Essential Aminos Complex
by Puritan's Pride · capsule · 60 rapid release capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 25077 00246 7
- DSLD label 318139
- Serving 1 vegetable capsule
- 60 servings
Essential Aminos Complex by Puritan's Pride lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetable capsule, such as 75 mg of L-histidine, 75 mg of L-isoleucine, 75 mg of L-leucine and 75 mg of L-lysine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.
What is in Essential Aminos Complex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetable capsule. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| L-Histidinefree form | 75 mg | 65% of 591 products listing histidine give more (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| L-Isoleucinefree form | 75 mg | 94% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.15 g. | |
| L-Leucinefree form | 75 mg | 94% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.15 g. | |
| L-Lysineas L-Lysine Hydrochloridefree form | 75 mg | 85% of 1,250 products listing lysine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| L-Methioninefree form | 75 mg | 53% of 981 products listing METHIONINE give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| L-Phenylalaninefree form | 75 mg | 80% of 611 products listing phenylalanine give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| L-Threoninefree form | 75 mg | 82% of 590 products listing THREONINE give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| L-Valinefree form | 75 mg | 94% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.15 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 318139 (entered October 24, 2024), 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:
- 94% of the 1,614 products that print an amount of isoleucine list more than its 0.075 g of L-isoleucine (filed by NIH under isoleucine) (median 1.23 g).
- 94% of the 2,056 products that print an amount of leucine list more than its 0.075 g of L-leucine (filed by NIH under leucine) (median 2.5 g).
- 94% of the 1,632 products that print an amount of valine list more than its 0.075 g of L-valine (filed by NIH under valine) (median 1.25 g).
The NIH database records 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Essential Amino ComplexSolgar · off the market same ingredients
- Amino SynergyKaged Muscle 8 shared, 87% alike
- Grunt Tiger's BloodRedcon1 8 shared, 87% alike
- Essential Amino AcidsDouble Wood Supplements 8 shared, 87% alike
- Clean EAAs LemonadeVitaMonk 8 shared, 87% alike
- Essential AminosPure Encapsulations 8 shared, 87% alike
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 adults, take one (1) vegetable capsule, twice daily, between meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, no sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish. Sodium free.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 318139.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA Quality Assured.
How many labels does Essential Aminos Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on October 24, 2024.
- Label 318139 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 60 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 25077 00246 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.