Bulk Branched-Chain Amino Acids Powder
Instantized Branched-Chain Amino Acids Powder for Your Premium Healthcare Products
- CAS Number: Leucine: 61-90-5, Isoleucine: 73-32-5, Valine: 72-18-4
- Molecular Weight: Not Applicable (mixture)
- Molecular Formula: Not Applicable (mixture)
- Ratio: 2:1:1
- Chemical Name: Branched-Chain Amino Acids
- Related Name: BCAA Powder, Instant BCAA Powder
- Appearance: White to off-white fine powder
What Is Branched-Chain Amino Acids Powder?
Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAA) powder is an advanced functional ingredient used in sports nutrition supplements. It directly functions in the muscles and stimulates the generation of new proteins in the cells. Protein synthesis promotes muscle recovery and maintains high metabolic efficiency.
BCAA supports daily sports performance of the human body. It promotes the recovery of muscle and endurance, and protects muscle tissues from breakdown during intense exercise. In addition, it also helps with long-term muscle maintenance and overall fitness health.
Functions of Our Branched-Chain Amino Acids Powder
BCAA can stimulate the vital signal pathways for muscle protein synthesis. In this process, leucine plays a great role in promoting tissue growth. BCAA supports formulations targeting muscle maintenance and sports recovery.
If you are willing to optimize your muscle-building supplements or sports nutrition products, we recommend applying high-purity BCAA powder. It promotes physical performance and targets muscle growth.
BCAA can be used as a direct energy source during highly intense sports and minimizes the breakdown of existing muscle protein. This mechanism protects muscle integrity and prevents unexpected muscle loss.
You can apply BCAA in your formulations and use its anti-catabolic function for muscle protection and body composition support.
BCAA helps inhibit muscle damage indicators induced by exercise and ease the delayed muscle soreness after intense training. It helps reduce fatigue in the central nervous system by regulating amino acid transport into the brain during endurance activities.
If you are developing endurance formulas or recovery supplements, we recommend BCAA powder for maintaining stamina and faster post-sports recovery.
BCAA provides essential amino acid building blocks against the decline of physical vitality and reduction in the synthesis efficiency of muscle protein. It helps senior people maintain functional muscle mass, strength, and overall mobility.
You can apply our BCAA powder in your anti-aging formulations and utilize its muscle-sustaining function.
More About Our Company
- Professional Branched-Chain Amino Acids Powder Supplier
- Features
- Production
- Specification
- Over 10 years of experience in manufacturing BCAA powder
- Served global healthcare brands across over 50 countries
- 10- 20 g free sample for your R&D testing and lab testing
- Flexible MOQ starts from 1kg
Superior Solubility and Flowability: Adopt advanced granulation and micronization processes for excellent flowability. Easily dissolves in cold water without floating residue or sedimentation. Promotes the mouthfeel and user experience of your final products.
High Purity and Customized Ratio: Strictly controlled impurities and byproducts for superior activity. Offers a pure and high-quality foundation for your final products. Customizable in ratios, such as mainstream 2:1:1 and 4:1:1.
Flexible Application Adaptability: Provides tailored solutions for your requirements. Perfectly adapts to various product forms, including solid drinks, sports nutrition bars, capsules, and tablets.
Batch-to-Batch Consistency: Established production line and multiple inspections for consistent quality across batches. We ensure consistent color, purity, and microbial profiles to meet your high standard.
Step 1: Raw Material Inspection: All the raw materials undergo strict pesticide residue and heavy metal testing before processing. The core materials, including L-Leucine, L-Isoleucine, and L-Valine, are 100% vegan-sourced.
Step 2: Milling, Instantizing Mix and Drying: The ingredients are milled and sieved by machine to get uniform sizing. The powder is thoroughly blended with lecithin and RO water to coat particles for instant water dispersion. Then the powder undergoes a precision drying process.
Step 3: Sieving and Metal Detection (CCP1): The dried powder is sieved for a second time. It passes through CCP1 Metal Detection to eliminate physical hazards. After the inspection, we seal the powder in food-grade PE bags and pack in aluminium foil bags or cardboard drums based on the quantity.
The table below shows detailed information on the quality control methods and processes.
| Quality Control Matrix | ||
| Category | Item | Specification / Detail (Dedicated Cell) |
| Control Point | CCP (1) | CCP1: Metal Detecting |
| Hazard Identification | Significant Hazards | Physical Hazards: Metal fragments in finished products |
| Critical Limits | Ferrous (Fe) | ≥ 2.0mm |
| Non-Ferrous | ≥ 3.0mm | |
| 316 Stainless Steel | ≥ 3.5mm | |
| Quantity Threshold | Metals > 2mm must be < 3 within 8 hours | |
| Monitoring Details | Method | Continuous monitoring |
| Personnel | Metal Detecting staffs | |
| Frequency | Verified by standard modules at the beginning, end, and every 4 hours | |
| Corrective Actions | Action 1 | Stop production line immediately if detection departs from designed range; repair or replace |
| Action 2 | Re-inspect products scanned by abnormal detectors using a normal unit | |
| Records and Verification | Record | Metal detecting records |
| Verification 1 | Every metal strip must pass ≥ 3 times per 4 hours | |
| Verification 2 | QC manager checks production monitoring weekly | |
| Verification 3 | Group leader reviews monitoring records | |
| Branched-Chain Amino Acids Powder COA | ||
| Tests | Limits | Test method |
| Appearance | White to off-white fine powder | Visual Method |
| Assay (Titration) | ≥95.0% | Titration |
| Leucine Content (HPLC) | 45.0∼55.0% | HPLC |
| Isoleucine Content (HPLC) | 22.5∼27.5% | HPLC |
| Valine Content (HPLC) | 22.5∼27.5% | HPLC |
| Sunflower Lecithin | 0.5∼1.0% | according to the quantity we added. |
| Bulk Density | ≥0.32g/ml | Measuring cylinder |
| Tapped Density | ≥0.45g/ml | Measuring cylinder |
| Heavy metals | ≤10ppm | USP<231> |
| Lead | ≤3ppm | USP<251> |
| Cadmium | ≤1ppm | USP<261> |
| Arsenic | ≤1ppm | USP<211> |
| Loss on drying | ≤0.8% | USP<731> |
| Residue on ignition | ≤1.0% | USP<281> |
| Total plate count | ≤1000cfu/g | USP<61> |
| Yeast and Molds | ≤100cfu/g | USP<61> |
| E.Coli | Negative | USP<62> |
| Salmonella | Negative/25g | USP<62> |
| Staphylococcus aureus | ≤10cfu/g | USP<62> |
| Particle Size Range | ≥90% through 80Mesh | Sieving |
| MOQs | 1kg/ Bag | |
| Sample | Available (10-20g/ bag) | |
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We suggest combining these two ingredients in your athletic recovery formulas and highlighting the functions of muscle maintenance and cellular antioxidant defense in your product promotions.
Pyrroloquinoline Quinone (PQQ) powder helps enhance mitochondrial functions and protects cells from damage at the microscopic level. While BCAA is essential for muscle growth and reduces body fatigue after working out.
You can apply them in your performance nutrition products and marketing for their functions of cellular energy support and comprehensive athletic endurance.
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You can combine them in your post-sport supplements to soothe muscles efficiently and support the recovery of the human body.
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You can apply them in your premium workout products and highlight the functions of sustained stamina and cellular performance enhancement.
There are several methods to mask the natural bitterness when producing BCAA supplements or nutrition foods you can use.
- Acidification (pH Adjustment)
Adding organic acids, such as citric acid, malic acid, or tartaric acid, can help balance the bitter taste.
- Sweetener Systems
You can use high-intensity sweeteners (such as sucralose, stevia, or monk fruit), along with a bit of bulk sweetener (like erythritol) to restrain bitter receptors in the mouth.
- Flavor Masking Agents
Citrus (such as lemon-lime and orange), tropical fruits, and berries have rich flavor and match with sour and bitter taste. You can apply these natural masking flavors along with bitter-blocking agents in your products.
Our BCAA powder is produced with multiple sieving processes and advanced mixing with lecithin and RO water before drying. These processes ensure the powder has excellent dispersibility and solubility in cold water. After thoroughly stirring, it can be smoothly dissolved with minimal foaming or floating clumps.
According to the different flavoring ingredients, the liquid appears from clear to slightly hazy.
Yes. Sunjoy BCAA powder is able to be compressed into tablets. Due to the poor natural compressibility and flowability of branched-chain amino acids, formulation adjustments are required.
Here are some considerations during production.
| BCAA Tableting Guide and Additive Reference | |||
| Key Production Parameter | Additives and Materials | Primary Function and Purpose | Recommended Processing |
| Binders and Diluents | Microcrystalline cellulose, PVP | Ensure tablet hardness and structural integrity | Formulated for direct or indirect compression |
| Lubricants | Magnesium stearate, stearic acid | Prevent sticking to punches and dies | Applied during high-speed compression |
| Disintegrants | Croscarmellose sodium | Ensure efficient breakdown for absorption | Incorporated for digestive tract performance |
| Granulation Strategy | Dry (roller compaction) or wet methods | Improve powder flow and content uniformity | Recommended alternative to direct compression |
Our standard ratio BCAA powder (2: 1: 1) is highly adaptable for many forms of dietary supplements and functional foods. Here are some examples:
Instant Powder Mixes (Flavored and Unflavored)
This is the most common form of BCAA products. Some products apply acidulants and sweeteners to mask the bitter taste. These days, the global market also has a trend for clean-label products, zero artificial additives, or custom DIY stacking. This makes unflavored pure BCAA powder popular among fitness enthusiasts.
We recommend using our BCAA powder to develop both flavored and unflavored products to cover the mainstream needs.
Tablets and Capsules
For consumers who don’t want to deal with powder mixing or dislike the bitterness, capsules and tablets are ideal forms for them. You can market the convenience in promotions.
Functional Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Beverages
You can apply our BCAA powder in bottled water, energy drinks, or protein-infused fitness waters.
Sports Nutrition Bars and Snacks
We suggest applying BCAA powder in your nutrition foods such as protein bars, meal replacement bites, and functional cookies, to foster amino acid profiles.
Storage Condition
Please place BCAA powder in cool, dry, and well-ventilated environments and avoid direct sunlight and heat.
BCAA is a free-form amino acid powder. It easily clumps in humid environments. Each time after use, please make sure it is tightly sealed to prevent moisture exposure.
Shelf Life
Under proper storage conditions, the shelf life of BCAA powder is over 24 months.
Yes. We provide comprehensive quality verification documentation for every batch of product. This includes a Certificate of Analysis (COA) covering key parameters such as assay, heavy metal, and microbiological testing, and standard ISO and GMP documentation.
Contact Us
If you are looking for instantized BCAA powder for your sports nutrition products, Sunjoy offers BCAA powder of high purity and flowability. We provide comprehensive documentation and certification for global compliance. Contact us today and get a free sample and a customized solution.
