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Amino 1000

by Precision Engineered · other (e.g. tea bag) · 190 caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 74312 74114 2
  • DSLD label 2461
  • Serving 2 to 3 caplets; amounts per 2 caplets
  • 95 servings

Amino 1000 by Precision Engineered lists 21 ingredients, 21 with an amount per serving of 2 caplets, such as 20 mg of vitamin C, 2,000 mg of hydrolyzed gelatin, 152 mg of L-alanine and 140 mg of L-arginine, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2011.

What is in Amino 1000?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 caplets. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Amino 1000: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 2461, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
ProteinProtein Note: 0%2 g4%Protein in Amino 1000 against 8,985 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.2 g

70% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 12 g.

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid20 mg33%Vitamin C in Amino 1000 against 18,583 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg20 mg

90% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Sodium15 mg1%Sodium in Amino 1000 against 14,514 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.15 mg

72% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg.

hydrolyzed Gelatinhydrolyzed Gelatin Note: (2g) (contains the following amino acids (approximate amounts))2,000 mgGelatin in Amino 1000 against 90 products2,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mg to 1,300 mg, the median 457 mg.2,000 mg

Higher than 82% of 90 products listing gelatin (median 457 mg). Per day at the most servings: 12,000 mg.

L-Alanine152 mgAlanine in Amino 1000 against 475 products152 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 972 mg, the median 483 mg.152 mg

68% of 475 products listing alanine give more (median 483 mg). Per day at the most servings: 912 mg.

L-Arginine140 mgArginine in Amino 1000 against 1,455 products140 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 167 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.140 mg

77% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 840 mg.

L-Aspartic Acid81 mgAspartic Acid in Amino 1000 against 377 products81 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 106 mg to 1,846 mg, the median 337 mg.81 mg

81% of 377 products listing aspartic acid give more (median 337 mg). Per day at the most servings: 486 mg.

L-Glutamic Acid182 mgGlutamic Acid in Amino 1000 against 697 products182 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.182 mg

Higher than 67% of 697 products listing glutamic acid (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,092 mg.

L-Glycine424 mgGlycine in Amino 1000 against 1,078 products424 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 846 mg, the median 300 mg.424 mg

Higher than 58% of 1,078 products listing glycine (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,544 mg.

L-HistidineL-Histidine Note: Essential Amino Acid16 mgHistidine in Amino 1000 against 591 products16 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 402.8 mg, the median 125 mg.16 mg

88% of 591 products listing histidine give more (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 96 mg.

L-Hydroxylysine27 mgHydroxylysine in Amino 1000 against 30 products27 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 43 mg to 180 mg, the median 141 mg.27 mg

77% of 30 products listing hydroxylysine give more (median 141 mg). Per day at the most servings: 162 mg.

L-Hydroxyproline223 mgHydroxyproline in Amino 1000 against 39 products223 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 239.5 mg to 1,476 mg, the median 559 mg.223 mg

77% of 39 products listing hydroxyproline give more (median 559 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,338 mg.

L-IsoleucineL-Isoleucine Note: essential amino acids21 mgIsoleucine in Amino 1000 against 1,614 products0.021 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.021 g

98% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.126 g.

L-LeucineL-Leucine Note: essential amino acids47 mgLeucine in Amino 1000 against 2,056 products0.047 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.047 g

96% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.282 g.

L-LysineL-Lysine Note: essential amino acid60 mgLysine in Amino 1000 against 1,250 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 148.25 mg to 996.25 mg, the median 500 mg.60 mg

86% of 1,250 products listing lysine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg.

L-MethionineL-Methionine Note: essential amino acid16 mgMETHIONINE in Amino 1000 against 981 products16 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.16 mg

84% of 981 products listing METHIONINE give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 96 mg.

L-PhenylalanineL-Phenylalanine Note: Essential Amino Acid29 mgPhenylalanine in Amino 1000 against 611 products29 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 597.5 mg, the median 250 mg.29 mg

91% of 611 products listing phenylalanine give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 174 mg.

L-Proline249 mgProline in Amino 1000 against 387 products249 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,289 mg, the median 487.5 mg.249 mg

58% of 387 products listing proline give more (median 487.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,494 mg.

L-Serine61 mgSerine in Amino 1000 against 314 products61 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,056 mg, the median 408 mg.61 mg

81% of 314 products listing serine give more (median 408 mg). Per day at the most servings: 366 mg.

L-ThreonineL-Threonine Note: Essential Amino Acid34 mgTHREONINE in Amino 1000 against 590 products34 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 140 mg to 886.25 mg, the median 500 mg.34 mg

91% of 590 products listing THREONINE give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 204 mg.

L-Tyrosine10 mgTyrosine in Amino 1000 against 1,680 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 989 mg, the median 500 mg.10 mg

98% of 1,680 products listing tyrosine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

L-ValineL-Valine Note: essential amino acids40 mgValine in Amino 1000 against 1,632 products0.04 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.04 g

97% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.24 g.

L-Ornithine30 mgOrnithine in Amino 1000 against 258 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 900 mg, the median 400 mg.30 mg

90% of 258 products listing ornithine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2461 (entered November 25, 2011), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 90% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 20 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).
  • 98% of the 1,614 products that print an amount of isoleucine list more than its 0.021 g of L-isoleucine (filed by NIH under isoleucine) (median 1.23 g).
  • 96% of the 2,056 products that print an amount of leucine list more than its 0.047 g of L-leucine (filed by NIH under leucine) (median 2.5 g).
  • 91% of the 611 products that print an amount of phenylalanine list more than its 29 mg of L-phenylalanine (filed by NIH under phenylalanine) (median 250 mg).
  • 91% of the 590 products that print an amount of THREONINE list more than its 34 mg of L-threonine (filed by NIH under THREONINE) (median 500 mg).
  • 98% of the 1,680 products that print an amount of tyrosine list more than its 10 mg of L-tyrosine (filed by NIH under tyrosine) (median 500 mg).

The NIH database records 2 to 6 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
DIRECTIONS: For adults, take two (2) to three (3) caplets two to six times daily preferably on an empty stomach. Take at least three (3) caplets immediately after a workout.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
WARNING: If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Not intended for use by persons under the age of 18.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Artificial Color, Flavor or Sweetener, No Preservatives, No Sugar, No Starch, No Milk, No Lactose, No Soy, No Gluten, No Wheat, No Yeast, No Fish.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 2461.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Silica, Contains Less Than 2% of.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY ASSURED.

How many labels does Amino 1000 have?

One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2011.

  1. Label 2461 (current) Entered November 25, 2011 · on the market · 190 caplets · UPC 0 74312 74114 2

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Precision Engineered Limited (USA) (manufacturer), Bohemia, NY, U.S.A.. All Precision Engineered products.

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