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BCAA Plus Branched Chain Amino Acids

by Solgar · capsule · 100 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33984 00196 1
  • DSLD label 71680
  • Serving 2 vegetable capsules
  • 50 servings

BCAA Plus Branched Chain Amino Acids 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. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2017.

What is in BCAA Plus Branched Chain Amino Acids?

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 Branched Chain Amino Acids: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 71680, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)20 mg1,176%Vitamin B6 in BCAA Plus Branched Chain Amino Acids 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). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg.

L-LeucineL-Leucine Note: free form540 mgLeucine in BCAA Plus Branched Chain Amino Acids 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). Per day at the most servings: 1.08 g.

L-IsoleucineL-Isoleucine Note: free form360 mgIsoleucine in BCAA Plus Branched Chain Amino Acids 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). Per day at the most servings: 0.72 g.

L-ValineL-Valine Note: free form300 mgValine in BCAA Plus Branched Chain Amino Acids 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). Per day at the most servings: 0.6 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 71680 (entered March 24, 2017), 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 1 to 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
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement for adults, take two (2) vegetable capsules one to two times daily, preferably with a meal or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, please consult your healthcare practitioner before taking any dietary supplement.
Discontinue use and consult your healthcare practitioner if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if outer bottle seal is missing or damaged.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Gluten, wheat & dairy free
Free Of: Gluten, wheat, dairy, soy, yeast, sugar, sodium, artificial flavor, sweetener, preservatives and color.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 71680.

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): GF Certified gluten-free; K Parve. Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does BCAA Plus Branched Chain Amino Acids have?

2 labels are on file under this name since March 24, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 217387 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market March 2, 2017 · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 00196 1
  2. Label 71680 (current) Entered March 24, 2017 · on the market · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 00196 1

DSLD also links this label to: BCAA Plus (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, Inc. (manufacturer), Leonia, NJ, U.S.A.. All Solgar products.

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