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BCAA 1800 mg

by GNC Pro Performance · softgel capsule · 240 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 16953 4
  • DSLD label 315320
  • Serving 6 capsules
  • 40 servings

BCAA 1800 mg by GNC Pro Performance lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 6 capsules, such as 8 mg of vitamin E, 900 mg of L-leucine, 630 mg of L-isoleucine and 270 mg of L-valine, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in BCAA 1800 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6 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 1800 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 315320, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories35 Calories
Total Fat4 g5%Fat (unspecified) in BCAA 1800 mg against 11,965 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.4 g

Higher than 84% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol8 mg53%
L-Leucine900 mgLeucine in BCAA 1800 mg against 2,056 products0.9 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.9 g

77% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

L-Isoleucine630 mgIsoleucine in BCAA 1800 mg against 1,614 products0.63 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.63 g

69% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g).

L-Valine270 mgValine in BCAA 1800 mg against 1,632 products0.27 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.27 g

83% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 315320 (entered October 24, 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with BCAA 1800 mg'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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take six capsules daily, either in the morning, evening or between meals on an empty stomach with a full glass of water. Use in conjunction with your strenuous exercise program.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains: Soy. Contains a bioengineered food ingredient.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No starch, no artificial flavors, gluten free, no corn, no milk, Gf Gluten free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 315320.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, yellow Beeswax, Water, Purified, Soy Lecithin, Caramel color, Titanium Dioxide.

How many labels does BCAA 1800 mg have?

3 labels are on file under this name since June 23, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 315320 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 240 softgels · UPC 0 48107 16953 4
  2. Label 309076 Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 240 softgels · UPC 0 48107 16953 4
  3. Label 74730 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market December 12, 2022 · 240 capsules · UPC 0 48107 16953 4

DSLD also links this label to: Amino Acids 1800 (image difference, same product), Bcaa 1800 (image difference, same product), Bcaa 1800 (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names GNC Holdings, LLC (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Pro Performance products.

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