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Bcaa

by Source Naturals · capsule · 240 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 21078 02137 7
  • DSLD label 214428
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 80 servings

Bcaa by Source Naturals lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 8 mg of vitamin B6, 353 mcg of vitamin B12, 3 mg of zinc and 900 mg of L-leucine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2020.

What is in Bcaa?

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).

Bcaa: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 214428, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)8 mg400%Vitamin B6 in BCAA against 15,277 products8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg8 mg

Higher than 53% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 24 mg.

Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin)353 mcg5,883%Vitamin B12 in BCAA against 14,425 products353 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg353 mcg

Higher than 81% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 1,059 mcg.

Zincas Zinc CitrateZinc (Form: as Zinc Citrate)3 mg20%Zinc in BCAA against 13,186 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg3 mg

84% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9 mg.

L-Leucine900 mgLeucine in BCAA against 2,056 products0.9 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.9 g

77% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.7 g.

L-Isoleucine450 mgIsoleucine in BCAA against 1,614 products0.45 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.45 g

79% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.35 g.

L-Valine450 mgValine in BCAA against 1,632 products0.45 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.45 g

78% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.35 g.

L-Glutamine400 mgGlutamine in BCAA against 1,850 products0.4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.356 g to 3 g, the median 1 g.0.4 g

74% of 1,850 products listing glutamine give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.2 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 214428 (entered February 26, 2020), 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?

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 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?

1 product lists 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 Use: 3 capsules three times daily with meals.
Warnings
Caution: If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, breastfeeding, or have any pre-existing health condition, consult your health care professional before using this product.
Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no yeast, dairy, egg, gluten, soy or wheat. Contains no sugar, starch, preservatives, or artificial color, flavor or fragrance.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 214428.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Bcaa have?

3 labels are on file under this name since February 26, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 214428 (current) Entered February 26, 2020 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 0 21078 02137 7
  2. Label 210778 Entered February 26, 2020 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 21078 02135 3
  3. Label 209439 Entered February 26, 2020 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 0 21078 02136 0

DSLD also links this label to: Amino Muscle (package size difference, same product), Amino Muscle (image difference, same product), Amino Muscle (package size 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 Source Naturals, Inc. (distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Source Naturals products.

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