aaronuconn
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Great post.You just want the nitrate that is attached to those. Typically you won't get enough creatine/betaine/etc and are really just after the nitrate content.
For example 1g Arginine Nitrate will provide roughly 250mg Nitrate + 750mg Arginine. Therefore to reach adequate Nitrate dosage you'd want 2-3g (500-1g Nitrate).
You can figure it out with the molecular weight of the ingredients and doing some science, but in general:
1g Arginine Nitrate will give you 260mg Nitrate
1g Creatine Nitrate will give you 320mg Nitrate
1g Betaine Nitrate will give you 350mg Nitrate
I think 1g of Citrulline Nitrate was 250ishmg of Nitrate as well (but I forget and don't see that as often)
I don't remember Sodium or Potassium off the top of my head but pretty sure they give larger doses of Nitrate per gram than these amino acid equivalents.
Edit: Also keep in mind this is probably one you don't want too much. Huge Nitrate doses could lower blood pressure too much (because it is super effective). When in a pump formula and if you get Nitrates via diet of other plentiful vegetables/etc. then the 500mg area is quite beneficial/effective for most (like the 2g Arginine Nitrate you find in a full serving of Vasoblitz or High Volume).
And IIRC, Sodium Nitrate is 70% ish nitrate while Potassium Nitrate is something like 60% ish nitrate.