Advanced Brain Sharp
by The Vitamin Shoppe · capsule · 90 veggie capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 02827 6
- DSLD label 35536
- Serving 3 veggie capsules
- 30 servings
Advanced Brain Sharp by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 veggie capsules, such as 500 mg of acetyl-L-carnitine, 125 mg of phosphatidylserine, 50 mg of blueberry extract and 200 mcg of huperzine A extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2014.
What is in Advanced Brain Sharp?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 veggie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetyl-L-Carnitine | 500 mg | 26% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Phosphatidylserine | 125 mg | Higher than 71% of 641 products listing phosphatidylserine (median 100 mg). | |
| Blueberry extractas AnthocyanidinsBlueberry extract (Form: std. to 25% Anthocyanidins) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Vaccinium Species: corymbosum | 50 mg | 67% of 378 products listing blueberry give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Huperzine A extract | 200 mcg | 81% of 164 products listing chinese club moss give more (median 10 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 35536 (entered July 25, 2014), 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Advanced Brain Sharp's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- CognagenAnabolic Laboratories 2 shared, 45% alike
- Memory MaintenanceVitamer Laboratories 2 shared, 45% alike
- AvipaxinNS NeuroScience 2 shared, 44% alike
- Vital Brain Powder Lemon FlavorVital Nutrients 2 shared, 39% alike
- Brain Vitality-GPC Super FormulaPurity Products 2 shared, 39% alike
- SmartBRAINMDLogic · off the market 2 shared, 39% alike
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
- DIRECTIONS: As a dietary supplement, take three (3) veggie capsules daily, preferably with meals.
- Warnings
- Contains: Soy.
- WARNING: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical condition.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- TAMPER EVIDENT Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- gluten free dairy free nut free
- Does not contain: Corn, Wheat, Gluten, Sugar, Salt, Dairy, Citrus, Fish, Animal Derivatives, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 35536.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Vegetable Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Sharp-PS(TM).
How many labels does Advanced Brain Sharp have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2014.
- Label 35536 (current) Entered July 25, 2014 · on the market · 90 veggie capsules · UPC 7 66536 02827 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.