148.25 mg to 996.25 mg, the median 500 mg.1,302 mg

Higher than 87% of 1,250 products listing lysine (median 500 mg).

L-Arginine Hydrochloride1,302 mgArginine in Youth Formula against 1,455 products1,302 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 167 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,302 mg

Higher than 79% of 1,455 products listing arginine (median 500 mg).

L-Ornithine Hydrochloride798 mgOrnithine in Youth Formula against 258 products798 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 900 mg, the median 400 mg.798 mg

Higher than 70% of 258 products listing ornithine (median 400 mg).

L-Glutamine250 mgGlutamine in Youth Formula against 1,850 products0.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.356 g to 3 g, the median 1 g.0.25 g

77% of 1,850 products listing glutamine give more (median 1 g).

Glycine500 mgGlycine in Youth Formula against 1,078 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 846 mg, the median 300 mg.500 mg

Higher than 62% of 1,078 products listing glycine (median 300 mg).

L-Leucine400 mgLeucine in Youth Formula against 2,056 products0.4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.4 g

86% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

L-Isoleucine400 mgIsoleucine in Youth Formula against 1,614 products0.4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.4 g

80% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g).

L-Valine400 mgValine in Youth Formula against 1,632 products0.4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.4 g

79% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 16517 (entered December 21, 2012), 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?

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: For adults 18 years and over. MEN: Take 6 capsules daily with 1 glass of water before bed. WOMEN: Take 6 capsules daily with 1 glass of water in the morning. This product is best taken on an empty stomach.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Consult a health care practitioner if you have any kidney, liver and/or other medical condition or if you are on a protein restricted diet.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if seal is missing or broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
SomaLife Youth Formula is encapsulated in a vegetable capsule and contains no artificial flavor, color, preservatives, sucrose, starch, gluten, dairy or yeast.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 16517.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): 100% ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS.

How many labels does Youth Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on December 21, 2012.

  1. Label 16517 (current) Entered December 21, 2012 · on the market · 180 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names SomaLife (distributor), Bellingham, WA. All SomaLife products.

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