{"id":6071,"date":"2024-03-18T11:51:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T14:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/contenidos\/?p=6071"},"modified":"2026-08-28T23:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T02:54:50","slug":"citrulina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/contenidos\/citrulina\/","title":{"rendered":"Citrulina: qu\u00e9 es, de d\u00f3nde viene su nombre y para qu\u00e9 se usa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La <strong>citrulina<\/strong> es un amino\u00e1cido no proteico, y su nombre tiene un origen que sorprende: viene de <em>Citrullus lanatus<\/em>, el nombre cient\u00edfico de la <strong>sand\u00eda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">El amino\u00e1cido de la sand\u00eda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se aisl\u00f3 por primera vez de la sand\u00eda en 1930, y de ah\u00ed qued\u00f3 el nombre. Es de las fuentes naturales m\u00e1s concentradas que se conocen, sobre todo <strong>la parte blanca de la c\u00e1scara<\/strong>, que casi nadie come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Su relaci\u00f3n con la arginina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#EAF3F8;border-radius:14px;padding:20px 22px;margin:1.8rem 0;box-sizing:border-box\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#1F5A78;font-size:1.04rem;margin-bottom:9px\">Est\u00e1n conectadas<\/strong><span style=\"display:block;color:#3A3A3A;font-size:0.95rem;line-height:1.72\">La citrulina y la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/contenidos\/l-arginina-como-vasodilatador-oxido-nitrico\/\">arginina<\/a> participan en el mismo proceso: el <strong>ciclo de la urea<\/strong>.<br><br>Y hay un dato que explica por qu\u00e9 aparecen juntas en las etiquetas: <strong>el cuerpo puede convertir citrulina en arginina<\/strong>.<br><br>Por eso ver\u00e9s f\u00f3rmulas que traen las dos, o que combinan citrulina con <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/contenidos\/todo-sobre-la-ornitina\/\">ornitina<\/a>. No es relleno: van juntas en el mismo circuito.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Citrulina y malato<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En las etiquetas vas a ver dos formas: <strong>citrulina<\/strong> y <strong>citrulina malato<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La segunda combina la citrulina con <strong>\u00e1cido m\u00e1lico<\/strong>, un compuesto presente en las manzanas. Es la forma m\u00e1s usada en suplementaci\u00f3n deportiva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">En qu\u00e9 alimentos est\u00e1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sand\u00eda.<\/strong> La fuente m\u00e1s conocida, sobre todo la parte blanca.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Melon y otras cucurbit\u00e1ceas.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Pepino y zapallo.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#F5FBF4;border-radius:14px;padding:20px 22px;margin:1.8rem 0;box-sizing:border-box\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#2A6626;font-size:1.04rem;margin-bottom:9px\">Lo que vemos en el mostrador<\/strong><span style=\"display:block;color:#3A3A3A;font-size:0.95rem;line-height:1.72\"><strong>La mayor\u00eda entra y dice \u201cdame un \u00f3xido n\u00edtrico\u201d<\/strong>, as\u00ed, sin vueltas. Otros lo piden como <strong>vasodilatador<\/strong>, y un tercer grupo busca directamente <strong>arginina<\/strong>.<br><br>Son tres formas de nombrar lo mismo.<br><br>La pregunta que sigue siempre es la misma: <em>\u00bfcitrulina o \u00f3xido n\u00edtrico?<\/em> Y la respuesta honesta es que <strong>no hay ganadores<\/strong>: depende de qu\u00e9 busques y con qu\u00e9 lo combines.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">D\u00f3nde la encontr\u00e1s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/web\/producto\/citrulina-malate-300-grs-star-nutrition\/\"><strong>Citrulina Malate 300 g de Star Nutrition<\/strong><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/web\/producto\/oxido-nitrico-ornitina-arginina-citrulina\/\"><strong>\u00d3xido N\u00edtrico de One Fit<\/strong><\/a>, con ornitina, arginina y citrulina<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/web\/categoria\/oxido-nitrico\/\">Ver los \u00f3xidos n\u00edtricos<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/web\/categoria\/aminoacidos\/\">Ver los amino\u00e1cidos<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/contenidos\/todo-sobre-los-pre-workout\/\">Sobre los preentrenamientos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preguntas frecuentes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 se llama citrulina?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Viene de <strong>Citrullus lanatus<\/strong>, el nombre cient\u00edfico de la sand\u00eda. Se aisl\u00f3 por primera vez de la sand\u00eda en 1930 y de ah\u00ed qued\u00f3 el nombre.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>\u00bfEs cierto que est\u00e1 en la sand\u00eda?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S\u00ed. Es de las <strong>fuentes naturales m\u00e1s concentradas<\/strong> que se conocen, sobre todo la parte blanca de la c\u00e1scara, que casi nadie come.<br>Tambi\u00e9n aparece en el mel\u00f3n y en otras cucurbit\u00e1ceas como el pepino y el zapallo.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 la citrulina aparece junto con la arginina en las etiquetas?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Porque participan en el mismo proceso, <strong>el ciclo de la urea<\/strong>, y el cuerpo puede convertir citrulina en arginina.<br>Por eso ver\u00e1s f\u00f3rmulas que traen las dos, o que combinan citrulina con ornitina. No es relleno: van juntas en el mismo circuito.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>\u00bfQu\u00e9 diferencia hay entre citrulina y citrulina malato?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La citrulina malato combina la citrulina con <strong>\u00e1cido m\u00e1lico<\/strong>, un compuesto presente en las manzanas. Es la forma m\u00e1s usada en suplementaci\u00f3n deportiva.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>\u00bfCitrulina u \u00f3xido n\u00edtrico?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Es la pregunta que sigue siempre en el mostrador, y <strong>la respuesta honesta es que no hay ganadores<\/strong>: depende de qu\u00e9 busques y con qu\u00e9 lo combines.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>\u00bfD\u00f3nde consigo citrulina?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citrulina Malate 300 g de Star Nutrition \u00b7 \u00d3xido N\u00edtrico de One Fit, que trae ornitina, arginina y citrulina.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contenido informativo. Los suplementos dietarios no son medicamentos y son para mayores de 18 a\u00f1os. Ante cualquier duda de salud, consult\u00e1 con un profesional.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"dm-relacionadas\" style=\"border:1px solid #D3E6F1;background:#FAFCFD;border-radius:14px;padding:22px 20px;margin:2.6rem 0 1rem;box-sizing:border-box\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#1F5A78;font-size:1.04rem;margin-bottom:12px\">Otras notas sobre amino\u00e1cidos<\/strong><div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:18px;box-sizing:border-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/contenidos\/l-carnitina\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:9px 15px;margin:0 7px 8px 0;border:1px solid #D3E6F1;border-radius:20px;background:#FFFFFF;color:#1F5A78;font-size:0.87rem;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">L-Carnitina<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/contenidos\/l-arginina-como-vasodilatador-oxido-nitrico\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:9px 15px;margin:0 7px 8px 0;border:1px solid #D3E6F1;border-radius:20px;background:#FFFFFF;color:#1F5A78;font-size:0.87rem;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">L-arginina: qu\u00e9 es, el \u00f3xido n\u00edtrico y d\u00f3nde e<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/contenidos\/l-lisina\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:9px 15px;margin:0 7px 8px 0;border:1px solid #D3E6F1;border-radius:20px;background:#FFFFFF;color:#1F5A78;font-size:0.87rem;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">L-lisina: qu\u00e9 es, en qu\u00e9 alimentos est\u00e1 y por <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/contenidos\/todo-sobre-la-ornitina\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:9px 15px;margin:0 7px 8px 0;border:1px solid #D3E6F1;border-radius:20px;background:#FFFFFF;color:#1F5A78;font-size:0.87rem;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">Ornitina: qu\u00e9 es, d\u00f3nde est\u00e1 y por qu\u00e9 aparece<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/contenidos\/l-leucina\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:9px 15px;margin:0 7px 8px 0;border:1px solid #D3E6F1;border-radius:20px;background:#FFFFFF;color:#1F5A78;font-size:0.87rem;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">L-leucina: qu\u00e9 es y por qu\u00e9 es la estrella de <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/contenidos\/l-isoleucina\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:9px 15px;margin:0 7px 8px 0;border:1px solid #D3E6F1;border-radius:20px;background:#FFFFFF;color:#1F5A78;font-size:0.87rem;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">L-Isoleucina<\/a><\/div><strong style=\"display:block;color:#1F5A78;font-size:0.98rem;margin-bottom:10px\">En la tienda<\/strong><div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;box-sizing:border-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/web\/producto\/bcaa-2000-x120-de-star-nutrition\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 16px;margin:0 8px 8px 0;background:#1F5A78;color:#FFFFFF;border-radius:7px;font-size:0.87rem;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none\">BCAA 2000 x120 de Star<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/web\/producto\/glutamina-150-grs-de-pulver-sin-tacc\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 16px;margin:0 8px 8px 0;background:#1F5A78;color:#FFFFFF;border-radius:7px;font-size:0.87rem;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none\">Glutamina 150 g de Pulver<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/web\/producto\/beta-alanina-300-grs-pura-de-dms-nutrition\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 16px;margin:0 8px 8px 0;background:#1F5A78;color:#FFFFFF;border-radius:7px;font-size:0.87rem;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none\">Beta Alanina 300 g de DMS<\/a><\/div><span style=\"display:block;margin-top:12px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demusculos.com\/web\/categoria\/aminoacidos\/\" style=\"color:#1F5A78;font-size:0.88rem;font-weight:700\">Ver los amino\u00e1cidos<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La citrulina es un amino\u00e1cido no proteico, y su nombre tiene un origen que sorprende: viene de Citrullus lanatus, el nombre cient\u00edfico de la sand\u00eda. El amino\u00e1cido de la sand\u00eda Se aisl\u00f3 por primera vez de la sand\u00eda en 1930, y de ah\u00ed qued\u00f3 el nombre. Es de las fuentes naturales m\u00e1s concentradas que se 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