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Amino Acid Formula

by GNC · softgel capsule · 60 softgel capsules

  • Off the market since December 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 09974 9
  • DSLD label 826
  • Serving 3 softgels
  • 20 servings

Amino Acid Formula by GNC lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 softgels, such as 3 IU of vitamin E and 45 mg of soy lecithin, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 26, 2011.

What is in Amino Acid Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 softgels. 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 Acid Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 826, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories35 Calories
Calories from Fat25 Calories
Total Fatas Soybean OilTotal Fat (Form: as Soybean Oil)2.5 g4%Fat (unspecified) in Amino Acid Formula 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).

Proteinas CaseinateProtein (Form: as Caseinate)3 gProtein in Amino Acid Formula 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).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol3 IU10%Vitamin E in Amino Acid Formula 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).

Soy Lecithin45 mgLecithin in Amino Acid Formula 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).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 826 (entered October 26, 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:

  • 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 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?

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 on an empty stomach with a full glass of water.
Warnings
CONTAINS: Milk and Soybeans.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 826.

What else is on the label?

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

How many labels does Amino Acid Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on October 26, 2011.

  1. Label 826 (current) Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 60 softgel capsules · UPC 0 48107 09974 9

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 products.

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