Free-Form Aminos
by DC · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 245133
- Serving 1 tablet
Free-Form Aminos by DC lists 18 ingredients, 18 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1,500 mg of collagen, 126 mg of L-alanine, 67.5 mg of L-aspartic acid and 349.5 mg of L-glycine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 22, 2021.
What is in Free-Form Aminos?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collagen | 1,500 mg | Higher than 59% of 1,008 products listing collagen (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. | |
| L-Alanine | 126 mg | 72% of 475 products listing alanine give more (median 483 mg). Per day at the most servings: 252 mg. | |
| L-Aspartic Acid | 67.5 mg | 85% of 377 products listing aspartic acid give more (median 337 mg). Per day at the most servings: 135 mg. | |
| L-Glycine | 349.5 mg | Higher than 53% of 1,078 products listing glycine (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 699 mg. | |
| L-HistidineL-Histidine Note: Essential Amino Acid | 13.5 mg | 91% of 591 products listing histidine give more (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 27 mg. | |
| L-LeucineL-Leucine Note: (Essential Amino Acid) (Branched Chain Amino Acid) | 39 mg | 97% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.078 g. | |
| L-PhenylalanineL-Phenylalanine Note: Essential Amino Acid | 24 mg | 93% of 611 products listing phenylalanine give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 48 mg. | |
| L-Serine | 51 mg | 84% of 314 products listing serine give more (median 408 mg). Per day at the most servings: 102 mg. | |
| L-Tyrosine | 9 mg | 99% of 1,680 products listing tyrosine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 18 mg. | |
| L-Arginine | 115.5 mg | 78% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 231 mg. | |
| L-MethionineL-Methionine Note: Essential Amino Acid | 13.5 mg | 87% of 981 products listing METHIONINE give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 27 mg. | |
| L-Glutamic Acid | 150 mg | Higher than 62% of 697 products listing glutamic acid (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| L-IsoleucineL-Isoleucine Note: (Essential Amino Acid) (Branched Chain Amino Acid) | 18 mg | 98% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.036 g. | |
| L-LysineL-Lysine Note: Essential Amino Acid | 49.5 mg | 90% of 1,250 products listing lysine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 99 mg. | |
| L-Proline | 205.5 mg | 60% of 387 products listing proline give more (median 487.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 411 mg. | |
| L-ThreonineL-Threonine Note: Essential Amino Acid | 28.5 mg | 93% of 590 products listing THREONINE give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 57 mg. | |
| L-ValineL-Valine Note: (Essential Amino Acid) (Branched Chain Amino Acid) | 33 mg | 97% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.066 g. | |
| L-Ornithine Hydrochloride | 22.5 mg | 93% of 258 products listing ornithine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 45 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245133 (entered April 22, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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:
- 91% of the 591 products that print an amount of histidine list more than its 13.5 mg of L-histidine (filed by NIH under histidine) (median 125 mg).
- 97% of the 2,056 products that print an amount of leucine list more than its 0.039 g of L-leucine (filed by NIH under leucine) (median 2.5 g).
- 93% of the 611 products that print an amount of phenylalanine list more than its 24 mg of L-phenylalanine (filed by NIH under phenylalanine) (median 250 mg).
- 99% of the 1,680 products that print an amount of tyrosine list more than its 9 mg of L-tyrosine (filed by NIH under tyrosine) (median 500 mg).
- 98% of the 1,614 products that print an amount of isoleucine list more than its 0.018 g of L-isoleucine (filed by NIH under isoleucine) (median 1.23 g).
- 93% of the 590 products that print an amount of THREONINE list more than its 28.5 mg of L-threonine (filed by NIH under THREONINE) (median 500 mg).
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.
- Amino Acid ComplexWonder Labs same ingredients
- Amino 1500 Free Form & Peptide BondGood 'N Natural · off the market 18 shared, 95% alike
- Maximum Strength Amino 1500Precision Engineered 18 shared, 95% alike
- Amino Acid Complex 1500 mgBronson Laboratories · off the market 18 shared, 95% alike
- BCAA Powerflex Recovery FormulaUC UltraChamp · off the market 18 shared, 95% alike
- Collagen 3000 mg Amino Acid ComplexBronson 18 shared, 95% 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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 tablet twice a day before meals or exercise.
- Warnings
- Tamper Evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Phenylketonurics: Contains phenylalanine.
- Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no preservatives, no sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish Gluten free
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 245133.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Veg. Cellulose, Silica, Veg. Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quali Pure.
How many labels does Free-Form Aminos have?
One label is on file, entered on April 22, 2021.
- Label 245133 (current) Entered April 22, 2021 · on the market · 90 tablets
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), White House, TN. All DC products.