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Catalyst

by AdvoCare · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 265036
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 30 servings

Catalyst by AdvoCare lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 1,200 mg of L-glutamine, 450 mg of L-leucine, 225 mg of L-isoleucine and 225 mg of L-valine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 19, 2022.

What is in Catalyst?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Catalyst: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 265036, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
L-Glutamine1,200 mgGlutamine in Catalyst against 1,850 products1.2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.356 g to 3 g, the median 1 g.1.2 g

Higher than 52% of 1,850 products listing glutamine (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3.6 g.

L-Leucine450 mgLeucine in Catalyst against 2,056 products0.45 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.45 g

86% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.35 g.

L-Isoleucine225 mgIsoleucine in Catalyst against 1,614 products0.225 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.225 g

87% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.675 g.

L-Valine225 mgValine in Catalyst against 1,632 products0.225 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.225 g

87% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.675 g.

L-Arginine100 mgArginine in Catalyst against 1,455 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 167 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.100 mg

79% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Betaine50 mgBetaine in Catalyst against 731 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,250 mg, the median 250 mg.50 mg

74% of 731 products listing betaine give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Taurine50 mgTaurine in Catalyst against 2,337 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.50 mg

87% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 265036 (entered May 19, 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 87% of the 2,337 products that print an amount of taurine list more than its 50 mg of taurine (median 500 mg).

The NIH database records 1 to 3 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Catalyst's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 for use: Take three capsules 30 minutes prior to a meal, workout or bedtime. If desired, may take up to 3 servings a day (multiply ingredient amounts by 3 for total daily serving size).
Warnings
Caution: Check with your healthcare professional before using this product.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store away from excessive heat, light and humidity.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 265036.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Informed We Test You Trust Choice.

How many labels does Catalyst have?

3 labels are on file under this name since June 24, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 265036 (current) Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules
  2. Label 177550 Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market October 11, 2021 · 90 capsules · UPC T2010/03L1014
  3. Label 60518 Entered June 24, 2016 · on the market · 90 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names AdvoCare International, LLC (distributor), Richardson, TX. All AdvoCare products.

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