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BCAA Plus

by Solgar · capsule · 100 vegetable capsules

  • Off the market since March 2017 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33984 00196 1
  • DSLD label 213855
  • Serving 2 vegetable capsules
  • 50 servings

BCAA Plus by Solgar lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetable capsules, such as 20 mg of vitamin B6, 540 mg of L-leucine, 360 mg of L-isoleucine and 300 mg of L-valine, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2020.

What is in BCAA Plus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetable 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 Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 213855, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Proteinless than 1 g2%
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)20 mg1,000%Vitamin B6 in BCAA Plus against 15,277 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg20 mg

Higher than 71% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

L-Leucine540 mgLeucine in BCAA Plus against 2,056 products0.54 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.54 g

80% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

L-Isoleucine360 mgIsoleucine in BCAA Plus against 1,614 products0.36 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.36 g

81% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g).

L-Valine300 mgValine in BCAA Plus against 1,632 products0.3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.3 g

82% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 213855 (entered February 26, 2020), 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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with BCAA Plus's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 for adults, take two (2) vegetable capsules daily with juice or water, between meals, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Do not use if outer bottle seal is missing, torn or damaged in any way.
If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have a medical condition, please consult your healthcare practitioner before taking any dietary supplement.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Solgar's BCAA Plus Vegetable Capsules are free of corn, yeast, wheat, soy, gluten and dairy products and are formulated without the use of artificial preservatives, flavors or colors.
Sugar, salt and starch free
Storage
To assure freshness and potency, store at room temperature 59 degrees-86 degrees F (15 degrees-30 degrees C). Store away from heat, light and moisture.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 213855.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): K Parve (Kosher).

How many labels does BCAA Plus have?

One label is on file, entered on February 26, 2020.

  1. Label 213855 (current) Entered February 26, 2020 · off the market March 2, 2017 · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 00196 1

DSLD also links this label to: BCAA Plus Branched Chain Amino Acids (image difference, same product), BCAA Plus 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 Solgar Vitamin and Herb (manufacturer), Leonia, N.J., U.S.A. All Solgar products.

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