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Amino 1000

by GNC Pro Performance · other (e.g. tea bag) · 120 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 02406 2
  • DSLD label 74834
  • Serving 3 softgel capsules
  • 40 servings

Amino 1000 by GNC Pro Performance lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 softgel capsules, such as 3 IU of vitamin E and 45 mg of liquid soy lecithin, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2017.

What is in Amino 1000?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 softgel capsules. 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 74834, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories35 Calories
Total Fat2.5 g4%Fat (unspecified) in Amino 1000 against 11,965 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2.5 g

Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 7.5 g.

Proteinas Calcium Caseinate, GelatinProtein (Form: as Calcium Caseinate, and Gelatin)3 gProtein in Amino 1000 against 8,985 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.3 g

67% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 9 g.

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol3 IU10%Vitamin E in Amino 1000 against 6,459 products3 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.3 IU

96% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 9 IU.

liquid Soy Lecithin45 mgLecithin in Amino 1000 against 804 products45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 200 mg.45 mg

81% of 804 products listing lecithin give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 135 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 74834 (entered June 23, 2017), 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:

  • 96% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 3 IU of vitamin E (median 30 IU).

The NIH database records 1 to 3 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?

2 products list 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: As a dietary supplement, take three softgel capsules up to three times daily on an empty stomach with a full glass of water.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains: Milk and soybeans.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No sugar, no starch, no artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no preservatives, no wheat, gluten free, no corn, yeast free.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 74834.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Titanium Dioxide.

How many labels does Amino 1000 have?

6 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 74834 (current) Entered June 23, 2017 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 0 48107 02406 2
  2. Label 66897 Entered November 21, 2016 · on the market · 240 softgels · UPC 0 48107 14730 3
  3. Label 66889 Entered November 21, 2016 · off the market May 9, 2017 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 48107 02406 2
  4. Label 44595 Entered April 24, 2015 · on the market · 240 softgels · UPC 0 48107 06757 1
  5. Label 29057 Entered January 24, 2014 · off the market February 25, 2015 · 240 softgel capsules · UPC 0 48107 06757 1
  6. Label 4279 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market July 29, 2016 · 120 soft gel capsules · UPC 0 48107 02406 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Pro Performance products.

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