Amino 1 MusclePharm

VS

Arginine & Citrulline Powder Now Foods

9.5 VSR

VSRating

4.1 VSR

$ 0.34

Price

per pure 5g amino acids

$ 0.27

10000 mg

Amino Acids

per serving size

3000 mg

$ 0.67

Price

per serving size

$ 0.16

Energy

Yes

Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium

Electrolyte

Hydration

Yes

2 Vitamin(s): Vitamin C, Vitamin B6
3 Mineral(s): Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium

Vitamins / Minerals

Yes

2 Flavor(s): Cherry Limeade, Fruit Punch

Flavors

Yes

2 Size(s): 0.94 lb, 15.24 oz

Sizes

Yes

1 Size(s): 12 oz

Our verdict

We’ve compared MusclePharm Amino 1 with Now Foods Arginine & Citrulline Powder and determined the following. MusclePharm Amino 1 wins in this battle and gets 9.5 VSR. Its rival Now Foods Arginine & Citrulline Powder gains 4.1 VSR. The enormous gap in rating was affected in the first place by the price of amino acids, thus 5 grams of amino acids of MusclePharm Amino 1 will cost you $ 0.34, as against $ 0.27 of Now Foods Arginine & Citrulline Powder. The serving of MusclePharm Amino 1 contains 10000 mg amino acids as against 3000 mg of Now Foods Arginine & Citrulline Powder. At the same time, a serving of MusclePharm Amino 1 costs $ 0.67, and a serving of Now Foods Arginine & Citrulline Powder costs $ 0.16.

In the composition of MusclePharm Amino 1 we found electrolytes, vitamins, minerals.

Additional components are absent in Now Foods Arginine & Citrulline Powder.

MusclePharm releases 2 flavors of Amino 1. Now Foods Arginine & Citrulline Powder has no taste, the manufacturer makes it unflavored.

MusclePharm produces 2 different sizes of Amino 1. Now Foods Arginine & Citrulline Powder has just one size, 12 oz.

We recommend buying MusclePharm Amino 1.

Difference Nutrition Facts

Only in nutrition
Amino 1 MusclePharm

Calories

Sodium

30 mg

as Disodium Phosphate

Effective for: Low levels of sodium in the blood
Possibly Effective for: Cystic fibrosis

Potassium

70 mg

as Dipotassium Phosphate

Effective for: Low levels of potassium in the blood
Possibly Effective for: Stroke; High blood pressure

Vitamin C

300 mg

as Ascorbic Acid

Effective for: Vitamin C deficiency
Possibly Effective for: Protein in the urine; Irregular heartbeat; Emptying the colon before a colonoscopy; Common cold; Airway infections caused by exercise; Swelling of the stomach; Gout; High cholesterol; High blood pressure; Lead poisoning; Osteoarthritis; Pain after surgery; Sunburn; Wrinkled skin

Vitamin B6

30 mg

as Pyridoxine HCL

Effective for: Seizures; A condition in which the body makes abnormal red blood cells that build up iron ; Vitamin B6 deficiency
Possibly Effective for: Hardening of the arteries ; Kidney stones; Morning sickness; Premenstrual syndrome

Phosphorus

50 mg

as Disodium Phosphate, Dipotassium Phosphate

Magnesium

210 mg

as Magnesium Oxide

Effective for: Constipation; Indigestion; Seizures in women with pre-eclampsia; Low levels of magnesium in the blood; A pregnancy complication marked by high blood pressure and protein in the urine
Possibly Effective for: Irregular heartbeat; Asthma; Nerve pain in people with cancer; Cerebral palsy; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cluster headache; Colon cancer, rectal cancer; Heart disease; Cystic fibrosis; Diabetes; Fibromyalgia; Hearing loss; High cholesterol; A disease of heart valves; Weak and brittle bones; Pain after surgery; Premenstrual syndrome; Chest pain due to blood vessel spasms; A type of irregular heartbeat

AAKG

3 g

L-Taurine

1 g

L-Leucine

1.5 g

L-Valine

1 g

L-Isoleucine

500 mg

L-Glutamine

1 g