PlainVitamins

BCAA Powder

by Bodybuilding.com Foundation Series · powder · 10.58 oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 000704
  • DSLD label 199880
  • Serving 5 g (1 scoop)
  • 60 servings

BCAA Powder by Bodybuilding.com Foundation Series lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 5 g, such as 2.5 g of L-leucine, 1.25 g of L-isoleucine and 1.25 g of L-valine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.

What is in BCAA Powder?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 g. 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 Powder: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 199880, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
L-Leucine2.5 gLeucine in BCAA Powder against 2,056 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.2.5 g

42% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 5 g.

L-Isoleucine1.25 gIsoleucine in BCAA Powder against 1,614 products1.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.1.25 g

Higher than 50% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine (median 1.23 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.5 g.

L-Valine1.25 gValine in BCAA Powder against 1,632 products1.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.1.25 g

35% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.5 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 199880 (entered February 25, 2019), 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
Directions Mix one scoop with 6 to 8 oz. of water or juice. Take one serving immediately before your workout. For optimal results take an additional serving during your workout. On non-training days take 1 to 2 servings throughout the day.
Warnings
Allergen Warning: Contains soy and is manufactured in a facility that uses materials containing milk, wheat, egg and peanut.
Warnings Do not use if pregnant, contemplating pregnancy, or nursing.
This product is only intended to be consumed by healthy adults 18 years of age or older. Before using this product, consult with your physician. Discontinue use and consult a health care professional if you experience any adverse reaction to this product. Do not use if the seal is broken or missing. This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 199880.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: L-Leucine, L-Isoleucine, L-Valine, Soybean Oil & Lecithin Blend, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does BCAA Powder have?

2 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 199880 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 10.58 oz. · UPC 000704
  2. Label 175367 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market November 16, 2018 · 10.58 oz. · UPC 000704

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

Who makes it?

The label names Bodybuilding.com (distributor), N. Las Vegas, Nevada. All Bodybuilding.com Foundation Series products.

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