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Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid

by Bronson · tablet or pill · 60 packets

  • Off the market since May 2012 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 16563 14401 2
  • DSLD label 8556
  • Serving 2 tablets (per 1 packet)

Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid by Bronson lists 20 ingredients, 20 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 40 mg of cysteine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 1, 2012.

What is in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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).

Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 8556, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cysteineas L-Cysteine HydrochlorideCysteine (Form: as L-Cysteine HCl)40 mgCysteine in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 516 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 85 mg.40 mg

71% of 516 products listing cysteine give more (median 85 mg).

Amino Acid Blendas milk proteinAmino Acid Blend (Form: from milk protein) Note: Providing: Free Form (L-)750 mg
IsoleucineIsoleucine Note: Essential Amino Acid36 mgIsoleucine in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 1,614 products0.036 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.036 g

97% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g).

LeucineLeucine Note: Essential Amino Acid68 mgLeucine in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 2,056 products0.068 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.068 g

95% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

LysineLysine Note: Essential Amino Acid55 mgLysine in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 1,250 products55 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 148.25 mg to 996.25 mg, the median 500 mg.55 mg

86% of 1,250 products listing lysine give more (median 500 mg).

MethionineMethionine Note: Essential Amino Acid13 mgMETHIONINE in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 981 products13 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.13 mg

87% of 981 products listing METHIONINE give more (median 100 mg).

PhenylalaninePhenylalanine Note: Essential Amino Acid20 mgPhenylalanine in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 611 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 597.5 mg, the median 250 mg.20 mg

94% of 611 products listing phenylalanine give more (median 250 mg).

ThreonineThreonine Note: Essential Amino Acid34 mgTHREONINE in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 590 products34 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 140 mg to 886.25 mg, the median 500 mg.34 mg

91% of 590 products listing THREONINE give more (median 500 mg).

TryptophanTryptophan Note: Essential Amino Acid9 mgTryptophan in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 605 products9 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 471 mg, the median 123 mg.9 mg

96% of 605 products listing tryptophan give more (median 123 mg).

ValineValine Note: Essential Amino Acid35 mgValine in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 1,632 products0.035 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.035 g

97% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g).

Alanine28 mgAlanine in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 475 products28 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 972 mg, the median 483 mg.28 mg

92% of 475 products listing alanine give more (median 483 mg).

Arginine17 mgArginine in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 1,455 products17 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 167 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.17 mg

97% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg).

Aspartic Acid66 mgAspartic Acid in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 377 products66 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 106 mg to 1,846 mg, the median 337 mg.66 mg

85% of 377 products listing aspartic acid give more (median 337 mg).

Cystine13 mgCystine in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 75 products13 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 17 mg to 366.5 mg, the median 75 mg.13 mg

80% of 75 products listing cystine give more (median 75 mg).

Glutamic Acid105 mgGlutamic Acid in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 697 products105 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.105 mg

Higher than 60% of 697 products listing glutamic acid (median 80 mg).

Glycine11 mgGlycine in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 1,078 products11 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 846 mg, the median 300 mg.11 mg

98% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg).

Histidine11 mgHistidine in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 591 products11 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 402.8 mg, the median 125 mg.11 mg

92% of 591 products listing histidine give more (median 125 mg).

Hydroxyproline1 mgHydroxyproline in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 39 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 239.5 mg to 1,476 mg, the median 559 mg.1 mg

97% of 39 products listing hydroxyproline give more (median 559 mg).

Proline47 mgProline in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 387 products47 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,289 mg, the median 487.5 mg.47 mg

89% of 387 products listing proline give more (median 487.5 mg).

Serine36 mgSerine in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 314 products36 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,056 mg, the median 408 mg.36 mg

89% of 314 products listing serine give more (median 408 mg).

Tyrosine9 mgTyrosine in Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid against 1,680 products9 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 989 mg, the median 500 mg.9 mg

99% of 1,680 products listing tyrosine give more (median 500 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 8556 (entered June 1, 2012), 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:

  • 97% of the 1,614 products that print an amount of isoleucine list more than its 0.036 g of isoleucine (median 1.23 g).
  • 95% of the 2,056 products that print an amount of leucine list more than its 0.068 g of leucine (median 2.5 g).
  • 94% of the 611 products that print an amount of phenylalanine list more than its 20 mg of phenylalanine (median 250 mg).
  • 91% of the 590 products that print an amount of THREONINE list more than its 34 mg of threonine (filed by NIH under THREONINE) (median 500 mg).
  • 96% of the 605 products that print an amount of tryptophan list more than its 9 mg of tryptophan (median 123 mg).
  • 97% of the 1,632 products that print an amount of valine list more than its 0.035 g of valine (median 1.25 g).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid'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
SUGGESTED USE: As a dietary supplement for adults, 1 packet daily or as directed by a health professional. Take with or after a meal.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
PACKAGE IS NOT CHILD RESISTANT
Made in USA
Storage
Store at room temperature. Protect from light.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 8556.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Triacetin, Carnauba Wax.

How many labels does Light Yellow Oval Tablet Amino Acid have?

One label is on file, entered on June 1, 2012.

  1. Label 8556 (current) Entered June 1, 2012 · off the market May 23, 2012 · 60 packets · UPC 7 16563 14401 2

DSLD also links this label to: Yellow Round Tablet Vitamin & Mineral (bundle set), White Speckled Vitamin & Mineral (bundle set), Pink Oval Vitamin (bundle set), Nutritional Packets For Men Yellow Oval Tablet (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Bronson Laboratories (manufacturer), Lindon, UT. All Bronson products.

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