BCAA Muscle Guard
by InterActive Nutrition · capsule · 240 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 25486 60340 0
- DSLD label 2438
- Serving 4 capsules
- 60 servings
BCAA Muscle Guard by InterActive Nutrition lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 1,216 mg of L-leucine, 808 mg of L-valine and 676 mg of L-isoleucine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2011.
What is in BCAA Muscle Guard?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| L-Leucine | 1,216 mg | 71% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.43 g. | |
| L-Valine | 808 mg | 66% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.62 g. | |
| L-Isoleucine | 676 mg | 69% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.35 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2438 (entered November 25, 2011), 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 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.
- Branch Chained Amino Acids 500 mgDr. Clark Research Association Dr. Clark Zentrum same ingredients
- BCAA 2500 500 mgNutraBio same ingredients
- Bcaa 2500NutraBio same ingredients
- BcaaInfinite Labs same ingredients
- BCAA 2:1:1 3000 mgHard Rhino same ingredients
- BCAA Amino EssentialsViMulti Beautiful Me same ingredients
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
- Direction for Use: Dose (adults): 4 capsules before and 4 capsules after daily intense exercise with a glass of water.
- Warnings
- Keep away from children.
- Cautions: not intended for children, pregnant or breastfeeding women.
- Produced in a facility that uses ingredients which may contain milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanut, fish and shellfish.
- Consult a health care practitioner for long-term consumption.
- Do not use if the security seal is broken.
- People with health conditions should consult a health care practitioner before consuming this product.
- Storage
- Store in a cool and dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 2438.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Gelatin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified cGMP; Made in Canada FROM DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED INGREDIENTS.
How many labels does BCAA Muscle Guard have?
One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2011.
- Label 2438 (current) Entered November 25, 2011 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 6 25486 60340 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nutritional Brands International, LLC. (manufacturer), Jupiter, Florida. All InterActive Nutrition products.