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BCAA 1000 Caps 1,000 mg

by ON Optimum Nutrition · capsule · 200 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 29073
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 100 servings

BCAA 1000 Caps 1,000 mg by ON Optimum Nutrition lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of L-leucine, 250 mg of L-isoleucine and 250 mg of L-valine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2014.

What is in BCAA 1000 Caps 1,000 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

BCAA 1000 Caps 1,000 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 29073, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
L-Leucine500 mgLeucine in BCAA 1000 Caps 1,000 mg against 2,056 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.5 g

80% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

L-Isoleucine250 mgIsoleucine in BCAA 1000 Caps 1,000 mg against 1,614 products0.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.25 g

83% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g).

L-Valine250 mgValine in BCAA 1000 Caps 1,000 mg against 1,632 products0.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.25 g

84% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 29073 (entered January 24, 2014), 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?

6 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
SUGGESTED USE: Consume 2 BCAA 1000 Capsules between meals, 30-45 minutes before workouts, and/or immediately after workouts.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. CHECK WITH A QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE, PREGNANT OR NURSING A BABY OR IF YOU HAVE ANY KNOWN OR SUSPECTED MEDICAL CONDITION(S) AND/OR ARE TAKING ANY PRESCRIPTION OR OTC MEDICATION(S).
CHECK WITH A QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE, PREGNANT OR NURSING A BABY OR IF YOU HAVE ANY KNOWN OR SUSPECTED MEDICAL CONDITION(S) AND/OR ARE TAKING ANY PRESCRIPTION OR OTC MEDICATION(S).
Storage
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 29073.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

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

How many labels does BCAA 1000 Caps 1,000 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on January 24, 2014.

  1. Label 29073 (current) Entered January 24, 2014 · on the market · 200 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names ON(TM) (manufacturer), Sunrise, FL. All ON Optimum Nutrition products.

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