L-Glutamine 500mg | 100 capsules | Swanson

L-Glutamine 500mg by Swanson

Do you want to use L-glutamine but don't feel like measuring and mixing powder? Swanson packages this amino acid in 500mg vegan capsules. One capsule is one fixed dose, without flavors or sweeteners. The bottle contains 100 capsules, and you take one to two per day.

What glutamine actually is

Glutamine is an amino acid, one of the building blocks your body uses to make proteins. It is one of the amino acids your body can produce itself, especially in your muscles. What many people don't know is that glutamine is the free amino acid that is most abundant in your blood and muscles. In addition, you get it through protein-rich foods such as meat, fish, eggs, dairy, beans, and tofu. The L in L-glutamine refers to the spatial form of the molecule. That is the form that occurs in nature and that your body uses to build proteins.

Capsules or powder

Many people wonder if L-glutamine capsules are just as useful as powder. The substance is exactly the same. The difference lies in the quantity and convenience. With powder, you can easily add large amounts to a shake, but you do have to weigh and mix it. With capsules, you know without thinking that you are taking 500mg each, and they fit in your bag or desk drawer. By the way, glutamine in powder form tastes fairly neutral to slightly sweet. In a capsule, you taste nothing at all. Swanson recommends one to two capsules per day, preferably on an empty stomach with a glass of water.

What FCC quality means

On the Swanson label it says L-glutamine FCC. That abbreviation stands for Food Chemicals Codex, an international reference work with requirements for the purity and composition of food ingredients. An ingredient with that designation meets the specifications of that codex. In addition to the glutamine, the capsule contains rice flour as a filler, and magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide as excipients that keep the powder flowing during filling. The capsule itself is made of hypromellose, a plant-based material. This makes this L-glutamine suitable for vegans.

In short: this is a simple L-glutamine in capsule form, 500mg each, of FCC quality and without animal ingredients. Swanson has been making supplements in Fargo in the United States since 1969. With 100 capsules in a bottle, you have a supply for over three months at one per day.