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Branched-Chain Amino Acids

by Lake Avenue Nutrition · capsule · 240 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 98220 01512 2
  • DSLD label 272298
  • Serving 4 veggie capsules
  • 60 servings

Branched-Chain Amino Acids by Lake Avenue Nutrition lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 4 veggie capsules, such as 1,600 mg of L-leucine, 650 mg of L-isoleucine and 650 mg of L-valine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2022.

What is in Branched-Chain Amino Acids?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 veggie 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).

Branched-Chain Amino Acids: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 272298, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
L-LeucineFree-form1,600 mgLeucine in Branched-Chain Amino Acids against 2,056 products1.6 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.1.6 g

65% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

L-IsoleucineFree-form650 mgIsoleucine in Branched-Chain Amino Acids against 1,614 products0.65 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.65 g

69% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g).

L-ValineFree-form650 mgValine in Branched-Chain Amino Acids against 1,632 products0.65 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.65 g

69% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 272298 (entered August 23, 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 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
Suggested use: Take 4 veggie capsules daily before meals or exercise, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Warnings: Keep out of reach of children.
As with all dietary supplements, it is recommended to consult with a healthcare professional before adding something new to your health and wellness regimen. Sealed for your protection, do not use if seal is missing or broken.
Contains: Milk
Not manufactured with egg, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, or soy or gluten. Produced in a third-party GMP facility that may process other products that contain these allergens or ingredients.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Formulated without: GMOs or gluten.
Not manufactured with egg, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, or soy or gluten.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 272298.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Stearic Acid.

How many labels does Branched-Chain Amino Acids have?

One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2022.

  1. Label 272298 (current) Entered August 23, 2022 · on the market · 240 veggie capsules · UPC 8 98220 01512 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Lake Avenue Nutrition (distributor), Pasadena, CA. All Lake Avenue Nutrition products.

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