PlainVitamins

Instantized BCAA Powder

by Doctor's Best · powder · 10.6 oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 53950 00380 4
  • DSLD label 269664
  • Serving 5 g (1 scoop)
  • 60 servings

Instantized BCAA Powder by Doctor's Best lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 5 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 21, 2022.

What is in Instantized BCAA Powder?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 g. 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).

Instantized BCAA Powder: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 269664, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Branched-Chain Amino Acids5 g
L-Leucine2.5 gLeucine in Instantized BCAA Powder against 2,056 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.2.5 g

42% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

L-Isoleucine1.25 gIsoleucine in Instantized BCAA Powder against 1,614 products1.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.1.25 g

Higher than 50% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine (median 1.23 g).

L-Valine1.25 gValine in Instantized BCAA Powder against 1,632 products1.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.1.25 g

35% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 269664 (entered July 21, 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 Adult Use: Add 1 scoop of powder to 8 oz. of juice or protein shake and mix well. For best results, drink 1 hour before exercise. Repeat after exercise, before bedtime, or as recommended by a nutritionally-informed physician.
Warnings
Warning: Consult your physician prior to use if you are taking corticosteroids or any medication for diabetes or thyroid. Avoid using if you are pregnant, lactating, 2 weeks prior and after surgery.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Gluten Free Soy Free
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 269664.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Glycine, Sunflower Lecithin.

How many labels does Instantized BCAA Powder have?

3 labels are on file under this name since April 24, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 269664 (current) Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 10.6 oz. · UPC 7 53950 00380 4
  2. Label 203269 Entered June 24, 2019 · off the market November 23, 2021 · 10.6 oz. · UPC 7 53950 00380 4
  3. Label 43968 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market December 11, 2018 · 10.6 oz. · UPC 7 53950 00380 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), California. All Doctor's Best products.

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