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BCAA 500 mg

by California Gold Nutrition SPORT · capsule · 60 veggie capsules

  • Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 98220 01127 8
  • DSLD label 273045
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

BCAA 500 mg by California Gold Nutrition SPORT lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2022.

What is in BCAA 500 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 273045, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
2:1:1 BCAA Blend500 mg
L-Leucine250 mgLeucine in BCAA 500 mg against 2,056 products0.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.25 g

88% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

L-Isoleucine125 mgIsoleucine in BCAA 500 mg against 1,614 products0.125 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.125 g

92% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g).

L-Valine125 mgValine in BCAA 500 mg against 1,632 products0.125 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.125 g

91% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 273045 (entered September 22, 2022), 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?

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:

  • 92% of the 1,614 products that print an amount of isoleucine list more than its 0.125 g of L-isoleucine (filed by NIH under isoleucine) (median 1.23 g).
  • 91% of the 1,632 products that print an amount of valine list more than its 0.125 g of L-valine (filed by NIH under valine) (median 1.25 g).

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 Usage: Take 1 capsule daily, on an empty stomach. Best when taken as directed by a qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warnings: Keep out of reach of children.
Pregnant or lactating women, the chronically ill, elderly, individuals under the age of 18, those taking prescription medications as well as those with a physician-diagnosed medical condition should consult with a physician, pharmacist, naturopath or other qualified healthcare professional prior to taking dietary supplements.
Sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is missing or broken.
This product is not manufactured with milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy or gluten. Produced in a third-party, audited and registered cGMP compliant facility that may process other products that contain these allergens or ingredients.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is not manufactured with milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy or gluten.
Formulated to contain no gluten, no GMOs, no soy
Storage
Best stored at controlled room temperature 20 degrees C to 25 degrees C (68 degrees F to 77 degrees F). Improper storage conditions, such as extended exposure to direct sunlight, high heat & humidity can cause product degradation over time.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 273045.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Modified Cellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.

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

How many labels does BCAA 500 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on September 22, 2022.

  1. Label 273045 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · off the market October 3, 2023 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 8 98220 01127 8

DSLD also links this label to: BCAA 500 mg (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 Madre Labs, LLC (distributor), Pasadena, CA. All California Gold Nutrition SPORT products.

Where next?