Branched Chain Amino Acids
by Swanson Premium Brand · capsule · 100 capsules
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 01927 7
- DSLD label 175477
- Serving 2 capsules; amounts per 3 capsules
- 33 servings
Branched Chain Amino Acids by Swanson Premium Brand lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 7.5 mg of vitamin B6, 1.02 g of L-leucine, 513 mg of L-isoleucine and 513 mg of L-valine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.
What is in Branched Chain Amino Acids?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) Note: USP | 7.5 mg | 375% | Higher than 52% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). |
| L-Leucine | 1.02 g | 73% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g). | |
| L-Isoleucine | 513 mg | 75% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g). | |
| L-Valine | 513 mg | 74% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 175477 (entered April 25, 2018), 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 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.
- BcaaSwanson same ingredients
- AjiPure Branched-Chain Amino AcidsSwanson Ultra · off the market same ingredients
- BCAA Plus Branched Chain Amino AcidsSolgar same ingredients
- BCAA Powder WatermelonPrecision Engineered same ingredients
- BCAA 5000 Blue RaspberryMET-Rx same ingredients
- BCAA 5000 WatermelonMET-Rx same ingredients
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, take two capsules once per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 175477.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, May contain one or both of the following.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Branched Chain Amino Acids have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2018.
- Label 175477 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01927 7
DSLD also links this label to: Bcaa (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.