Amino-9 Essentials Powder
by NOW Sports · powder · 330 grams
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 00206 8
- DSLD label 314237
- Serving 5.6 g (2 1/4 level teaspoons)
- 59 servings
Amino-9 Essentials Powder by NOW Sports lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 5.6 g, such as 918 mg of L-leucine, 888 mg of L-lysine, 751 mg of L-phenylalanine and 518 mg of L-valine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2024.
What is in Amino-9 Essentials Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5.6 g. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 20 Calories | ||
| L-Leucine | 918 mg | 76% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g). | |
| L-Lysineas L-Lysine MonohydrochlorideL-Lysine (Form: from L-Lysine Monohydrochloride) | 888 mg | Higher than 74% of 1,250 products listing lysine (median 500 mg). | |
| L-Phenylalanine | 751 mg | Higher than 83% of 611 products listing phenylalanine (median 250 mg). | |
| L-Valine | 518 mg | 74% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g). | |
| L-Threonine | 466 mg | 52% of 590 products listing THREONINE give more (median 500 mg). | |
| L-Isoleucine | 442 mg | 79% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g). | |
| L-Methionine | 432 mg | Higher than 86% of 981 products listing METHIONINE (median 100 mg). | |
| L-Histidineas L-Histidine MonohydrochorideL-Histidine (Form: from L-Histidine Monohydrochloride) | 319 mg | Higher than 66% of 591 products listing histidine (median 125 mg). | |
| L-Tryptophan | 117 mg | 51% of 605 products listing tryptophan give more (median 123 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314237 (entered November 22, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Full Force AminosHealthy Kidney same ingredients
- BCAA/EAA UnflavoredArms Race Nutrition Basics same ingredients
- AminosKion same ingredients
- Gorilla Mode EAAS Lemon LimeGorilla Mind same ingredients
- Gorilla Mode EAAS Jungle JuiceGorilla Mind same ingredients
- Grunt Tiger's BloodRedcon1 same ingredients
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: Mix 2 1/4 level teaspoons with 8 oz. of juice or your favorite beverage once daily. Taking with juice or other beverage is recommended due to bitter taste of free-form amino acids.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition [e.g. liver disorders or phenylketonuria (PKU)].
- Do not eat freshness packet enclosed.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Steroid tested Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
- Storage
- This product is sold by weight not volume. Store in a cool, dry, dark place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 314237.
What else is on the label?
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Crescent H (Halal) GMP Quality Assured Triangle K (Kosher).
How many labels does Amino-9 Essentials Powder have?
5 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 314237 (current) Entered November 22, 2024 · on the market · 330 grams · UPC 7 33739 00206 8
- Label 204747 Entered July 24, 2019 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 330 grams · UPC 7 33739 00206 8
- Label 77467 Entered December 22, 2017 · off the market December 6, 2018 · 330 grams · UPC 7 33739 00206 8
- Label 60464 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market June 2, 2017 · 330 grams · UPC 7 33739 00206 8
- Label 12871 Entered June 25, 2013 · off the market March 31, 2016 · 330 grams · UPC 7 33739 00206 8
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 (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW Sports products.