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BCAA Capsules

by Doctor's Best · capsule · 240 veggie caps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 53950 00381 1
  • DSLD label 59952
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 240 servings

BCAA Capsules by Doctor's Best lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2016.

What is in BCAA Capsules?

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 Capsules: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 59952, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Branched-Chain Amino Acids500 mg
L-Leucine250 mgLeucine in BCAA Capsules 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). Per day at the most servings: 0.75 g.

L-Isoleucine125 mgIsoleucine in BCAA Capsules 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). Per day at the most servings: 0.375 g.

L-Valine125 mgValine in BCAA Capsules 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). Per day at the most servings: 0.375 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 59952 (entered May 22, 2016), 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?

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 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 Adult Use: Take 1 capsule, up to 3 times daily, before or after physical exercise, or as recommended by a nutritionally-informed physician.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO and Gluten Free
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 59952.

What else is on the label?

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

How many labels does BCAA Capsules have?

One label is on file, entered on May 22, 2016.

  1. Label 59952 (current) Entered May 22, 2016 · on the market · 240 veggie caps · UPC 7 53950 00381 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), San Clemente, CA. All Doctor's Best products.

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