Arginine in food supplements
1,603 supplements declared in France contain Arginine as a substance or active ingredient.
Compl'Alim declarations. Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.
What health agencies say
An opinion says what the agency recommends; it is not a rule binding on the product.
ANSES states that arginine supplements are contraindicated in people who have previously had a myocardial infarction. It also notes that their effects on lowering blood pressure and dilating blood vessels can add to those of certain medicines.
What we know about this ingredient
Associated research
ClinicalTrials.gov · A trial is not proof: it tests a hypothesis.
- NCT02447874 : Arginine Therapy for the Treatment of Pain in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
RECRUITING · PHASE1, PHASE2 · Sickle Cell Disease · 2026-07-29 · Arginine
- NCT06483737 : Human Albumin Infusion in Liver Cirrhosis and Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy (HACHE)
RECRUITING · NA · Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy · 2025-08-26 · Arginine
- NCT05306925 : An Exploratory Study of Arginine Supplementation and the Postoperative Immune REsponse
RECRUITING · NA · Preterm, Surgery, Nutritional Deficiency, Immune System and Related Disorders · 2026-02-18 · Arginine
2026-11-01
In plain words
À quoi il sert, selon les fabricants
Objectifs les plus souvent annoncés pour les compléments qui en contiennent (Arginine) : sport (435 produits), tonus sexuel (263 produits), cheveux et ongles (140 produits), peau (64 produits), immunité (55 produits).
Ce sont les objectifs déclarés par les fabricants à l'administration, pas des effets démontrés. Sur l'emballage, seules les allégations de santé autorisées par l'Union peuvent être écrites.
Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.
What the registers say, country by country
Each line repeats what an official register says on the date it was consulted. Not being in a register means neither allowed nor banned.
Health claims register (European Union): 0 authorised and 10 refused claim(s) for this substance.
EU Register of nutrition and health claims, retrieved 21 October 2026.
Compl'Alim ingredient list (France): listed.
Compl'Alim, reference list of ingredients, retrieved 21 October 2026.
Canada, licensed natural health products (LNHPD): 3 products.
Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD), Health Canada: licensed products, ingredients, doses, uses and risks, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Health Canada, LNHPD)
Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada 2.0 (OGL-Canada 2.0)
United States, supplement labels (DSLD; supplements need no prior approval): 362 products.
Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.
Malaysia, registered products: 3 products.
NPRA, Malaysian pharmaceutical products register, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Ministère de la santé de Malaisie / NPRA, Pharmaceutical Products, CC BY 4.0
Taiwan, registered products: 2 products.
TFDA, Taiwan tablets, capsules and medical nutrition registers, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), Open Government Data License, version 1.0
Declared daily quantities
| Unit | Products | Median | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mg | 268 | 198.5 | 5 | 6,000 |
Calculated from Compl'Alim declarations that provide a quantity. These are quantities declared by manufacturers, not measurements, and preparation is not distinguished (powder, extract of varying concentration): differences between products can be very large.
Products
- ACTIVE TA PUISSANCE ActivTesto, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- AFA HAIR gélule, withdrawn from the market
- ALPHA FOODS - VEGAN COLLAGEN FORMATION SUPPORT poudre, withdrawn from the market
- AMINOTIAL sachet, withdrawn from the market
- ANTI STRESS GR HEALTHCARE, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- ANTI-FATIGUE AMPOULES ampoule, withdrawn from the market
- ARGININE & ORNITHINE 500MG / 250MG HSN, capsule, withdrawn from the market
- ARTERIA NHCO NUTRITION, autre : gélule sèche + capsule molle, withdrawn from the market
- ASTEFORT ampoule, withdrawn from the market
- ActivTesto ACTIVE TA PUISSANCE ActivTesto, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Amino PUMP 30 servings PROZIS, poudre, flavour cola, withdrawn from the market
- Amino PUMP 30 servings PROZIS, poudre, flavour citron-citron vert, withdrawn from the market
- Amino PUMP 30 servings PROZIS, poudre, flavour mojito, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Prime Prozis, poudre, flavour citron, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Prime Caffeine Free Prozis, poudre, flavour neutre, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Prime Caffeine Free Prozis, poudre, flavour citron, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Prime No Caffeine PROZIS, poudre, flavour neutre, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Recovery PROZIS, poudre, flavour citron-kiwi, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Recovery PROZIS, poudre, flavour naturel, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Recovery Xcore Series Prozis, poudre, flavour fusion de fruit, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Recovery Xcore Series Prozis, poudre, flavour fusion de fruit, withdrawn from the market
- Anti-stress gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Arthro2vie poudre, withdrawn from the market
- BABY HAIR gélule, withdrawn from the market
- BABY HAIR gélule, withdrawn from the market
- BELLYMINCE DIVINACTIV, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- BIG HAIR MYRIAM K PARIS, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- BIG HAIR gélule, withdrawn from the market
- BIO HARMONIE gélule, withdrawn from the market
- BLACK MACA NUTRALIE, capsule, withdrawn from the market
- BLACK MACA NUTRIDIX, capsule, withdrawn from the market
- BLACK MACA COMPLEX Nutridix, capsule, withdrawn from the market
- BRÛLEUR HOMME NEXT, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- Beauté des cheveux et des ongles gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Bien-être Articulaire & Mobilité Weleda, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- Biorga Cystiphane comprimés Biorga, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- Boost cerise Stimium, gomme, flavour cerise, withdrawn from the market
- Boost libido gélule, withdrawn from the market
- CARDIO VITAL VIT'ALL+, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- COLLAGEN SUPERDOSE - HAIR GROWTH GOLD COLLAGEN, flacon, withdrawn from the market
- COMPLEXE ERECT ORFITO SYNERGIE, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- COMPLEXE PERFORMANCE GRANIONS, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- COMPLEXE RECOVERY AMINO+ gélule, withdrawn from the market
- CONCEPT 2 comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- CONCVPLUS FOR MEN gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Complexe Boosteur de Pousse D-LAB Nutricosmetics, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Confort digestif gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Confort digestif gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Crea + HT Eiyolab, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Cystiphane Biorga Biorga, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- Cystiphane Fort Bailleul Dermatologie, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- DESIRE dose gélule, withdrawn from the market
- DINAMIC+ capsule, withdrawn from the market
- DOPAREL Laboratoire Santarel, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- ELIMINATION DES GRAISSES SVELTA, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- ENERGIE FORCE 9 DAYANG, autre : dose unitaire de type unicadose, withdrawn from the market
- ERECTRIK BOOST+ gélule, withdrawn from the market
- ERIGYM gélule, withdrawn from the market
- EXAVIRIL capsule, withdrawn from the market
- Equilibre + poudre, flavour citron / menthe, withdrawn from the market