Food ingredient · Vitamin / mineral
Amino acids
Amino acids and related nutrients added to sports and energy products.
- Vitamin or mineral (fortification)
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A whole food or a benign function, with no credible concern. It never costs points. The concern level sets how many points amino acids costs on a product’s receipt.
Popular products that list amino acids
230 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list amino acids. The 12 most scanned:
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Zero Ultra Monster Energy · 1 can (16 oz) Score 51 out of 100 Okay -
Sparkling Orange Celsius · 12 fl oz (355 mL) Score 66 out of 100 Good -
Doubleshot Energy Energy Coffee Beverage Starbucks · 15 oz Score 12 out of 100 Bad -
Tropical Vibe Sparkling Starfruit Pineapple Edition Celsius · 12 fl oz (355 mL) Score 66 out of 100 Good -
Energy Drink Red Bull · 250 mL Score 20 out of 100 Poor -
Peach Vibe Sparkling White Peach Edition Celsius · 12 fl oz (355 mL) Score 66 out of 100 Good -
Creatine Monohydrate Orgain · 675 g Score 100 out of 100 Excellent -
Celsius Fizz-Free Peach Mango Green Tea Celsius · 12 oz Score 67 out of 100 Good -
Monster Energy Monster · 16 oz Score 10 out of 100 Bad -
Acai Blueberry Pomegranate Nutrient Enhanced Water Beverage Vitaminwater Score 72 out of 100 Good -
Micronized Creatine Powder Optimum Nutrition · 300 g Score 100 out of 100 Excellent -
Sparkling Watermelon Celsius · 12 fl oz Score 66 out of 100 Good
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Yes
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (52)
- hmb
- bcaa
- bcaas
- lysine
- serine
- valine
- alanine
- glycine
- leucine
- proline
- taurine
- creatine
- l lysine
- l serine
- l valine
- tyrosine
- carnitine
- glutamine
- histidine
- l alanine
- l leucine
- l proline
- threonine
- isoleucine
- l arginine
- l theanine
- l tyrosine
- methionine
- tryptophan
- amino acids
- l carnitine
- l glutamine
- l histidine
- l threonine
- beta alanine
- electrolytes
- l citrulline
- l isoleucine
- l methionine
- l tryptophan
- l aspartic acid
- l cysteine food
- l phenylalanine
- glucuronolactone
- electrolyte blend
- n acetyl cysteine
- acetyl l carnitine
- d glucuronolactone
- creatine monohydrate
- l carnitine tartrate
- l carnitine l tartrate
- branched chain amino acids
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