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Essential amino acids, supplement-manufacturer recommended dosages compared to health-authority recommended daily intake

A Amino Acid	B Range, average of supplement manufacturer recommended dosages in mg per day	C Range, average from col B, of supplement manufacturer recommended dosages in mg per kg body *wt (estimated)**	D Mg per kg recommended daily intake	E Range, average of supplement manufacturer recommended dosages in mg per kg body *wt (estimated) excluding dosage recommendations that are more than twice the average in column** B	F Range, average from col E, of supplement recommended dosages in mg per kg body *wt (estimated)**	G Numbers in column F as percentage of numbers in column D
Leucine	750-5500 1100	10-76 15	39	750-1250 1063	10-17 15	26%-44% 38%
Lysine	500-2000 1050	7-28 15	30	500-2000 1050	7-28 15	23%-93% 50%
Methionine/ Cysteine	Methionine 500-563 513 Cysteine 500-1250 925 ------------------ total 1000-1813 1438	Methionine 7-8 7 Cysteine 7-17 13 --------------------- total 14-25 20	Methionine & Cysteine: 15	Methionine 500-563 513 Cysteine 500-1250 925 ------------------ total 1000-1813 1438	Methionine 7-8 7 Cysteine 7-17 13 --------------------- total 14-25 20	total methionine & cysteine 93%-167% 133%
Phenylalaline/ Tyrosine	Phenylalanine 500-1850 850 Tyrosine 500-750 550 ----------------- total 1000-2600 1400	Phenylalanine 7-26 12 Tyrosine 7-10 8 ------------------ total 14-36 20	Phenylalaline & Tyrosine: 25	Phenylalanine 500-1850 850 Tyrosine 500-750 550 ----------------- total 1000-2600 1400	Phenylalanine 7-26 12 Tyrosine 7-10 8 ------------------ total 14-36 20	total phenylalaline & tyrosine 56%-144% 80%
Valine	412-2500 1353	6-35 19	26	412-2500 1353	6-35 19	23%-135% 73%
Threonine	500-2000 850	7-28 12	15	500-750 563	7-10 8	47%-67% 53%
Isoleucine	1000-4500 1920	14-63 27	20	600-2500 1275	8-35 18	40%-175% 90%
Histidine	500-3600 1108	7-50 15	10	440-500 485	6-7 7	60%-70% 70%
Tryptophan	750-4500 1607	10-63 22	04	750-1786 1197	10-25 17	250%-625% 425%
Total average						69%-169%; 112%

* based on 72 kg average weight of 35 year old US white males/females (http://www.halls.md/chart/women-weight-w.htm)

Sources:

The number of mgs per day of an amino acid recommended by (usually) the supplement manufacturer is given along with a link to the page at which the quantity of intake is suggested. Intake suggestions that far exceeded the average and were excluded from consideration in columns E and F are shown in light-face type

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Leucine

range 750-5500
avg 1100

bizarre = 5.5 times average

corrected range 750-1250

avg 1063

750 mg
Therapeutic use of leucine occurs at doses between 500 and 1000 mg per day.

http://www.springboard4health.com/notebook/proteins_leucine.html

1250 mg Source Naturals
http://www.vitacost.com/Source-Naturals-L-Leucine-500-mg-120-Capsules?csrc=GPF-021078020530

source naturals 1250 mg
https://www.evitaminstore.com/L-Leucine-62187.html

pure bulk 5500 mg 99% pure
http://purebulk.com/lleucine-250g-p-166.html

Montiff's 1000 mg
http://www.houseofnutrition.com/leuc2.html?ovchn=FRO&ovcpn=Froogle&ovcrn=Montiff's+Pure+L-Leucine+500+mg+50+caps&ovtac=CMP

16 mg per day, 1120 mg
The daily dosage of leucine is about 16 mg per kilogram of body weight per day - which would translate to about 1120 mg for a 70 kg male. See good combinations as well.

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Lysine 30 mg per kg

range 500-2000
avg 1050

750 mg
http://www.puritan.com/l-lysine-525/l-lysine-500-mg-034487

here 2000 mg per day lysine is recced dose
http://bio-alternatives.net/lysine.htm?gclid=CKnDtdmIkZsCFQdN5QodsXxIoQ

750 mg

http://www.evitaminstore.com/L-Lysine-60725.html

1000 mg
http://www.vitacost.com/Twinlab-L-Lysine?csrc=GPF-027434001410

1000 mg
http://www.herbalremedies.com/l-lysine-500-mg-100-tablets.html

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Methionine 15 mg per kg includes cysteine
http://www.evitaminstore.com/Supplements/Amino-Acids/L-Methionine/L-Methionine-10577.html

range 500-563
avg 513