NOW Sports · L-glutamine · Powder

Is NOW Sports L-Glutamine Powder underdosed?

1 serving = 5 g of powderDirections: 1–2 servings a dayLabel as of 25 Jul 2024 · NIH DSLD

Verdict

5–10 g a dayas the label directs

Not graded

Contains 10 g. Not graded: the ISSN's 2018 review lists glutamine among supplements with little to no evidence of working, for building muscle and for performance.

One serving gives 5 g.

What the label says

L-Glutamine per serving
5 g in 5 g of powder
Servings a day
1–2 servings a day
L-Glutamine a day, as directed
5–10 g
Research dose
Not graded Evidence: Not graded
Suggested use: Mix 1 rounded teaspoon in juice, preferably between meals, 1 to 2 times daily as needed.
The label's directions, as printed.

More about l-glutamine: forms, timing and the studies behind the dose.

Same category, compared

All 17 L-glutamine supplements we checked, ranked by dose (commission never changes the order).

Where the reference doses come from

  1. L-Glutamine, : .
  2. Label data: National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Dietary Supplement Label Database, 2026. https://dsld.od.nih.gov/. Label 314477, including its servings a day.

For a supplement taken every day we judge the most the label's directions give in a day, and show the least. Read the full methodology or the corrections log.