OptimalAmino Provider Referral Program

OptimalAmino operates on a direct to consumer model instead of a traditional wholesale and retail model. That's what keeps our price about 50% lower than comparable branded EAA products, and it's a large part of why clients actually stay consistent with what you recommend instead of rationing it or stopping early. Building a separate, marked up wholesale tier on top of that would work against the same pricing that makes compliance realistic in the first place. So instead of a wholesale account, the Provider Referral Program lets you refer clients directly at that same low price, and you earn a commission on what they order, both up front and over time. If you'd rather hold inventory and dispense it yourself, see the Faire question below.

Yes. Some providers can't or would rather not accept payment for product recommendations, and that's completely fine. Choose no commission on the application below. You still get a personal link and provider page, your clients still get 10% off their first order, and your page will say that you don't receive a commission. You can switch later by emailing us.

Yes. Our Faire wholesale storefront stays open for anyone who wants to buy and resell physical inventory out of their own practice. Faire pricing matches optimalamino.com, and the main advantage is that you can buy tax exempt for resale. The Provider Referral Program above is for providers who'd rather point clients to optimalamino.com than hold stock themselves. Both paths are open, and you're welcome to use either or both.

Yes. Every batch is sent to NSF International and tested against more than 290 possible contaminants and banned substances, and OptimalAmino has earned NSF Certified for Sport certification, the program recommended by USADA and recognized by Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League. Beyond NSF, content and allergen testing is conducted at four additional independent labs: Certified Laboratories in Carrollton, Texas; Eurofins Nutritional Analysis Center in Des Moines, Iowa; Twin Arbor Analytical in San Luis Obispo, California; and the University of California, Davis Molecular Structure Facility. You're welcome to verify the certification directly on NSF's website if a client or colleague asks.

Two independent listings you or a client can check directly, without taking our word for it:

OptimalAmino on NSF Certified for Sport: NSF's own public database, showing every Optimal Labs product that currently holds the certification. A product only stays listed while its certification is current, and every lot has to pass NSF testing.

Optimal Labs on SuppCo: an independent supplement database and rating site, showing our brand score and every Optimal Labs product it tracks, so you can compare OptimalAmino with other EAA products.

The OptimalAmino EAA Blend contains all eight essential amino acids, and every amount is printed on the label. There's no proprietary blend.

See the supplement facts label.

The tablets contain no other ingredients at all, and the powder adds only natural flavoring ingredients such as citric acid, inulin, natural flavors, and stevia leaf extract. Every batch, tablets and powders alike, is tested free from animal products, corn, dairy, eggs, gluten, GMOs, peanuts, soy, tree nuts, wheat, whey, and yeast, so it's a reasonable option for clients managing common allergies or intolerances.

OptimalAmino is made in New York at an FDA registered facility that's also NSF and cGMP certified, with regular NSF inspections to maintain that certification. The amino acids themselves come from bio-fermentation, meaning plant derived sugars are fed to bacteria that produce each amino acid as a byproduct, rather than the animal derived processing some competing brands rely on.

OptimalAmino's EAA formula was tested in a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial at the University of Tampa's Human Performance Laboratory, published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition in 2026. Thirty six participants took 10 grams of OptimalAmino or a placebo around a muscle damaging exercise bout, and the EAA group reported modestly less soreness at 24 hours and recovered baseline muscle thickness on ultrasound faster than the placebo group over the following three days. The paper is open access if you or a client wants to read it in full: read the published study.

Yes. OptimalAmino and OptimalStack are currently enrolled in additional independent randomized controlled trials at leading research universities, and more publications are on the way. We'll add each one here as it's published.

Our Science Hub has more than 30 articles on essential amino acids, protein, and muscle health, each built from the published research with the studies cited and linked, so you can check the sources yourself or share an article with a client. A few that providers tend to find most useful:

• Sarcopenia, the muscle loss condition nobody talks about until it's too late
• GLP-1 medications and muscle loss
• Protecting muscle through surgery, injury, and immobilization
• Kidney health and high protein intake
• EAA dosing guide

One serving is 10 grams of essential amino acids, which is 2 scoops of powder, 10 tablets, or 1 OTG stick pack. Most people take one to four servings a day: one to two for general health, two to three for muscle and strength goals or fat loss, and two to four for endurance training, with doses spaced between meals. Clients should talk with you before going above four servings a day. A container of powder, a 300 count tablet bottle, and an OTG variety box each hold 30 servings, and a 150 count tablet bottle holds 15.