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Scope
Supplement × Supplement
Last verified
June 4, 2026
ConflictStrong evidence
What is happening. Citrulline malate already supplies citrulline, so adding L-citrulline can create duplicate high dosing and GI effects.
Mechanism. Duplicate citrulline raises arginine and nitric oxide pathways.
Recommendation. Count total citrulline from all products and reduce doses if stacking.
Stack Score
How it moves the number.
Effect on the composite score
If both Citrulline Malate and L-Citrulline are in the same stack, this pair applies −10 to your Stack Score (per scored conflict row).
The full algorithm, the clamping rules, and four worked stacks are at /methodology/stack-score.
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Reference material
1- 1Trexler ET et al. Citrulline meta-analysis. Sports Med. 2019.Needs sourceNo link