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Bcaa 3:1:2

by MusclePharm · capsule · 240 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 36211 05337 4
  • DSLD label 82242
  • Serving 8 capsules
  • 30 servings

Bcaa 3:1:2 by MusclePharm lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 8 capsules, such as 3,000 mg of L-leucine, 2,000 mg of L-valine and 1,000 mg of L-isoleucine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2018.

What is in Bcaa 3:1:2?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 8 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 3:1:2: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 82242, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
L-Leucine3,000 mgLeucine in BCAA 3:1:2 against 2,056 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.3 g

Higher than 60% of 2,056 products listing leucine (median 2.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 9 g.

L-Valine2,000 mgValine in BCAA 3:1:2 against 1,632 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.2 g

Higher than 88% of 1,632 products listing valine (median 1.25 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

L-Isoleucine1,000 mgIsoleucine in BCAA 3:1:2 against 1,614 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.1 g

53% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 82242 (entered January 25, 2018), 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 1 to 3 servings 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 1 serving one to three times daily. For optimal use, take between meals, 30-45 minutes before workouts, and/or immediately after workouts.
Warnings
Allergen Warning: This product was produced in a facility that may also process ingredients containing milk, egg, soybeans, shellfish, fish, tree nuts, wheat and peanuts.
Warning: Do not exceed the recommended daily dose. Consult a physician prior to use if you have any medical conditions.
Do not use if you are pregnant or expect to become pregnant or are nursing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Storage Conditions: Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 82242.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose.

How many labels does Bcaa 3:1:2 have?

2 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 82242 (current) Entered January 25, 2018 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 7 36211 05337 4
  2. Label 3713 Entered December 23, 2011 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 7 36211 05337 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names MusclePharm Corp. (distributor), Denver, CO. All MusclePharm products.

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