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Bcaa

by Swanson · capsule · 100 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 01927 7
  • DSLD label 308485
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 33 servings

Bcaa by Swanson lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 7.5 mg of vitamin B6, 1.02 g of L-leucine, 513 mg of L-isoleucine and 513 mg of L-valine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.

What is in Bcaa?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 308485, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideUSP7.5 mg441%Vitamin B6 in BCAA against 15,277 products7.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg7.5 mg

Higher than 52% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

L-Leucine1.02 gLeucine in BCAA against 2,056 products1.02 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.1.02 g

73% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

L-Isoleucine513 mgIsoleucine in BCAA against 1,614 products0.513 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.513 g

75% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g).

L-Valine513 mgValine in BCAA against 1,632 products0.513 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.513 g

74% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308485 (entered February 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.

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: As a dietary supplement, take three capsules per day with water.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Consult your healthcare provider before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 308485.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Calcium Laurate.

How many labels does Bcaa have?

One label is on file, entered on February 22, 2024.

  1. Label 308485 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01927 7

DSLD also links this label to: Branched Chain Amino Acids (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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