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
- FORSAPIU capsule, withdrawn from the market
- FORSAVIT FORSAVIT, capsule, withdrawn from the market
- Flora Natura® Beauté Au Féminin CHEVEUX & ONGLES Flora Natura®, ampoule, withdrawn from the market
- Force G Booster Shot Laboratoires Nutrisanté, ampoule, withdrawn from the market
- Force G POWER MAX VITAVEA - Laboratoires Nutrisanté, ampoule, withdrawn from the market
- Force G bio Power Max Nutrisanté, ampoule, flavour orange, withdrawn from the market
- GH TURBO NIGHT Trec Nutrition, capsule, withdrawn from the market
- GH+ HT Eiyolab, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- GLUTAMINE MEGA STRONG POWDER Nutrend, poudre, flavour punch + cranberry, withdrawn from the market
- GRANIONS CHEVEUX GRANIONS, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- HAIR GLOW MAMA CHILL, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- HYDRO-S Circulation Serie Radieuse, compte-gouttes, withdrawn from the market
- Hydrajit Feel Pure, pastille, flavour citron, withdrawn from the market
- INSTINCT HOMME gélule, withdrawn from the market
- IRON PERFORMANCE ERIC FAVE SPORT, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- IRON PERFORMANCE ERIC FAVE SPORT, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- IRON ULTRA FAT BURNER ERIC FAVRE SPORT, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Iron ultra fat burner gélule, withdrawn from the market
- K-MATAB gélule, withdrawn from the market
- KERATINE MAX Biocyte, poudre, withdrawn from the market
- KERATINE MAX poudre, withdrawn from the market
- KETO SLIM NUIT gélule, withdrawn from the market
- L ARGININE ONSALESIT, capsule, withdrawn from the market
- L-ARGININE & L-ORNITHINE HSN, capsule, withdrawn from the market
- L-ARGININE 1000 MG HSN, capsule, withdrawn from the market
- L-ARGININE BASE EN POUDRE poudre, withdrawn from the market
- L-Arginine PROZIS, poudre, flavour naturel, withdrawn from the market
- L-Arginine BioTech USA, poudre, flavour non-aromatisé, withdrawn from the market
- LIBIDO+ MEN ELISE, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- LIBIDON PLUS gélule, withdrawn from the market
- LIBIDON PLUS gélule, withdrawn from the market
- LYDISS flacon, withdrawn from the market
- LoriCalm Lorica, autre : poudre orodispersible, flavour fruit rouge menthe, withdrawn from the market
- Léro Hépagrume léro, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- Léro Hépagrume Laboratoire Léro, ampoule, withdrawn from the market
- MACA NOIRE NUTRALIE, capsule, withdrawn from the market
- MAGNEBOOSTER bâton / batônnet / stick, flavour arôme naturel de fruits rouges, withdrawn from the market
- MULTI STRONG GN NUTRITION, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- MULTI STRONG GN NUTRITION, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- MUSCLEPUMP NUTRIMSUCLE, poudre, flavour fraise, withdrawn from the market
- MUSCLEPUMP FRMABOISE BLEUE NUTRIMSUCLE, poudre, flavour framboise bleue, withdrawn from the market
- MUSCLEPUMP MANGUE NUTRIMSUCLE, poudre, flavour mangue, withdrawn from the market
- MUSCLEPUMP YUZU NUTRIMSUCLE, poudre, flavour yuzu, withdrawn from the market
- Multi Men comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- N.O. Shox PROZIS, poudre, flavour cola, withdrawn from the market
- N.O. Shox PROZIS, poudre, flavour citron, withdrawn from the market
- NATURAGRA capsule, withdrawn from the market
- NATURAGRA NATURAGRA, capsule, withdrawn from the market
- Niteworks poudre, flavour citron, withdrawn from the market
- Novophane gélule, withdrawn from the market
- OH / Alcool autre : sachets + 2 gélules de formules différentes, withdrawn from the market
- Ostéo2vie poudre, withdrawn from the market
- PENIS ENDUR'O gélule, withdrawn from the market
- PHYTOVEX® SPRAY IMMUNITE UPSA, spray, flavour fruits rouges, withdrawn from the market
- POUSSE DES CHEVEUX gélule, withdrawn from the market
- PRECURSOR GH - new gélule, withdrawn from the market
- PRO KERACYS CHEVEUX 4 en 1 GRANIONS, comprimé, flavour /, withdrawn from the market
- Performances Yves Ponroy, flacon, withdrawn from the market
- Proerecta SHOT Proerecta, autre : boisson liquide, flavour pêche, withdrawn from the market
- Proxeed Men sachet, withdrawn from the market