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Amino-9 Essentials

by NOW Sports · tablet or pill · 300 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 00018 7
  • DSLD label 12883
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 100 servings

Amino-9 Essentials by NOW Sports lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 263 mg of calcium, 736 mg of L-leucine, 665 mg of L-lysine and 578 mg of L-phenylalanine, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 1, 2012.

What is in Amino-9 Essentials?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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-9 Essentials: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 12883, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories23 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Amino-9 Essentials against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiber2 g8%Fiber in Amino-9 Essentials against 6,987 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.2 g

38% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g).

Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Carbonate)263 mg26%Calcium in Amino-9 Essentials against 17,831 products263 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg263 mg

Higher than 76% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

L-Leucine736 mgLeucine in Amino-9 Essentials against 2,056 products0.736 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.736 g

79% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

L-Lysineas L-Lysine MonohydrochlorideL-Lysine (Form: from L-Lysine Monohydrochloride)665 mgLysine in Amino-9 Essentials against 1,250 products665 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 148.25 mg to 996.25 mg, the median 500 mg.665 mg

Higher than 64% of 1,250 products listing lysine (median 500 mg).

L-Phenylalanine578 mgPhenylalanine in Amino-9 Essentials against 611 products578 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 597.5 mg, the median 250 mg.578 mg

Higher than 74% of 611 products listing phenylalanine (median 250 mg).

L-Valine421 mgValine in Amino-9 Essentials against 1,632 products0.421 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.421 g

79% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g).

L-Threonine351 mgTHREONINE in Amino-9 Essentials against 590 products351 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 140 mg to 886.25 mg, the median 500 mg.351 mg

57% of 590 products listing THREONINE give more (median 500 mg).

L-Isoleucine333 mgIsoleucine in Amino-9 Essentials against 1,614 products0.333 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.333 g

81% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g).

L-Methionine332 mgMETHIONINE in Amino-9 Essentials against 981 products332 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.332 mg

Higher than 80% of 981 products listing METHIONINE (median 100 mg).

L-Histidineas L-Histidine MonohydrochorideL-Histidine (Form: from L-Histidine Monohydrochloride)246 mgHistidine in Amino-9 Essentials against 591 products246 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 402.8 mg, the median 125 mg.246 mg

Higher than 58% of 591 products listing histidine (median 125 mg).

L-Tryptophan88 mgTryptophan in Amino-9 Essentials against 605 products88 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 471 mg, the median 123 mg.88 mg

64% of 605 products listing tryptophan give more (median 123 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12883 (entered October 1, 2012), 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Amino-9 Essentials's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
SUGGESTED USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 3 tablets daily. Taking with juice or other beverage is recommended due to bitter taste of free-form amino acids. Consider taking these other NOW(R) products: L-Carnitine, D-Ribose and Creatine.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking anti-depressant medication (such as SSRI’s or MAOI’s) or other medication, or have a medical condition (e.g. liver disorders, high blood pressure or phenylketonuria [PKU]).
Keep out of reach of children.
Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 12883.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silica, Tablet Coating.

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

How many labels does Amino-9 Essentials have?

2 labels are on file under this name since October 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 12883 (current) Entered October 1, 2012 · on the market · 300 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00018 7
  2. Label 12882 Entered October 1, 2012 · on the market · 150 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00016 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW Sports products.

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