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BCAA Pro

by Universal · capsule · 110 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 39442 05230 8
  • DSLD label 275307
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 55 servings

BCAA Pro by Universal lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 2 mg of vitamin B6, 500 mg of leucine, 250 mg of isoleucine and 250 mg of valine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.

What is in BCAA Pro?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 Pro: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 275307, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride2 mg118%Vitamin B6 in BCAA Pro against 15,277 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg2 mg

69% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4 mg.

Leucineas L-Leucine500 mgLeucine in BCAA Pro against 2,056 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.5 g

80% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g.

Isoleucineas L-Isoleucine250 mgIsoleucine in BCAA Pro against 1,614 products0.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.25 g

83% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.5 g.

Valineas L-Valine250 mgValine in BCAA Pro against 1,632 products0.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.25 g

84% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.5 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 275307 (entered October 24, 2022), 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 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
Dosage: As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules prior to training and another 2 capsules after training is completed.
Warnings
Made in a GMP facility on equipment that processes milk, soy, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, and wheat.
Warning: Not for use by those under the age of 18.
Consult a physician before using this product.
Storage
Store product in a cool, dry place, away from heat, moisture and sunlight.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 275307.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Dicalcium Phosphate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): EAC (Eurasian Union).

How many labels does BCAA Pro have?

5 labels are on file under this name since December 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 275307 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 110 capsules · UPC 0 39442 05230 8
  2. Label 246198 Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 110 capsules · UPC 0 39442 05230 8
  3. Label 64175 Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market January 25, 2021 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 39442 05230 8
  4. Label 37879 Entered October 10, 2014 · off the market March 31, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 39442 05230 8
  5. Label 17047 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market September 9, 2014 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 39442 05230 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Universal Nutrition (manufacturer), New Brunswick, New Jersey. All Universal products.

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