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BCAA Powder

by Pure Encapsulations · powder · 8 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66298 00280 4
  • DSLD label 299033
  • Serving 3.3 g (1 Rounded Scoop)
  • 68 servings

BCAA Powder by Pure Encapsulations lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3.3 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2023.

What is in BCAA Powder?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3.3 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 299033, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Branched Chain Amino Acidsfree-form3,000 mg
L-Leucine1,500 mgLeucine in BCAA Powder against 2,056 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.1.5 g

66% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

L-Isoleucine750 mgIsoleucine in BCAA Powder against 1,614 products0.75 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.75 g

67% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g).

L-Valine750 mgValine in BCAA Powder against 1,632 products0.75 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.75 g

67% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 299033 (entered November 22, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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?

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
Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 scoop daily, mixed with 10 oz of water or juice.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certified Organization, www.gluten.org
Gluten-free, Non-GMO & Hypoallergenic
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 299033.

What else is on the label?

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). 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 Powder have?

4 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 299033 (current) Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 8 ounces · UPC 7 66298 00280 4
  2. Label 293900 Entered July 18, 2023 · off the market July 5, 2023 · 8 ounces · UPC 7 66298 00280 4
  3. Label 219269 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 15, 2020 · 227 grams · UPC 7 66298 00280 4
  4. Label 184322 Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 8 oz. · UPC 7 66298 00280 4

DSLD also links this label to: B12 Folate (flavor difference), Balanced Immune (flavor difference), Cal/Mag 2:1 (Malate) (flavor difference), Calcium (Citrate) (flavor difference), Matrix Mint Cookie (flavor difference), Matrix Orange Cream (flavor difference), Matrix Strawberry Cream (flavor difference), Matrix Snickerdoodle (Speculoos) (flavor difference).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.

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