Applied Nutrition L-Arginine 1500

L-Arginine 1500 is a product from UK based company Applied Nutrition. This product states that it can help to boost this non-essential amino acid if the body is deficient. This review will aim to examine the ingredients in this product to see if it can support the claims made.

Ingredients

89.8 % L-Arginine Hydrochloride

L-arginine is an amino acid which helps synthesis nitric oxide (1), this in turn helps lower blood pressure (2) and coronary heart disease (3).

HPMC (Vegetarian Capsule Shell)

HPMC stands for hydroxypropyl methylcellulose or hypromellose for short. It is a capsule to encase supplements. It is clear and tasteless; comes in vegetarian and vegan forms and provides no nutritional benefit.

Anti-Caking Agents (Magnesium Salts, Silicon Dioxide)

Magnesium salts provide no nutritional benefits as it is used as a thickener in supplement products.

Silicon Dioxide doesn’t add any nutritional benefits to this supplement. The main reason for silicon dioxide in this supplement is that it aids in the even distribution of the active ingredients in this supplement.

Summary

This product contains ingredients that can help to boost levels of L-Arginine. This product should be consumed daily with two capsules. This product has no banned substances when referring to the WADA prohibited list when observing the label / ingredients posted on the website.

*NOTE – This product has not been tested in a laboratory and may contain other substances that may not appear on the label

References

1 – Palmer, R. M., Ashton, D. S., & Moncada, S. (1988). Vascular endothelial cells synthesize nitric oxide from L-arginine. Nature, 333(6174), 664-666.

2 – Rees, D. D., Palmer, R. M., & Moncada, S. (1989). Role of endothelium-derived nitric oxide in the regulation of blood pressure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 86(9), 3375-3378.

3 – Riddell, D. R., Graham, A., & Owen, J. S. (1997). Apolipoprotein E inhibits platelet aggregation through the l-arginine: nitric oxide pathway Implications for vascular disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 272(1), 89-95.