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BCAA Matrix

by BioTrust · capsule · 120 veggie caps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 41360 40252 2
  • DSLD label 64579
  • Serving 4 veggie capsules; amounts per 2 veggie capsules
  • 60 servings

BCAA Matrix by BioTrust lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 veggie capsules, such as 400 mg of L-leucine, 200 mg of L-leucine ethyl ester, 100 mg of L-leucine peptides and 75 mg of L-valine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2016.

What is in BCAA Matrix?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veggie 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 Matrix: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 64579, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
L-Leucine400 mgLeucine in BCAA Matrix against 2,056 products0.7 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.7 g

79% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.4 g.

L-Leucine Ethyl Ester200 mg
L-Leucine Peptides100 mg
L-Valine75 mgValine in BCAA Matrix against 1,632 products0.15 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.15 g

90% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.3 g.

L-Valine Ethyl Ester25 mg
L-Valine Peptides50 mg
L-Isoleucine75 mgIsoleucine in BCAA Matrix against 1,614 products0.15 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.15 g

90% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.3 g.

L-Isoleucine Ethyl Ester25 mg
L-Isoleucine Peptide50 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 64579 (entered September 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:

  • 90% of the 1,632 products that print an amount of valine list more than its 0.15 g of L-valine (filed by NIH under valine) (3 rows of the label added together) (median 1.25 g).
  • 90% of the 1,614 products that print an amount of isoleucine list more than its 0.15 g of L-isoleucine (filed by NIH under isoleucine) (3 rows of the label added together) (median 1.23 g).

The NIH database records 2 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
DIRECTIONS: For best results take a minimum of (4) capsules twice daily - one dose during, or immediately following, exercise and another before bed. More can be taken as needed.
Warnings
Warning: This product is for use by healthy adults over 18 years old.
Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing. Consult your physician before use if you are taking any prescription or over-the-counter medications or are being treated for any medical condition.
Discontinue use and consult your physician if you experience any adverse reaction to this product. Do not exceed recommended serving size or suggested use.
Keep out of reach of children
Contains: Milk. This product is manufactured in a facility that also processes Eggs, Fish, Crustacean Shellfish, Tree Nuts, Peanuts, Wheat and Soy.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No sugar and no artificial sweeteners, flavors, colors and preservatives added.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 64579.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Rice Flour, Vegetable Stearate.

How many labels does BCAA Matrix have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 64579 (current) Entered September 22, 2016 · on the market · 120 veggie caps · UPC 7 41360 40252 2
  2. Label 21550 Entered June 25, 2013 · off the market January 20, 2016 · 120 veggie caps · UPC 7 41360 40252 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names BioTrust Nutrition (manufacturer, distributor), Austin, TX. All BioTrust products.

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